South Africa unveils new border control system targeting foreign-registered vehicles
South Africa has introduced a new digital border control system requiring all foreign-registered vehicles entering or leaving the country to be declared to customs authorities, as the government intensifies efforts to modernize border management and strengthen compliance at ports of…
China cracks down on ‘ghost kitchens’ in food delivery apps
China’s food delivery apps will now have to verify restaurants’ licences and operating addresses, as authorities crack down on thousands of “ghost kitchens” that have raised food safety fears.Ghost kitchens” refer to takeaway merchants on food delivery platforms with no…
1,000 Forest Guards: Ben Murray-Bruce commends Ribadu’s security measures
Former senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, has praised the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, for steps being taken to strengthen security across the country, particularly the approval for the immediate establishment of at least 1,000 forest guards. Murray-Bruce, who disclosed this on…
UK wins court case over collapsed Rwanda asylum deal
The UK will not have to pay Rwanda millions of pounds over the collapsed asylum agreement that was cancelled by Keir Starmer shortly after he took office, an international court has ruled.The Rwandan government had sought to sue the UK…
Gov Otti emerges unopposed for 2nd term
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State on Saturday emerged unopposed as the Labour Party’s candidate for the Abia State governorship race. He was declared winner by the National Organising Secretary, Mrs Oluchi Okpara, who was the returning officer for the…
Kenyan Court Halts U.S. Plan to Open Ebola Quarantine Facility for Americans
Kenyan Court Halts U.S. Plan to Open Ebola Quarantine Facility for Americans A Kenyan High Court has temporarily stopped plans by the United States to open an Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya for American citizens exposed to the virus during…
Vice President Won’t Be ‘Spare Tyre’ In My Government — Peter Obi
Obi told supporters that “a New Nigeria is Possible,” adding that the political project was larger than any individual ambition. Presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, for the 2027 election, Peter Obi, has pledged to run an inclusive…
FG, govs, Labour negotiating N100,000 minimum wage – AbdulRazaq
The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has revealed that talks were on for a new national minimum wage of N100,000. He made the call on Friday when President Tinubu hosted members of…
Out of the 22 Navy officers just promoted to admiral, none were women
The Pentagon’s latest set of Navy promotions, advancing more than 20 Navy captains to one-star admiral, included zero women, reinvigorating a debate about the barriers women face in their climb to the highest rungs of the military. Last week, the…
75-Year-Old Woman Graduates After 46 Years at Temple University, the Same College Her Granddaughters Attend
Peggy Moore, who worked at Temple for 44 years, was thrown a graduation party by her two granddaughtersPeggy Moore is finally a college graduate, nearly 46 years after first beginning her degree. The 75-year-old woman, who first started at…