Andrew Othuke Akpeli

By now, you’ve probably got some idea about what kind of marketing you’ll be doing with SFI, but we’d like to break it down a bit more because it’s such an important element of your new business. Indeed, it’s the marketing you’ll be doing that’s going to generate the money you’ll be depositing in your … Read more

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he would meet with other South American nations on Wednesday to establish a common strategy to defend the rainforest of the Amazon, while his foreign minister informed Reuters that the country should be seen as an environmental hero. In an indication that Bolsonaro, a far-right conservative, forges closer connections with … Read more

For China’s Hikvision, the world’s biggest video surveillance system provider, and a seller to Xinjiang police departments, there may be a time for reckoning. Hikvision has not been permitted to sell to U.S. federal government agencies since August 13, thanks to a law adopted last year that blocked five Chinese companies as security threats as … Read more

YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF RWANDA (YWCA) “Transforming community, empowering women” TENDER NOTICE Ref No: YWCA/KIG/ 6/2019 TENDER TITLE: Supply fruit tree seedlings in in all sectors of NGOMA district CLIENT: YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF RWANDA (YWCA of RWANDA) Young Women’s Christian Association of Rwanda (YWCA RWANDA) hereby invites national tenders for Participation to … Read more

Tender Nº: 012/08/2019/BRD/DHCA/PU RE: Request for Proposal to Conduct the Feasibility Study on Rooftop Solar Project at         Development Bank of Rwanda Head Office Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) is seeking to procure consulting services from well-established and experienced consulting firm to conduct the feasibility study on the possibility of installing rooftop solar project at … Read more

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will suspend the UK parliament more than a month before Brexit, raging opponents and increasing the stakes in decades of the most severe political crisis in the country. Johnson, cheered on by U.S. President Donald Trump, initiated his boldest step to withdraw the nation from the European Union by October 31 … Read more

Exasperated by the unflinching approach of the government to escalate civil unrest, Jason Tse left his job in Australia and jumped onto an aircraft to join what he thinks to be a do – or-die battle for the future of Hong Kong. Since its transfer to Beijing 22 years ago, the Chinese territory is struggling … Read more

SpaceX test-launched an early Mars rocket prototype on Tuesday, unnerving inhabitants close to the Texas site and clearing up another important obstacle in the interplanetary aspirations of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. Following the launch, Musk congratulated SpaceX engineers, short for Space Exploration Technologies Corp, and published a picture of Starhopper touching down on its landing … Read more

China has denied a request to the U.S. Navy warships to visit the Chinese port city of Qingdao in recent days, U.S. defense official told reporters on Tuesday, at a time of tense ties between the world’s two largest economies. This marks at least the second time that this month China refused a U.S. application, … Read more

A forgery crisis is roiling the gold sector of the world silently. In order to launder smuggled or illegal gold, refining and banking managers inform journalists, gold bars fraudulently stamped with the logos of major refineries are being inserted into the worldwide market. The fakes are difficult to identify, making them an optimal fund runner … Read more

Violence is becoming more severe in Hong Kong’s anti-government protests, but the government is confident that it can manage the crisis itself, the former British colony’s embattled leader said on Tuesday. For the first time since protests escalated on Sunday, Carrie Lam spoke in public when police fired water cannon and tear gas volleys in … Read more

The U.S. government intends to launch a program that focuses narrowly on protecting databases and systems for voter registration ahead of the presidential election in 2020. These systems, commonly used to validate voters ‘ eligibility before casting votes, were damaged by Russian hackers trying to gather data in 2016. Intelligence authorities are worried that, according … Read more

19 states and the Columbia District  Attorneys General sued the administration of President Donald Trump on Monday to block a sweeping new rule to detain permanently migrant families seeking to settle in the U.S. The lawsuit has been lodged in the United States. The Los Angeles District Court was the first to take effect in … Read more

Third Point LLC, the U.S. hedge fund that pushed for modifications in businesses varying from Nestle SA (NESN.S) to Campbell Soup Co (CPB.N), accumulated a stake in Ray-Ban manufacturer EssilorLuxottica SA (ESLX.PA), individuals familiar with the issue said on Sunday. Third Point, run by billionaire investor Daniel Loeb, aims at EssilorLuxottica in the midst of … Read more

President Donald Trump wishes he raised tariffs on Chinese products even higher last week, the White House said on Sunday, even as Trump pointed out that he had not planned to pursue a requirement that U.S. companies discover methods to close activities in China. Trump lifted his eyes on the sidelines of a G7 summit … Read more

Concern is growing over the ongoing silence of Supreme Court and National Judicial Council (NJC) decision-makers over the destiny of a senior member of the bench of the apex court, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta. The current status of Justice Ngwuta has become a subject of debate in the judicial circle of the nation, especially senior lawyers, … Read more

About 300 homes were set on fire in the latest of the Jukun-Tiv conflicts in Taraba State. Jukun militants are suspected of attacking a Tiv village in the early hours of Saturday, Tor-Damsa, in the local government area of Donga. But a state Tiv activist, Stephen Butu has been calling for calm, warning against Tiv’s … Read more

As Friday (today) entered the third day of the five-day warning strike by non-academic staff at Nigerian universities, the unions threatened an indefinite strike and requested that the federal government release N30bn for payment of their earned allowances. In a briefing in Abuja on Thursday, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and Non-Academic Staff … Read more

More Unexploded Ordnances (UXOs) planted during the Nigerian Civil War were located and recovered successfully from Anambra, Imo, and Delta States, police said on Thursday. The recoveries, which were carried out by police command of the Explosives Ordinance Disposal (EOD), were mostly found by builders as they digged foundations for their properties, Maikudi Shehu informed … Read more

Yesterday, Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki, charged members of the corps to have faith in the country and complimented the efforts of the federal government to move the nation forward. During the 2019 Batch ‘ B ‘ Stream II orientation course swearing-in ceremony in Okada, the state’s Ovia North East Local Government Area, he made the … Read more

On Thursday, Gunmen allegedly murdered five people in the Ilile community in Imo State’s Ohaji / Egbema Local Government Area. The incident, which took place around 3 am, led the agrarian community into a pandemonium. A resident speaking in anonymity , informed journalists that the victims included a retired police officer who was simply recognized … Read more

The Lagos State Police Command has pledged to investigate some of its personnel’s alleged extortion of a motorist. Bala Elkana, the State Police Public Relations Officer, informed journalists the command was already in touch with the victim and action was going to be taken. The motorist had gone to social media to claim the police … Read more

Yesterday, in Imo State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Council of Elders advised ex-governor Rochas Okorocha not to become a nuisance in the state. Reacting apparently to what they described as his unjustified assault on Governor Emeka Ihedioha, the council threatened to make the state politically uncomfortable for him if he continued to disturb the … Read more