.  . . Says Nigerians can process passports within 24 hours   The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has commissioned the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Passport Express Centre at Maitama, Abuja. Speaking at the event on Tuesday, the Minister said the Maitama Passport Express Centre MPEC, was established in partnership with...
The children of Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have warmly thanked the public for its support and for tributes paid to their father, who died on Friday aged 99. Following are comments or statements from the couple's four children this weekend. Eldest son and heir to the throne, Prince Charles: "My...
India has recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll since the pandemic began - a day after it became the first country to see more than 400,000 new cases. Its health ministry said 3,689 people had died within the past 24 hours. Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the health minister on...
A footballing legend's widow has revealed she is being forced to sell the family home with the future looking "terribly bleak". Former Huddersfield, Leicester and England forward Frank Worthington was one of the English game's great mavericks. The flamboyant striker, who represented more than 20 clubs and scored more than 260...
L-R The Director General SON, Mallam Farouk Salim, Consul General Royal Danish Embassy, Mr. Per Christenson, the Senior Commercial Advisor Sephora Ese Akako. Director General of the Standards Organization of Nigeria, (SON), Mallam Farouk Salim  has advised Danish companies to venture into local manufacturing in Nigeria in view of the...
Turkish police have arrested more than 200 people for holding unauthorised protests on May Day, which has seen rallies across the world despite the continued spread of Covid-19. The protesters in Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, were caught breaching restrictions imposed to curb a third wave of coronavirus. Marches led by workers...
The first funerals have been taking place for victims of a stampede disaster at a crowded religious festival in northern Israel. At least 45 people were crushed to death during the Lag B'Omer event on the slopes of Mount Meron, where annual commemorations include all-night prayers, singing and dancing. Devastated families have been...
People wearing protective face masks wait to receive their second dose of COVISHIELD, a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine manufactured by Serum Institute of India, outside a vaccination centre in Kolkata, India, May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo India reported a further decline in new coronavirus cases on Monday but...
The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has expressed its intentions to exploit the possibility of tapping into the abundant skills and competences that abound within Nigerians in the diaspora especially those with expertise in the fields of human capacity development, technological advancement and areas that are relevant to defence and...
Residents of Snake Park in Soweto, a town in the city of Johannesburg, South Africa PHOTO: MARCO LONGARI / AFP South Africa on Monday launched its second phase of COVID-19 vaccinations targeting people who are aged 60 years and above. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said late Sunday that the target would...