U.S., China Ban Ivory Trade To Protect Africa’s Elephants

The U.S. Government and its Chinese counterpart are collaborating to ban ivory trade to help preserve the elephant population particularly from Africa.

A statement made available in New York on Wednesday by the U.S. Department of State, noted that U.S. and China are the two world’s largest markets for ivory.

“On Dec. 30, 2016, China announced its plans for implementing a ban on domestic commercial trade of ivory. This commitment follows the United States’ own near-total ivory ban enactment on July 6, 2016. We welcome China’s announcement. It sets an ambitious, but achievable, timetable to enact a near-total ban on domestic commercial sales of ivory by Dec. 31, 2017.

10,000 Youths To Benefit From CBN Anchor Borrowers Scheme

About 10,000 youths and other small scale farmers are set to benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Anchor Borrowers Programme, in Ogun state.

The State Coordinator and Special Assistant to the Governor on Agriculture, Mr Tosin Ademuyiwa, disclosed this in Abeokuta, the state capital, at the flag-off of the programme.

He explained that the programme was aimed at creating employment for youths and boosting agricultural production for food security in the State.

It Is Difficult To Govern Oyo State- Ajimobi

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has admitted that the state is difficult to manage and that it is an arduous task to govern it. He said this at the 2017 Inter-Faith Service of the state government at the Governor’s office, Ibadan, yesterday.

The governor, who is governing the state for the second term said; “Maintenance of our infrastructure and executing new ones have been extremely difficult. Oyo State is a big state. Ibadan alone is bigger than seven states and to govern Oyo State is a big responsibility with big problem and difficult to manage.”

CAF President Hayatou Currently Under Investigation

Egyptian officials say that Issa Hayatou, the president of African football's governing body CAF, has been referred to prosecutors for investigation over allegedly abusing his position. 

At issue is a deal awarding the broadcast rights to several African football tournaments to a media company, Lagardere Sports.

Pictured! Woman Abandons New Born Twins At Lagos Hospital

A woman simply known as Sarah Ademola who gave birth at Felken Maternity Centre in Somolu, Lagos has absconded leaving her twin girls at the hospital because her husband can’t pay the N150,000 delivery bill. A nurse at the hospital was quoted as saying, they will give the couple till weekend to come and claim the babies, or else they will be handed over to the government. So sad!

Photo: Jose Mourinho's Hilarious Laugh Caught On Camera

Jose Mourinho was caught having an hilarious laugh at Old Trafford while attending to a fan. Who knows why he laughed this much?

Photos: Young woman and her fiancé doused with acid by vindictive ex two months to their wedding

Sa Sokha had dreams of being an Apsara dancer, and her March wedding was all planned out. But the 18-year-old now wonders if that future is possible after a cruel acid attack left half of her face badly burned. 

On Monday, January 2, she and her fiancé, Welder Kea Samnang, 22, fell prey to a vindictive attack, allegedly carried out by Samnang’s former lover, Pach Chansereiroth, 25.