Chinese President Xi Jinping defended his country’s human rights record on Wednesday, telling a visiting UN official there is “no need for ‘preachers’ to boss around other countries.” Xi’s remarks, made in a video call with the United Nations High…
China plane crash rescuers find charred personal belongings
Search and rescue workers trawling the slopes near the crash site are yet to find passengers Rescuers at the site of a plane crash in southern China found burnt wreckage and personal belongings of those on board, but no sign…
Alibaba fires employee who accused boss of rape
Alibaba has fired a woman who accused her boss and a client of sexually assaulting her. The Chinese e-commerce firm said in the dismissal letter she had spread falsehoods that had damaged the company’s reputation. The employee went public with…
*#EndSARS: No killing at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos counters panel (DailyTrust)*Lagos NGO exploits sick children, women for alms begging, victims rescued (Punch)
#EndSARS: No killing at Lekki Tollgate, Lagos counters panel (DailyTrust) The Lagos State Government has rejected the claim by the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters that nine persons were killed…
We did not take over Entebbe airport – China says
China has rejected allegations that it may grab Uganda’s sole international airport if the east African country fails to service a $200 million loan for the expansion of the facility. A parliamentary probe last month concluded that China had imposed…
China allows couples to have 3 children
China has announced that it will allow each couple to have up to three children, marking the end of a strict two-child policy. The change was approved by President Xi Jinping in a politburo meeting, state media outlet Xinhua said.…
*NSCDC busts oil vandals in Lagos, promises to fight on (Guardian)*Again, suspected herdsmen kill 8 in Benue (Punch)
NSCDC busts oil vandals in Lagos , promises to fight on (Guardian) The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has busted an attempt to siphon Premium Motor Spirit ( PMS) generally referred to as petrol…
*Police beef up security in Lagos, Ogun over rumoured IPOB militants’ attack (Punch)*Lagos Commodities Exchange to list N5b cashew nut contracts for Agvest (Vanguard)
Police beef up security in Lagos, Ogun over rumoured IPOB militants’ attack (Punch) The Lagos and Ogun state police commands have beefed up security in different parts of the states to avert any possible attack by members of the Indigenous…
*Lagos police command rescues another abandoned baby (Punch)*CAC wades into Balogun Business Association crisis (ThisDay)
Lagos police command rescues another abandoned baby (Punch) Barely two months after an abandoned day-old newborn was rescued near a bush in the Oko-Oba area of Lagos, another baby abandoned around Orile bus stop has been found by the police.…
China mine rescue: Crews race to free trapped workers in Xinjiang
Rescue teams are trying to reach 21 people trapped in a coal mine that flooded in China’s Xinjiang region, local media reports say. It is not clear what triggered the flooding at the Fengyuan mine, but it reportedly occurred during…