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Court Upholds Life Sentence For Two Nigerians Over Drugs Smuggling In Cambodia

In 2014, two Nigerian cloth vendors, Emmanuel Thankgod and Michael Sunshine were arrested for their involvement in drug trafficking from Brazil to Cambodia.
In 2014, two Nigerian cloth vendors, Emmanuel Thankgod and Michael Sunshine were arrested for their involvement in drug trafficking from Brazil to Cambodia. An Appeal Court in Phnom Penh in Cambodia has upheld the life sentence given by the municipal court to two Nigerian men, a Filipina and Cambodian woman, in connection with smuggling of more than 2.5 kilogrammes of cocaine. In 2014, two Nigerian cloth vendors, Emmanuel Thankgod and Michael Sunshine were arrested for their involvement in drug trafficking from Brazil to Cambodia. Others arrested are 49-year-old former nurse from Philippines, Macoy Mavill Villamor and Cambodian Meng Sinuon, aRead More

Coronavirus Infections In Tokyo Continue To Rise Ahead Of Olympics

Olympic Games
Coronavirus numbers continue to rise in Tokyo three weeks ahead of the start of the Olympics, with 716 infections announced on Saturday over the past 24 hours. Broadcaster NHK quotedRead More

Mailed Drugs Lead To Arrest Of Nigerian, Thai Woman

Illegal drugs
Officials arrested a Nigerian man and a Thai woman for allegedly possessing cocaine and separately seized about half a kilogramme of heroin destined for Australia. Wichai Chaimongkol, secretary-general of theRead More

China Says It Will Allow Couples To Have 3 Children, Up From 2

At a playground in Fujian, China. The government’s efforts to boost the birthrate have been largely unsuccessful.
The move is the Communist Party’s latest attempt to reverse declining birthrates and avert a population crisis, but experts say it is woefully inadequate. China said on Monday that itRead More

Onyeama: Qatar To Invest $5bn In Nigeria

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
Defends ambassadorial appointments The oil-rich state of Qatar is to invest $5 billion in the Nigerian economy, the Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, has said. Onyeama, at a farewellRead More

UAE Bows To FG’s Demand, Stops Antigen Test For Passengers

Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika
Restricts outbound passengers to 200 in first two weeks N100bn spent on aviation sector, says Sirika The United Arab Emirates (UAE), the host country for Emirates Airlines, has conceded toRead More

Nigerian Convicted In China For Fraud, Seeks Justice

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Says he was wrongly convicted Nigerian Consulate in Guangzhou, China is investigating the case of a Nigerian- Mr Dirisu Abusari Dodo, who was convicted and sentenced to 14 years inRead More

China Approves First Homegrown Coronavirus Vaccine, Developed By Sinopharm

COVID-19 vaccine
China’s Sinopharm says its Covid-19 vaccine is 79% effective Chinese regulators have approved the country’s first homegrown coronavirus vaccine, developed by state-owned pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm, officials announced Thursday. The approvalRead More

Two Nigerians Nabbed In India With Drugs Worth Over N51m

Bengaluru police have arrested two Nigerian nationals and recovered as many as 3,300 Ecstasy pills and 600 gm of MDMA (Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine) powder valued at Rs 1 crore (N51,748,548.04).
Bengaluru police have arrested two Nigerian nationals and recovered as many as 3,300 Ecstasy pills and 600 gm of MDMA (Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine) powder valued at Rs 1 crore (N51,748,548.04). The accusedRead More

Japan Residents To Get Free COVID-19 Vaccine

COVID-19 vaccine
Japan will give free coronavirus vaccines to all of its residents under a bill passed Wednesday, as the nation battles record numbers of daily cases. The bill, which says theRead More