United States of America on has rejected the proposal to endorse Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as Director General,World Trade Organisation WTO. Earlier on Wednesday,her emergence had made the rounds as most member states excluding the United States, who had not hidden its disapproval for the Nigerian endorsed her candidacy. For her to […]
Day: October 28, 2020
Police re-arrest Benin jailbreakers, one caught while trying to kill prosecution witness, others for armed robbery
The Edo State Police Command has re-arrested ten inmates of the Benin Medium Correctional Center and Oko Medium Correctional Center Benin who broke jail two weeks ago Six of the inmates were re-arrested for alleged armed robbery while one was arrested when he tried to kill the prosecution witness in […]
Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala emerges DG WTO
. Nigeria’s former Finance Minister,Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged the new Director General of the World Trade Organisation( WTO.) She defeated her challenger, South Korea’s Yoo Myung-hee by a wide margin. Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence makes her the first African and first female to heade the coveted trade organisation. A reputed economist who […]
Looting: ICPC to investigate sources of looted covid palliatives
The Independent Corrupt practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will investigate the sources of goods looted from palliatives warehouses,, the National Emergency Management Agency,(NEMA) and private houses to find out if the items looted were personally acquired,government procured,CACOVID donated or empowerrment materials of the Federal Government. The […]
Adamawa : Government commences door to door search,threatens to revoke C of Os of houses found with looted items
Adamawa State Government has commenced the house to house search it announced earlier to reclaim goods that were looted by hoodlums in the state. The state Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri in a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, described the looters as criminals and warned that if they do not return the stolen […]