Removing facial hair can be very inconvenient and uncomfortable. This is because sometimes these facial hairs grow as fast as they are cut off, and unfortunately, many people struggle with it. Compared to other body hair, facial hair is often less coarse and lighter coloured. Removing the hair from your …
Read More »Police killing of unarmed Black man ignites fresh outrage in US
The fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man by police in Columbus, Ohio — the US city’s second such killing this month — sparked a fresh wave of protests on Thursday against racial injustice and police brutality in the country. Andre Maurice Hill, 47, was in the garage of a …
Read More »Britain faces major Brexit challenges after last-minute deal
Britain is set for a new chapter Friday after securing a hard-fought post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union as EU envoys awaited a briefing on an accord reached only after months of tortuous negotiations. The country will now not tumble off a trade “cliff-edge” come January 1, avoiding a …
Read More »6.3-magnitude earthquake rocks Philippines: USGS
A 6.3-magnitude quake rocked the Philippines Friday, the US Geological Survey said, with residents in the capital Manila reporting buildings shaking and Christmas Day masses interrupted but there were no reports of damage. The quake struck in Batangas province on the main island of Luzon at a depth of 114 …
Read More »Tunisia extends 5-year-old state of emergency
The Tunisian presidency on Friday announced a six-month extension of the country’s state of emergency, in place since a 2015 attack on a presidential guard bus claimed by the Islamic State group. President Kais Saied “decided on the six-month extension of the nationwide state of emergency, from December 26, 2020, …
Read More »Politics behind banditry in Northeast states
There were three grievous aspects of the recent mass abduction of 334 students of Government Science School, Kankara, Katsina State: The bandits fetched that number of boys with minimal resistance. They ferried the students across the state boundary without Nigeria’s security intercepting them. Thereafter, officials of the state government went …
Read More »A’Ibom community tackles Mobil over ‘paltry’ development grant
The people of Eastern Obolo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State have appealed to ExxonMobil Nigeria to increase its annual development grant to the area from “the paltry sum of N250 million to N1.6 billion” as obtained in other of its host communities. Chairman, Eastern Obolo Traditional Rulers Council, …
Read More »Access Bank gets sustainability certification
As the sustainability leader in Africa, Access Bank PLC was invited to participate in the Sustainability Certification under the Sustainability Standards and Certification Initiative (SSCI) The certification audit process saw Access Bank emerging with the highest level of sustainability certification under the SSCI program. Access Bank was presented with its …
Read More »UK, EU seal Brexit trade deal months after negotiations
After months of negotiations and a week before the end of the Brexit transition period, the United Kingdom and the European Union, yesterday, agreed to a trade deal allowing for tariff-free trade in goods as well as close police and judicial cooperation. The announcement followed a final call between Boris …
Read More »More cargoes trapped at ports as gridlock worsens
FG set another committee to oversee decongestion Importers and manufacturers are currently groaning under the current congestion at the Lagos seaports with millions of cargoes currently trapped. The importers and clearing agents in a chat with The Guardian urged the Federal Government to urgently find a solution to the intractable traffic along …
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