Agency wants producers, marketers to improve quality of locally made products
UMUAHIA—IMPRESSED by the quality of leather products such as shoes, bags, belts, purses and others produced by artisans in Aba, the commercial hub of Abia State, the Department for International Development, DFID, has advocated for a synergy between producers and marketers to further improve the quality of the locally made products. The DFED believed that improved quality of the leather products from Aba would contribute immensely to the growth of the Nigerian economy as there is the potential of exporting these leather products to other countries, including Europe, which would make them more competitive at the international market.
Arase vows to tackle corruption
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed the IGP Monitoring Unit (X-Squad), and the Force Provost Marshall, to start enforcing anti-corruption directives in order to check corrupt practices among police personnel.
Corps Marshal orders nationwide campaign against speed violations
Mr Boboye Oyeyemi, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission, said on Wednesday that he had ordered a nationwide campaign to enforce road traffic regulations.
Francois Michelin, head of Michelin tyres dies at 88
Francois Michelin, who led the eponymous French tyre group for nearly half a century, died at the age of 88, the Clermont-Ferrand-based company said Wednesday. “We have learned today with deep emotion that Mr. Francois Michelin has passed away,” a Michelin statement said, without giving further details.
Murderer who ate victim’s heart with knife, fork jailed in S/Africa
A murderer who ate his victim’s heart with a knife and fork after a row over sex was jailed for 18 years in South Africa on Wednesday. Zimbabwean Andrew Chimboza, 35, pleaded guilty to stabbing 62-year-old Mbuyiselo Manona to death at the home of Manona’s lover in Cape Town’s Gugulethu township in June last year.
Jonathan, Buhari’s transition committees clash
A disagreement has broken out between the transition committees of President Goodluck Jonathan and General Muhammadu Buhari as the president accused the Buhari team of acting like a parallel government and trying to stampede the Jonathan administration out of office.
Xenophobic attacks loom over southern African summit
Attacks on migrant workers living in South Africa threatened to overshadow a regional summit in Zimbabwe on Wednesday when leaders gathered to promote industrial growth. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has expressed “shock and disgust” at the xenophobic violence in Johannesburg and Durban in which at least seven people have been killed.
Zimbabwe shuts down mobile phone firm over black empowerment
Zimbabwe on Wednesday shut down the country’s second largest mobile phone service provider, Telecel Zimbabwe, partly for breaching black empowerment laws, officials said. International telecom firm VimpelCom, based in the Netherlands, has a 60 percent stake in Telecel Zimbabwe, making it the major shareholder.
Painter, 27, arraigned for allegedly defiling student,14
A 27-year-old painter, Jamiu Kamorudeen, was on Wednesday arraigned for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old secondary school student. The accused, a resident of No. 7, Edita St., Alakoro, Ebute-Ero on Lagos Island, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and defilement at a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court.
UN appeals for $415 mn to help Nepal quake victims
The United Nations on Wednesday appealed for $415 million for Nepal, saying it urgently needs more funds to provide relief to people affected by a devastating earthquake. The UN said there was a critical need to provide shelter, water, food and medical care to those hit by the 7.8-magnitude quake that struck on Saturday, killing more than 5,000 people and injuring more than 10,000.
Buhari inaugurates APC Transition Committee
Finally, the All Progressives Congress, APC has unveiled its transition technical committee.
