UK APPROVES SWEEPING LAW TO BAN CIGARETTE SALES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. (PHOTO).
UK approves sweeping law to ban cigarette sales for future generations The United Kingdom has taken a major step toward eliminating smoking among future generations after lawmakers approved sweeping legislation that bans the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2009. The measure, one of the most aggressive anti-tobacco efforts globally, ensures that today’s children will never be legally sold cigarettes. It also outlaws the sale and supply of herbal smoking products and cigarette papers to the same age group, while introducing a nationwide ban on snus, an oral tobacco product. The law establishes strict enforcement measures, including fines for retailers who fail to verify ages and harsher penalties for repeat violations, with courts given the authority to suspend businesses from selling tobacco or vaping products for up to a year. The legislation significantly expands government oversight of vaping, granting officials the power to...
According to the Federal Road Safety Corps {FRSC} who said yesterday that they arrested 25 traffic offenders during on-hour special operation titled ''Operation Good Morning Uyo'' in Uyo,the Akwa Ibom State capital.The state's sector commander,Mrs Cecilia Alao,in an interview with reporters in Uyo,said the operation was meant to apprehend driver's licence violators and those driving under the influence of drugs alcohol.She said ''The operation 'Good Morning Uyo,is aimed at bringing sanity into motorists using our roads.Within one hour today,we made 25 arrests.out of which 11 people were arrested for driver's license violation,and out of this number four had fake driver's license.The rest of the 14 offenders were arrested for not using their seat-belts while driving.The operation is to make sure that drivers basically on the wheels are licensed to drive and we are saying that if people must be licensed to drive they should go through the normal process and obtain valid driver's license.The command has concluded arrangement to move road marshals under our command to churches and mosques to sensitise Akwa Ibom people on safety measures during this raining season''.We are also advising people,that this is raining season,we must take proper care of our vehicles.We do not need to over speed during this period of raining season.Your wipers and tyres must be good so that you can drive safely to your destination''.One more photo below.
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