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Coronavirus: China Speaks On Reported Attacks On Nigerians, Other Africans.
The Chinese government has stated that it has concluded plans to protect Africans in the country and will not tolerate discrimination against them.
The country’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Zhao Lijian, made the comment on…
Iran’s Vice-President Contracts Coronavirus, As Country Halts Friday Prayers
Iran Vice-President for Women and Affairs, Masoumeh Ebtekar, has contracted coronavirus.
Ebtekar contracted the disease two days after Iraj Harirchi, the country’s deputy health minister, tested positive to it.
Ebtekar is also known…
CORONAVIRUS: China Bans Wildlife Consumption, Trade
China's Guangdong Province announced a ban on trade and indiscriminate consumption of wildlife on Tuesday, which is welcomed in society as a timely decision made by the provincial People's Congress amid the fight against the novel…
US Denied Iran’s Zarif Visa, Blocking His Visit To UN Security Council
The US has denied an entry visa to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, preventing him from attending a United Nations Security Council meeting scheduled for later this week.
The report cited a US official who spoke the day…
Japan Cancel Flights Ahead Of Typhoon Krosa Scare
Dozens of flights and some bullet trains operating within Japan have, Wednesday, been cancelled as severe tropical storm Krosa bore down on the country’s south-western flank.
The transportation services were halted on forecasts…
More Violent Protests Hit Hong Kong Roughly 9 Weeks after the Protests Started
More violent protests hit Hong Kong roughly 9 weeks after the protests started. Police were seen firing tear gas at protesters. Many protesters call for a reversal of a possible extradition bill which will see Hong Kong citizens extradited…
Nigerian Man Dies In Japanese Immigration Detention
A yet-to-be-identified, Nigerian, died in a Japanese immigration detention centre, an official said on Thursday, bringing to an end a hunger strike an activist group said was intended to protest against his being held for more than three…
Two Nigerians, One Ivorian Arrested In India Over Drug Peddling
Two Nigerian drug peddlers and one from Ivory Coast, have been apprehended with 254 grams of cocaine worth 15 lakh was seized from their possession after a raid at their residence at Khadarbagh near Golconda in Hyderabad on Sunday night.…
Japanese Dies Over Cocaine Intake Onboard Aeromexico Flight
A Japanese man has been reported dead on a plane after swallowing of about 250 packets of illicit drug suspected to be cocaine.
Authorities identified the man only as Udo "N''.
The market value of the illegal drug is estimated at $150…
Saudi Arabia Executes Eight Nigerians Over Drug Related Offences
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Diaspora, Abike Dabiri-Erewa on Tuesday, said at least eight Nigerians have so far been executed in Saudi Arabia over drugs-related offences.
Dabiri-Erewa told State House correspondents ,…