Combating brands counterfeiting at Christmas
Counterfeit purchases also tend to boom before holidays such as Christmas and during designated sales periods, such as Black Friday and the January sales. Studies have shown that there is a higher chance of counterfeit purchases in the run-up to the holiday period as well as in the January sales that traditionally follow Christmas’s excess.
NAF hands over transformer vandal to police
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Imo State has handed over a suspect arrested for transformer vandalism and two other men to the state police command. The commander, 211 Quick Response Group, NAF Owerri, Group Capt. Elisha Bindul handed over the suspects and the remains of a dead suspect at the Imo headquarters of NAF […]
17 killed in DR Congo attacks
Seventeen 17 people have died in three attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo hit by chronic unrest, the army and local observers said Friday. Two of the attacks in Ituri province were attributed to the Codeco militia that has also been accused of a civilian massacre in June. An army spokesman, lieutenant Jules Ngongo, […]
Cleric advises Nigerians to utilise advantages of border closure
A Cleric, Christopher Qwolabi, on Friday, advised Nigerians, especially youths, to utilise the advantages of the nation’s border closure to be self-productive and reliant.
Lebanon PM asks World Bank, IMF help with economic rescue plan
Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister Thursday asked international funding bodies for support in drawing up an emergency rescue plan for his protest-wracked country. Donors including the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on Wednesday rebuffed a plea for financial aid pending the rapid formation of a new government to implement key economic reforms. Caretaker premier […]
South African gov’t unveils tourism safety plan amid rising crimes
The South African government on Friday unveiled a tourism safety plan as rising crimes poses a serious threat to the tourism industry. The plan was crafted after the tourism sector has raised great concern about safety affecting tourism. Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane said in a statement that the number of international arrivals in South Africa […]
