History

History: Amara Tochi, Nigerian footballer executed in Singapore

Ihesiulo Grace 7 September 2020 0

Today, history remembers Iwuchukwu Amara Tochi, a 21-year-old Nigerian who was executed in Singapore in 2007 for drug trafficking. Tochi’s story tickles my fancy because of the dynamics and mysteries that surround it. Tochi was 18 and naive, he believed that he was carrying “African

Foreign

Police seek 4 men over coronavirus attack on Singapore student

Ihesiulo Grace 4 March 2020 0

London – British police on Wednesday said they are seeking four suspects after an attack on a student from Singapore, amid growing racism linked to the spread of the new coronavirus. Jonathan Mok, 23, posted on his facebook account his ordeal of the late-night attack in central London’s busy Oxford Street, saying one of his […]

News

Cruise ship coronavirus rings alarm bells; recession looms for Japan, Singapore

Ihesiulo Grace 17 February 2020 0

Authorities on Monday scrambled to track hundreds of cruise ship passengers scattered across the world after a woman who had been on board tested positive for coronavirus, highlighting the risks of a worsening global infection. Across mainland China, officials said the total number of coronavirus cases rose by 2, 048 to 70, 548, with 1, […]

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Singapore’s largest bank evacuates office after coronavirus infection

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2020 0

The biggest bank in Singapore, DBS, on Wednesday evacuated hundreds of members of its staff from its skyscraper premises after discovering that an employee had contracted the new coronavirus. The bank said that the affected employee was confirmed to have the virus on Wednesday after being tested on Tuesday. Egypt’s population officially hits 100 million […]

News World

Muslim teacher slammed by Singapore minister for coronavirus racism

Ihesiulo Grace 7 February 2020 0

 Singapore’s minister of law and home affairs on Friday accused a Muslim religious teacher of making racist and xenophobic anti-Chinese comments about the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has killed 636 people and infected over 30,000. READ ALSO: Singapore announces first local coronavirus transmissions In a Facebook post, K Shanmugan said his ministry will investigate

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Singapore eases monetary policy for first time in three years

Ihesiulo Grace 15 October 2019 0

The central bank of Singapore eased monetary policy for the first time in three years on Monday, as widely expected, with the city-state’s bellwether economy narrowly dodging recession. Singapore – which is due to hold an election within months – has like other trade-reliant Asian economies been hit hard by the escalating U.S.-China trade war […]

Africa

Mugabe, family jet to Singapore for annual holiday

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2017 0

Zimbabwe’s immediate past president, Robert Mugabe has ostensibly embarked on his first trip outside the country as he takes his family on holiday trip to Singapore. The Republic of Singapore is an island country and city-state at the southern end of the Malay Peninsula in Asia. Agency report said that the 93-year-old Mugabe is taking […]

Tech

Singapore targets investment in Nigeria’s telecom, others

Ihesiulo Grace 24 November 2016 0

Singapore Investment Corporation (SIC) has embarked on fact finding mission to Nigeria with interest in vast areas of investment opportunities in the country, especially telecommunication, oil and gas and solid mineral resources. Mr Ang Eng Seng, SIC President, Europe and his Deputy, David Kosson and their team informed journalists in Abuja, while on visit to […]