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Lifestyle & Wellness Desk30 January 2026

Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to China this week signals a potential end to the diplomatic “ice age” that has characterised UK–China relations in recent years. Both leaders are facing domestic economic pressures and are exploring new opportunities for trade and investment. For Sir Keir, the first UK prime minister to visit China since Theresa May […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk30 January 2026

Donald Trump described it as “very dangerous” for the UK to engage in business with China, as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Shanghai on the third day of his visit to the country. The US president’s comments followed the announcement of agreements aimed at boosting trade and investment between the UK and China, […]

Tech & Tools Desk30 January 2026

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 26,119 Inspectors to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police II, alongside the advancement of senior officers to higher positions. The announcement was made on Thursday by PSC spokesperson Torty Kalu, following the commission’s third plenary meeting. According to the statement, the commission also ratified […]

Ifunanya Okafor30 January 2026

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to tackle poverty more effectively by coordinating and harmonising the implementation of various poverty reduction programmes across the country. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Yobe State lawmaker Mrs. Khadija Ibrahim during Thursday’s plenary session. Recent estimates indicate […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk30 January 2026

Six members of Italy’s police and coastguard are set to stand trial on Friday over a 2023 shipwreck that claimed at least 94 migrant lives, accused of failing to intervene in time. The disaster off the southern Calabrian coast was Italy’s deadliest in a decade and drew criticism of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s hardline policies […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk30 January 2026

President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), seeking $10 billion over alleged leaked tax returns that he claims caused harm to his business. The lawsuit, filed by Trump in his personal capacity along with his two eldest sons, Eric and Donald Jr., and their family business, The […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk30 January 2026

The Northern Ethnic Youth Group Assembly has called for the prosecution of politician and former African Action Congress presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore over the alleged leaking of video footage from an ongoing court proceeding involving the Department of State Services (DSS). The group accused Sowore of contempt of court and violating national security laws by […]

Tech & Tools Desk30 January 2026

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has resumed enforcement of the prohibition on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and in plastic or glass bottles smaller than 200 millilitres. The agency clarified that it has not shut down any alcohol manufacturing companies, explaining that the directive […]

Ifunanya Okafor30 January 2026

United States President Donald Trump said on Friday that the man killed by US federal agents in Minneapolis last week was an “agitator and perhaps an insurrectionist.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the individual’s reputation had declined following the release of a video allegedly showing him shouting and spitting at a calm […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk29 January 2026

President Bola Tinubu has launched a 10-year, $250 million initiative aimed at restoring livelihoods and empowering Nigerians displaced by floods and other climate-related disasters. The programme, called the Climate-Resilient Livelihoods Empowerment Programme for Displaced Populations (CLEP4DPS), was announced during his opening remarks at a special event on climate-induced mobility, held under Nigeria’s chairmanship of the […]

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Implications of Easing Tensions with China for the UK Economy

Trump Warns UK Against Doing Business with China as Starmer Arrives in Shanghai

PSC Elevates 26,119 Officers to the Rank of ASP

Reps Call on FG to Coordinate Poverty Reduction Programmes

Italian Officials Face Trial Over Fatal Migrant Shipwreck

Trump Files $10bn Lawsuit Against US Tax Agency Over Leaked Records

Group Criticises Sowore Over Leaked Court Footage

NAFDAC Resumes Enforcement of Sachet Alcohol Ban, Denies Shutdown Reports

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