The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has deregistered 17 political parties following their failure to comply with laws governing political parties in the country. The EC announced the decision in a statement on Monday, saying the certificates of the affected parties have been cancelled since Nov. 1. It explained that none of the 17 political […]
By Our Correspondent Linda Pereira, a cultural tourism packaging strategist, has advised practitioners in the global tourism industry to always create beautiful stories around cultural heritage sites to woo tourists. Pereira gave the advice during a three-day United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) explaining the choice of Nigeria to present African culture to the world […]
By Our Correspondent The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has cited Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage and comparative advantage in the creative industry as the reasons for choosing the country to present African culture to the world. The UNWTO Secretary General, Mr Zurab Pololikashvilli, announced this at the opening of an expert workshop of the […]
The perpetrator of Sunday’s deadly bomb attack which killed six people and injured 81 others here has been arrested by police, said Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu early Monday. “`The person who carried out the attack and left the bomb was detained by the teams of our Istanbul Police Department,” the state-run Anadolu agency quoted […]
By Our Correspondent Flood victims in Bayelsa State have commended Gov. Douye Diri for the help the state government rendered to them at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp in Yenagoa. They gave the commendation on Monday when the camp was being officially closed. Our Correspondent, who visited the camp, reports that many of the […]
Six coal miners were kidnapped by terrorists on Sunday night in the Bolan district of Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, the Police said in a statement on Monday. According to the provincial police, unknown armed terrorists abducted the miners late in the night from the Mach coal mine area in the district and took them away […]
Britain and France, on Monday, signed an agreement aimed at fighting against illegal migration via the English Channel, which has long been a point of friction between the two countries. Britain will commit 72.2 million euros (about 74.3 million U.S. dollars) in 2022-2023 following the deal signed by British Home Secretary Suella Braverman and her […]
Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), a non-profit organisation, on Monday, called for a review of youth employment policies with a view to tackling unemployment in the country. The team Lead for PEP, Dr Oluwasola Omoju, along with other stakeholders made the call at a National Policy conference held in Abuja. The event was organised by […]
A Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the suit filed by the Federal Government against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, indefinitely. Justice Binta Nyako, in a short ruling, adjourned the matter sine die (indefinitely) to await the decision of the Supreme Court on the matter. […]
A passenger plane slipped off the runway while landing in Pakistan’s northern Peshawar city on Monday, a spokesperson for the country’s civil aviation authority said. The flight from Pakistan International Airlines was coming from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, when the accident took place at Bacha Khan International Airport, Saifullah Khan, the spokesperson, told Xinhua. He said […]