Thursday, July 8, 2021

South Africa- Ex President, Jacob Zuma In Police Custody


   The Constitutional Court, the nation’s highest judicial body, had sentenced Zuma to 15 months in prison for failing to appear before a commission investigating corruption accusations against him.

   Zuma had ignored an order to appear subsequently after one appearance at the inquiry into corruption, what has become known as “state capture.” While Raymond Zondo, South Africa’s deputy chief justice and the head of the inquiry, had sought to have him jailed for his defiance.

DafriBank Digital- Moves operations to over 180 countries

 



   The operations of DafriBank have continued to spread across the world with its presence being greatly felt in over 180 countries

   DafriBank Digital is a branchless and borderless financial technology company providing customized financial services, payment gateway solutions, and growth opportunities to digital entrepreneurs and businesses.

Two buildings collapse in Anambra

   


    24 people have escaped death when two separate buildings under construction collapsed in Anambra State 

   A two-storey building collapsed in Amikwo village, Awka, the state capital in the early hours of Wedneday, July 7 while another two-storey building also collapsed in Oko, Aguata Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday, July 6. 

Dubai- Large explosion after Container ship catches fire

   A container ship anchored at Dubai's huge Jebel Ali port caught fire late Wednesday, July 7, the Emirate's media office has reported.

   


According to the report the fire caused an explosion that sent tremors across the commercial hub of the United Arab Emirates.

Dubai's state-run media office said that a team of firefighters was working to control the blaze and there were no immediate reports of casualties. The extent of the damage caused by the explosion to the port and surrounding cargo as at press time is not clear.

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Kemi Adesoun- Court rules out her NYSC certificate saga

 


   Ex-Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, says she has been vindicated by a Federal High Court in Abuja. The court on Wednesday said the ex-Minister ought not to present herself for NYSC scheme in the first instance.