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Japan Commences Rehabilitation After Typhoon Hagibis

Japan Commences Rehabilitation After Typhoon Hagibis

October 14, 2019 3:42 am

More than 110,000 people are taking part in search and rescue operations after Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan on Saturday. The typhoon – the worst storm to hit the country in decades – has left at least 37 dead, with 20 missing.

Typhoon Hagibis also caused the cancellation of three Rugby World Cup matches but the key match between Japan and Scotland went ahead. Japan won 28-21 to reach the quarter-finals for the first time. Afterward, national team coach Jamie Joseph paid tribute to those affected.

“Everyone who is suffering, as a result,of the typhoon, this game was all for …

Turkey-Syria Offensive: Kurds Reach Deal With Syrian Army

Turkey-Syria Offensive: Kurds Reach Deal With Syrian Army

October 14, 2019 3:26 am

The Kurds in Syria say the Syrian government has agreed to send its army to the northern border to try to halt Turkey’s offensive against them.

Syrian state media earlier reported that government forces had been deployed to the north.

It follows the US decision to pull all its remaining troops from the area over the “untenable” situation there.

The Turkish assault, launched last week, is aimed at forcing Kurdish forces from along the border area.

Areas under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), the main US ally in the area, have come under heavy bombardment over …

Navy Nabs Suspected Foreign Rice Smugglers In Akwa Ibom

Navy Nabs Suspected Foreign Rice Smugglers In Akwa Ibom

October 13, 2019 3:33 pm

The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom has nabbed four suspected smugglers in connection with the smuggling of 220 bags of 50kg rice.

The Commanding Officer, FOB, Capt. Peter Yilme said this in Ibaka during the hand-over of the suspects and items to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).

He said that the Navy was committed to making sure that perpetrators of the illegal trade were made to face the full wrath of the law.

Yilme said that the suspects were caught with a wooden boat carrying the smuggled rice, adding that Navy …

Second Ebola Vaccine To Be Used In DR Congo Next Month

Second Ebola Vaccine To Be Used In DR Congo Next Month

October 13, 2019 2:40 pm

Doctors will use a second Ebola vaccine from November in three eastern provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo to fight the deadly virus, medical officials said Sunday.

“It’s time to use the new Ad26-ZEBOV-GP vaccine, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson’s Belgian subsidiary,” said Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe, who leads the national anti-Ebola operation in the DRC.

It will arrive in the eastern city of Goma, in North Kivu province, on October 18 and be used from the beginning of next month, he added.

DRC’s latest Ebola epidemic, which began in August 2018, has killed 2,144 people, making it the second …

France ‘Worried’ After 800 IS Relatives Escape Syrian Camp

France ‘Worried’ After 800 IS Relatives Escape Syrian Camp

October 13, 2019 1:30 pm

France said Sunday it was “worried” after Kurdish authorities reported that hundreds of relatives of foreign jihadists had escaped from a displacement in northern Syrian camp in an area under Turkish assault.

France has been hit by a wave of jihadist attacks since 2015, many claimed or inspired by the Islamic State group, and has expressed concerns that a Turkish assault on Kurdish forces at the helm of the fight against IS in Syria would bolster the radicals.

Kurdish authorities and foreign powers have warned repeatedly that fighting could allow jihadists to break out of captivity.

“Of course we are …

Mr Olajide Oduyoye Emerges LASTMA New General Manager

Mr Olajide Oduyoye Emerges LASTMA New General Manager

October 13, 2019 12:23 pm

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has appointed Mr Olajide Oduyoye as the new General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).

The LASTMA Public Relations Officer, Mr Olumide Filade, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oduyoye replaced Mr Olawale Musa, who has since been elevated to the position of Permanent Secretary in the state’s Transportation Ministry.

Filade said that Oduyoye had assumed duty at the LASTMA Headquarters in Oshodi.

Oduyoye, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (FCILT), …

Egypt And Ethiopia To Hold Nile Dam Talks In Russia

Egypt And Ethiopia To Hold Nile Dam Talks In Russia

October 13, 2019 11:58 am

Egypt’s president said Sunday himself and the Ethiopian premier are to hold talks in Russia on a dam under construction on the Nile River that Cairo fears would cut its vital water share.

“I have agreed with the Ethiopian prime minister (Abiy Ahmed) to meet in Moscow and discuss the subject to move forward,” said Sisi, without giving a date.

“Hopefully… the issue will be resolved,” he said in a televised address tackling the impasse reached in drawn-out talks with Sudan and Ethiopia on the giant hydropower Grand Renaissance Dam.

African leaders are expected to attend a Russia-Africa summit, co-chaired …

Islamic State (IS) Families Escape Syria Displacement Camp

Islamic State (IS) Families Escape Syria Displacement Camp

October 13, 2019 10:23 am

Families of Islamic State (IS) group members escaped a displacement camp in northern Syria where a Turkish offensive against Kurdish forces has sparked fierce fighting, Kurdish authorities said Sunday.

“The brutal military assault led by Turkey and its mercenaries are now taking place near a camp in Ain Issa, where there are thousands (of people) from families of IS,” the Kurdish administration said in a statement.

“Some were able to escape after bombardments that targeted” the camp, the statement added.

“More than 100 people, women and children,” fled the camp in Ain Issa, a camp official told AFP, requesting anonymity.…

Tragedy As Nigerian Passenger Slumps At MMIA Lagos

Tragedy As Nigerian Passenger Slumps At MMIA Lagos

October 13, 2019 9:37 am

A Nigerian passenger, Jude Oladapo, on Saturday slumped and died while undergoing boarding procedures at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

Spokesperson for the MMIA Police Command, Lagos, DSP Joseph Alabi, confirmed the development to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos.

Alabi said that the 44-year-old passenger was about boarding an Air France flight when he suddenly slumped after receiving news that his wife had died.

According to him, the incident happened at about 5.30 p.m. and the deceased was confirmed dead by Dr Ajayi Olamide of the MMIA Medical Clinic.

Alabi said that the corpse …

Minimum Wage: NLC Tells State Arms To Prepare For Strike

Minimum Wage: NLC Tells State Arms To Prepare For Strike

October 13, 2019 9:21 am

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed its state councils to prepare for strike on October 16 if negotiation breaks down again with Federal Government.

In a circular sent to state councils, signed by its General Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, NLC said this was a notice in case the proposed negotiations slated for October 15 with the Federal Government broke down.

“You will recall that a Joint Communiqué was issued by the NLC, Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Committee (JNPSNC) stating that two weeks from the date of the said communiqué, industrial harmony …

Four Persons Have Been Killed In Fresh Burkina Faso Attack

Four Persons Have Been Killed In Fresh Burkina Faso Attack

October 13, 2019 8:51 am

Four civilians have been killed in the latest attack in the volatile northern region of Burkina Faso, security sources told AFP on Sunday.

Saturday’s attack in Samboulga, in the northern province of Lorum, comes after armed men stormed a mosque in the town of Salmossi killing 16 on Friday, underscoring the difficulties faced by the country in its battle against jihadists.

“Four people were killed Saturday night by armed individuals in Samboulga,” one security source told AFP.

“According to residents, the attackers broke into the village and shot people indiscriminately,” the source added.

There was no immediate information about …

Our Embassy In Benin Republic Wasn't Attacked - Ambassador

Our Embassy In Benin Republic Wasn’t Attacked – Ambassador

October 13, 2019 8:13 am

Amb Kayode Oguntuase, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the Republic of Benin has said that Nigeria’s embassy in that country was never attacked.

Oguntuase debunked the rumours in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.

“My office has been inundated with telephone calls regarding an attack on the Nigerian embassy in Cotonou. “There have been insinuations arising from a video clip now in circulation, claiming that hoodlums attacked us here,’’ he said.

READ ALSO: NLC Strike Imminent Due To Minimum Wage Crises

The ambassador described the video clip as false and fake, saying, “they are not …

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