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The Police Command in Adamawa has banned unauthorised use of sirens, tinted glass and covered number plates in the state.The ban is contained in a statement issued by DSP Suleiman Nguroje, the spokesman of the command, on…

US President, Joe Biden has reversed Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops serving in the military.The White House announced the new executive order, which fulfills Biden’s campaign promise to undo Trump’s transphobic policy.…

Paris police on Thursday banned takeaway and delivery sale of food and drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., a week into France’s second coronavirus lockdown. Businesses offering delivery, takeaway and alcohol sales at night were generating…

A Swiss court will on Monday start hearing Russia’s appeal against a four-year ban imposed on its athletes competing at major international events under their own flag over allegations of doctoring laboratory data. At a four-day…

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says ban on a religious gathering in the state can not be relaxed now due to advice from medical experts that COVID-19 transmission occurs more easily in enclosed places.Makinde made the…

FC Augsburg manager Heiko Herrlich has been banned from leading the team out this weekend when the Bundesliga returns after breaking lockdown rules.Herrlich was set to oversee his first match this weekend when the Bundesliga returns,…

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office, on Wednesday, asked the country’s communications watchdog to block online videos alleging that COVID-19 is a man-made bio-weapon.The office said in a statement that it has discovered…

Some residents of Bwari Area Council, Abuja, on Tuesday, commended the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCTA) over the ban on Okada (commercial motorcyclists) in some communities. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the ban…

A city in China has been forced to ban its residents from eating dog, snake, frog, turtle and cat meat due to the coronavirus pandemic. Animal activists have demanded the Chinese government prohibit the consumption of pets for years, and…

Osun State Government has announced a ban on public gatherings consisting of 50 people or more due to the deadly coronavirus pandemic.According to a statement signed by Ismail Omipidan, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Gboyega…

Commercial tricycle and motorcycle operators and commuters in Lagos on Monday appealed to the state government to reconsider the ban on “Keke” and “Okada” on major highways and bridges.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…

The First Lady of Ekiti State, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, has urged the Federal Government to ban imported ‘Aso-Oke’ fabric and revive the nation’s textile industry to boost sustainable economic growth.Fayemi made the call during the 2019…

Australian Tennis Player, Nick Kyrgios who smashed two racquets in obvious annoyance at his Cincinnati Masters defeat by Karen Khachanov, has been fined $25,000 and given a 16-week-ban subject to a 6months probationary period for his…

Agricultural stakeholders and agribusiness experts say the presidential directive for the restriction of foreign exchange for food importation “is made out of frustration’’ but call for caution by Federal Government.They said…

The Soil Science Society of Nigeria (SSSN) says Federal Government outright banning of food importation will lead to inflation and further impoverish the masses.Prof. Bashir Raji, the President of the society said this while reacting to…

Members of the recently proscribed group, The Islamic Movement in Nigeria, through one of their secretaries, have vowed not to obey the proscription order as no court had the right to ban a religious group.The proscription had been…

Facebook Inc. said on Friday it would no longer allow pre-installation of its WhatsApp, Instagram and other apps on new Huawei phones.Facebook told Reuters in San Francisco that customers who already had Huawei phones would still be…

Chinese Government on Thursday, said it had lodged “solemn” protests with the U.S. over the “bullying’’ of technology giant, Huawei.According to Spokesman of the Commerce Ministry, Gao Feng, the best response to the U.S. bullying is…

Oden Charles Mbaga, a referee affiliated to the Tanzanian federation, has been banned from football for life for accepting bribes, world governing body FIFA said on Tuesday.The adjudicatory chamber of FIFA’s Ethics Committee found Mbaga…

The Presidential candidate for the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said that the USA is backing his Presidential bid.The former Vice-President was finally allowed back unto American soil after 13 years and he…

The president of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has refuted claims that he has been banned from travelling by president Mohammadu Buhari. He also decried the claim that the president has ordered his prosecution.In a…

The U.S. government has agreed to let eight countries, including close allies South Korea and Japan, as well as India, keep buying Iranian oil after it reimposes sanctions on Tehran from next week, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing a…

World Cup Winner, Kylian Mbappe has been hit with a 3-match ban by the French Football Federation over his reaction in PSG's last game.The teenager who also scored in that game, received his marching orders after he pushed Nantes' Teji…

A radio station in Jos was fined a N100,000 for playing Falz's hit song 'This is Nigeria' on their station after the NBC deemed that the lyrics were 'vulgar'The NBC in a letter to the radio station noted that the lines of the song that…