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On Monday, the smiles and screams at Tokyo Disneyland may be more visible as the amusement park and much of Japan relax the face mask norms that have defined the three-year COVID-19 pandemic. Based on revised government guidance announced last month, Disney park operator Oriental Land Co (4661.T), East Japan Railway Co (9020.T), and cinema operator Toho Co (9602.T) are among the major companies allowing patrons to go maskless beginning Monday. However, given Japan’s long history of mask use and a pollen onslaught that has given hay fever sufferers one of the worst spring seasons in years, a rapid behavioral…

43 Nigerians are among the 75 nurses whose cases are being looked into by the Texas Board of Nursing in the United States for using false educational credentials. The people who obtained the fake nursing credentials used them to be eligible to take the national nursing board exam, according to information on the Board’s website about the investigation dubbed “Operation Nightingale”. The nursing applicants reportedly qualified for licensure in various states to work as a Registered Nurse (RN) or a Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/VN) after passing the board exam. The Board claimed that it had brought “Formal Charges” against the…

50 trainees from the Dangote Articulated Truck Driving School have completed a rigorous and specially designed educational program. Nigeria’s first and only accredited truck driving school is located in the Kogi State town of Obajana. Dr. Boboye Olayemi Oyeyemi, the former Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), inaugurated the school last year. It was a big step toward reducing the danger of articulated truck crashes in Nigeria, according to Oyeyemi. The Divisional Director of Transport (DDT), Mr. Ajay Singh, said that the new Batch C graduates only passed the exam and received their diplomas through classroom instruction.…

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has requested that President Muhammadu Buhari should immediately abide by the terms of the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the naira redesign policy, which was handed down on March 3, 2023. NBA President Yakubu Maikyau released a statement on Monday outlining the organization’s position (SAN). Part of the statement reads: “Nigerians may not be too enchanted with our Judiciary, and this may have arisen from unsubstantiated and spurious allegations of judicial misconduct, the fact however remains that we still must look to the Judiciary as the only and final resort, to protect our rights as a…

According to the Police Command in Ogun, five alleged members of a ritualists gang that specializes in exhuming bodies from graves and removing body parts for rituals have been detained. The suspects were detained on Saturday in Odogbolu, according to Police Spokesman Abimbola Oyeyemi, who revealed this in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta. Oyeyemi listed the suspects’ ages as 60-year-old Oshole Fayemi, 39-year-old Oseni Adesanya, 30-year-old Ismaila Seidu, 69-year-old Oseni Oluwasegun, and 50-year-old Lawal Olaiya. He claimed that the suspects were detained as a result of information that the police at Odogbolu Divisional Headquarters had that the gang intended…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged by the Civil Society Network Against Corruption (CSNAC) to purge the judiciary of corrupt judges who have been reinstated by the National Judicial Council. Olanrewaju Suraju, the chairman of CSNAC, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The reinstatement of Justices Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia, James Agbadu-Fishim, and Nasir Yinusa, according to Suraju, was a sabotage of the fight against judicial corruption. According to him, Ofili-Ajumogobia was detained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and was the subject of an investigation into possible corruption and abuse of office. “The President approved her…

The Indian government opposes recognizing same-sex marriages, it said in a filing to the Supreme Court on Sunday, urging the court to reject LGBT couples’ challenges to the current legal framework. According to a filing seen by newsmen but not made public, the Ministry of Law believes that, while there are various forms of relationships in society, the legal recognition of marriage is for heterosexual relationships, and the state has a legitimate interest in maintaining this. “Same-sex individuals living together as partners and having a sexual relationship… is not comparable with the Indian family unit concept of a husband, a…

According to the troop, three Palestinian gunmen attacked an Israeli post in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, and a fourth gunman was detained after surrendering. The Palestinian health ministry confirmed the deaths near Nablus in the northern West Bank, one of the territories where they seek statehood, and has seen an increase in violence in recent months. The Lions Den, a militant group based in Nablus’ Old City, claimed the three as members in a statement. According to the Israeli troop, a group of gunmen opened fire on a military post near the Huwara-Jit junction near Nablus, an area…

South African rapper and songwriter Costa Titch passed away at the Ultra South Africa music festival in Johannesburg, putting an unfortunate end to an exciting musical performance. The 27-year-old passed out on stage while performing one of his songs. Later, when his strength returned, he stood up and finished his performance before passing away once more. His cause of death is currently unknown. South African rapper AKA dies in a shooting According to reports, Costa Tsobanoglou, also known as Costa Titch, had epilepsy in the past, a condition that affects the brain and results in seizures. Tributes have since poured…

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence delivered his strongest rebuke to his former boss Donald Trump yet on Saturday, saying history will hold him accountable for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol. Pence was in the Capitol when thousands of Trump supporters stormed the building, attempting to prevent Congress from certifying the results of Trump’s 2020 presidential election loss to Joe Biden. Pence was presiding over what had always been the ceremonial task of approving the votes of the Electoral College to select the president and vice president, as the vice president has…