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Forest fires ravage 19 states in Mexico

A total of 120 active forest fires have been recorded in Mexico, preliminarily affecting 7,137 hectares in 19 states, the Mexican government said on Wednesday. According to a report by the National Forestry Commission (Conafor), there are 120 forest fires in 19 states, with the central state of Hidalgo worst hit, having so far burnt […]

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Easter: NSCDC deploys 35,000 personnel nationwide

By Kelechi Ogunleye The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 35,000 personnel to provide security nationwide as Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. This is contained in a statement by the NSCDC Spokesperson, CSC Babawale Afolabi on Thursday in Abuja. Afolabi said that the corps Commandant General, Ahmed Audi, had directed […]

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Reps begin investigation into alleged certificate racketeering by MDAs

By Femi Ogunshola The House of Representatives has began investigation into alleged certificate racketeering by some officials of Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies involved in alleged certificate racketeering with Nigerian students. Rep. Abubakar Fulata, Chairman, Joint Committee on Certificate Racketeering vowed to confront such menace in the tertiary institutions during its sitting in Abuja. […]

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Moscow court arrests Ukraine security service chief in absentia on terrorism charges

Moscow’s Basmanny District Court on Tuesday granted the investigator’s petition and arrested in absentia Vasyl Malyuk, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), on terrorism charges, the court told Sputnik. “The court has granted the investigator’s application for the introduction of a preventive measure in the form of detention in absentia against V.V. […]