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The Federal Government may file a fresh action against Yoruba secessionist agitator, Sunday Adeyemo (also know as Sunday Igboho), following the judgment of Oyo State High Court which awarded N20 billion in damages in his favour. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

•Lagos to Support 5,000 Indigent Mothers in M.I.C.H Initiative Trust Africa News, Ayomide Otitoju Lagos State has launched a comprehensive nutrition programmes to tackle cognitive and learning disabilities in newborns. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, rolled out the Mother, Infant and Child (M.I.C.H.) Initiative to address nutritional needs of pregnant women across the 57 Local Government Areas…

Nigeria took part in a special tribute to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the US. The National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen Babagana Monguno (Rtd), represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the event which also attracted other global leaders. The Head, Strategic Communication, Counter Terrorism Centre, Office of the National Security…

Mr Cui Jianchin, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, says he is in talks with Chinese owned Banks to establish operations in Nigeria. This, the envoy said, is to boost Nigeria’s economy and expand trade relations between the two nations. Cui made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while addressing Journalists during the commemoration of the…

A rare earthquake rattled southeastern Australia on Wednesday morning, shaking buildings, knocking down walls and sending panicked residents running into the streets of Melbourne, the country’s second-biggest city. The magnitude 5.9 seism struck at about 9:15am (23:15 GMT on Tuesday) near the rural town of Mansfield in the state of Victoria, about 180 km (112…

Constructed in the 14th century, the Ubud Monkey Forest in Bali is older than Indonesia. The original mission of the 10-hectare (25-acre) site, which is home to three temples, lush forests and hundreds of monkeys, was conservation and prayer in accordance with the Hindu principle of ‘tri hata karana’: harmony between humans, god and the…

Unstoppable rivers of molten rock flowed towards the sea after a new vent in the Cumbre Vieja volcano blew open on La Palma on Tuesday, closing in on a densely populated area of the Spanish island. The rivers of lava, up to six meters (nearly 20 feet) high, rolled down hillsides, burning and crushing everything…

“The customer is king” is a longstanding mantra that portrays the customer’s relevance and importance to any business and gives the seller or service provider the assurance of better service delivery. Consumer protection, the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace is taken very seriously…