“As of today, all restrictions on the transfer of arms, related activities and financial services to and from the Islamic Republic of Iran… are all automatically terminated,” the foreign ministry
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga sent a ritual offering Saturday to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine, which is seen by neighbouring countries as a symbol of the nation’s past militarism, especially during World War II.
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Yasukuni honours some 2.5 million war dead, mostly Japanese, who perished in the country’s wars since the late 19th century.
But it also honours senior military and political figures convicted of war crimes by an international tribunal after WWII.
The prime minister sent a sacred “masakaki” tree in the name of the prime minister …
Popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Alabi Odetola, fondly addressed as Pasuma Wonder, joined Nigerian youths to protest police brutality and extra-judicial killings, saying ‘#EndSARS, #Endpolicebrutality.’
But, it appears the youths were not pleased with his presence at the Alausa protest ground on Sunday as they chased him from the venue.
Pasuma, who was earlier seen with a microphone addressing the crowd was later sent away as the youths said they did not want him among them.
It could not be ascertained why the Orobokibo initiator was treated in such manner.
However, while
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday met behind closed door with the leadership of the National Assembly at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Africa Daily News, New York reports that Senate President Ahmad Lawan and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila represented the leadership of NASS at the meeting which was presided over by the president.
Speaking to State House correspondents at the end of the meeting, the Senate President said the meeting specifically deliberated on how best to address the ongoing End SARS demonstrations being witnessed in some parts of the country.
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The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, said his new Special Weapons and Tactical (SWAT) team will begin training on Monday, ignoring the din of protests across the country and hashtags of #EndSARS and #EndSWAT in cyber space.
Adamu made the announcement in a statement by deputy commissioner of police, Frank Mba Sunday.
Adamu said the new Police Tactical Team will operate within very high professional and ethical standards, rule of law and dictates of best international policing practices.
In pursuant of the objectives, he said the NPF is partnering …
Okonjo-Iweala on Sunday took a break from her pursuit for the Director-General position in the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
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From her statement on Twitter, she called for a united Nigeria and urged protesters to let their voices be heard peacefully.
…She wrote; ‘I applaud the resourcefulness and courage of Nigerian youth in the #EndSARS. Powerful to let your voices be heard peacefully.’
‘Let’s join hands together for a positive outcome
Alhaji Ganiyu Egunjobi, the Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government, has appealed to security agencies in the community to ensure the safety of #EndSARS protesters in the area.
Egunjobi made the appeal, on Sunday, in Agege against the backdrop of plans by youths from Agege to hold the #EndSARS protest in the area.
“Have been following the thread on the planned #EndSARS protest in Agege.’
All along, he said, the chairman said he has been following the nationwide protest against police brutality.
…‘As a show of open support for
The state of Primary Healthcare systems in Imo State has been at an all-time low and has been worsened by this present Hope Uzodinma’s administration. Taking a trip to some rural healthcare centres would show how unkempt, dilapidated and deserted most of them are despite the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC)’s monthly disbursement of over one hundred million Naira to the Local Government Areas where the health care centres are located.
Manpower shortage and deficient infrastructure, especially inadequate equipment and power supply have been the major obstacles to meaningful primary health …
Twenty people have died in recent days in Costa Rica after drinking alcohol spiked with methanol, the health ministry said Saturday.
Health authorities have been on alert since early October, when the first deaths related to the tainted alcohol were reported in the La Carpio area of western San Jose.
There have been a total of 52 suspected cases of poisoning in various regions of the country linked to cane alcohol, known by its local name guaro, the ministry said in a statement.
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Health authorities on Thursday issued a warning for …
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has said that the body and 302 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Professor Yemi Osinbajo and the leadership of the National Assembly over the hike in electricity tariff and fuel price.
SERAP made this known in a tweet via its Twitter handle on Sunday.
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The rights body said it wants the Federal High Court in Abuja to declare the recent hike in electricity tariff and fuel price by the Federal Government as ‘illegal’.
…‘We’ve together with 302
Thousands of protesters marched in Washington and elsewhere in the United States on Saturday to protest Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee and to call for his defeat in the November 3 election.
The rallies, which organizers said were taking place in all 50 states, were inspired by the first Women’s March in Washington, a huge anti-Trump rally held a day after his 2017 inauguration.
But in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, the demonstrations Saturday were considerably smaller.
Organizers urged people worried about in-person participation to join in a “socially distant text-banking telethon” aimed at sending five million messages encouraging …
