As Emperor Naruhito travels across the country to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II this year, he is expected to explore how best to pass down memories of the conflict and work for peace in his role as a “symbol” of the country now most of its people belong to…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has destroyed 1.6 million kilogrammes of illicit drugs in Ogun State. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Tijana Rabe, supervised the exercise on Saturday at Ipara town along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. She said the exercise was the first of its kind in Ogun State. NDLEA Commands seized the…
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno State has responded to reports that Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, allegedly dismissed his recent alarm over renewed Boko Haram attacks in the state, calling the minister “naive” about the reality on the ground. Zulum had earlier raised concerns during a security meeting in Maiduguri, saying: “There is…
A revised law on immigration control in Japan, which went into effect last June, introduced a new “supervisory” measure as a solution to prevent the long-term detention of foreigners who are subject to deportation. The revision to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act allows such foreigners to live outside detention facilities under the supervision…
The Federal Government has debunked a claim on the exclusion of the North-East from the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) programme. The North-East Caucus in the National Assembly had during the week alleged that the zone has been “completely excluded” from the SAPZ. The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, made the clarification…
