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Austrian incest rapist – Josef Fritzl – goes to regular jail
An Austrian incest rapist who fathered seven children with his daughter he locked in a cellar for over 24 years will now move from a special security unit to a regular jail. Austrian court jailed Josef Fritzl for life in…
American scientists keep pig’s brain alive outside body
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have made a successful use of the innovative extracorporeal pulsatile circulatory control (EPCC) device to isolate a mammal’s head from its body for as long as…
Search for dead victims continue in Mangu
Relations and volunteers have continued to search for their missing persons believed to have fallen victim of the two day Mangu mayhem which claimed over 43 persons in Plateau State. Village farmers had clashed with roaming herdsmen, resulting in the…
Red Sea crisis builds shipping cost on sailing round Africa
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports The prevailing security crisis rocking the Middle East and affecting passage of the international merchant navy has continued to push up spot rates across multiple shipping segments, accord reports that quoted traders. The Oracle Today…
Dere Otubu tasks Nigeria-India Business Council on power sector investments
Sopuruchi Onwuka The Chairman, Board of Directors of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), Dr. Dere Otubu has called for enhanced collaboration between Nigeria and India in driving advancements in the energy sector. Dr. Otubu who addressed delegated at a meeting…
Ebereonwu canvasses industry-academia collaboration to close skill gaps
Sopuruchi Onwuka Emerging Nigerian petroleum industry policy analyst, Dr Charles Ebereonwu, has called for effective collaboration between the nation’s industrial sector and the academia in order to deepen innovations that propel economic development of the country. Dr Ebereonwu, who currently…
Money market awaits signals as CBN’s MPC holds 1st meeting
Sopuruchi Onwuka Players in the Nigerian financial markets are in full attention as the new administration of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) convenes its first monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting at the end of February to roll out new…
FG welcomes back bureaux de change into forex market
Sopuruchi Onwuka The federal government now allows unofficial foreign-exchange trading back into market in a measure to narrow the gap with the official rate the Naira. And the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given the Association of Bureaux…
Blinken charges Tinubu to protect civilians from terrorists
The United States Secretary of States, Mr Antony Blinken, has tasked the government of President Tunubu to provide a guarantee of safety and security to civilians in the country. Visiting Blinken assured the Tinubu government that the United States is…
Corruption, hostile environment hinder US investments in Nigeria
Sopuruchi Onwuka The government of the United States of America has blamed uncongenial business environment and fear of corruption as key hindrances to investment capital flow from the world’s biggest economy into the Africa’s most populous country. The American Secretary…
