As part of efforts to sanitise the mining sector, seven suspected illegal miners arrested in Kogi and Ondo states during a recent operation led by the Mining no Marshals have been charged to court. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Segun Tomori, in Abuja. According to the statement, the operation, code-named "Operation Hayakin Kogo," took place […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC has commenced a 30 day special operation to check traffic violations by motorists in the federal capital territory, FCT. FCT Sector commander, Muta'a Chorrie while addressing the operatives at the sector command in Abuja said the special exercise, "Operation KARARA" would also check the excesses of motorists to Traffic rules especially commercial drivers and bring sanity on roads in the Six area Councils of […]
Massive protests swept Israel on Sunday following the death of six hostages in Gaza as frustration mounted over the failure of the country’s leadership to secure a ceasefire deal that would free Israeli captives. Crowds estimated by Israeli media to number up to 500,000 strong demonstrated in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other cities, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu do more to bring home the remaining 101 hostages, about of a third […]
A court in Taiwan has ordered the release of a former mayor and presidential candidate who was arrested over his alleged role in a corruption scandal, citing insufficient evidence for his detention. Taipei District Court on Monday ruled that Ko Wen-je, a former mayor of Taipei and the leader of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), should go free after finding that prosecutors had failed to make the case for his […]
A former childcare worker in Australia has admitted to sexually abusing dozens of girls in one of the worst paedophile cases in the country’s history. Ashley Paul Griffith on Monday pleaded guilty to 307 charges involving children in his care, including 28 counts of rape, 90 counts of indecent treatment and 67 counts of making child exploitation material. The offences were carried out against some 60 children, many of them […]
The Director General of the Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, NMCO, Obadiah Simon Nkom has received the Best Public Servant Leader Award of Excellence in Nigeria. He received the award at the Management and Leadership Programme, organised by the Chartered Institute of Management and Leadership, CIML, Commonwealth in Kentucky, USA. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head Press of NMCO, Sade Fatoke in Abuja. According to the […]
The Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has frowned at a viral video alleging that inmates at Afokang Custodial Centre in Calabar, Cross River State are being subjected to inhumane treatment, including being served poorly cooked beans as breakfast. A statement by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the Minister, Babatunde Alao says the Minister views the incident as a serious breach of the standards of care and dignity […]
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