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The National Assembly of Politicians
The immediate step the NASS can take is to reduce parliamentarian emoluments and allowances to legal and constitutional levels. The second, is to stop corruption-inducing programmes like ‘constituency projects’ and the tradition of budget padding which to me, is a crime. By the way, who says parliament should not be part-time as it is in…
Governor Obaseki applauded for changing face of sports, making history
THE Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has received commendation for raising the bar in sports development in the state, leading to the various laurels and successes recorded in the sports sector. The commendation, which came from the Edo State Sports Commission, is based on the recent triumph of the state’s women’s football team, Edo…
Former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson dies at 76
FORMER England, Cote d’Ivoire and Lazio manager Sven-Goran Eriksson is dead. Eriksson passed away today at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer. The England national team confirmed his death and paid a moving tribute to the late Swede. “We are deeply saddened that Sven-Goran Eriksson, who managed the England men’s senior team…
FG’s meeting with varsity lecturers over planned strike postponed
THE meeting between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), originally scheduled for today, has been postponed. ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, confirmed that the meeting will no longer take place, as announced by the Minister of Education on Friday. No reason was provided for the postponement, but the meeting is now…
SOKOTO: Bandits abduct over 150 in Gobir community
BANDITS have kidnapped over 150 people and stolen more than 1,000 cattle from several villages in the Gobir Emirate of Sokoto State. The incident occurred just days after the death of the Emir of Gobir, Alhaji Isa Muhammad Bawa, who was also the District Head of Gatawa. The Emir, along with his son and six…
Our policies will soon bring relief to Nigerians – Tinubu
PRESIDENT Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that his administration has been making tough decisions with the goal of improving life for Nigerians, and he assured that these policies will soon bring relief. The President also committed to upholding the rule of law, respecting the principles of separation of powers, and allowing dissenting opinions within the…
Brainjotter celebrates varsity graduation
SKIT maker, Chukwuebuka Emmanuel, aka Brain Jotter, marked his graduation from the University of Lagos with a grand and lively celebration. In a video shared on his Facebook page on Sunday, Brainjotter was seen wearing a signed white T-shirt and holding a bottle of champagne as he led the celebration, singing with enthusiasm. The skitmaker,…
DSS releases journalist Soyinka, seizes passport
THE Department of State Services (DSS) has freed a journalist, Adejuwon Soyinka, hours after he was picked up at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. s of the time of filing this report, the reason for Soyinka’s arrest early Sunday was unknown, as DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya had not responded to inquiries by one…
Resident doctors begin seven-day warning strike
THE National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has started a 7-day warning Strike across all of its centres nationwide. The resident doctors strike is to clamour for the release of its kidnapped member, Dr Ganiyat Popoola, who has been in captivity for over 8 months. NARD President, Dr Dele Abdullahi, who said this in a…
CAFWCL: Edo Queens stars dominate WAFU B Team of the Tournament
EDO Queens of Benin City not only won the WAFU Zone B qualifying tournament for the CAF Women’s Champions League in Cote d’Ivoire, they also dominated the official Team of the Tournament with some stellar individual performances. The Nigerian representatives produced almost half of the XI, with five of their players named in the team.…
CAF Champions League: Remo Stars knocked out by AS FAR
NIGERIAN representatives Remo Stars have crashed out of the CAF Champions League after a 2-0 defeat to AS FAR in Morocco tonight. The Nigeria Premier Football League runners-up were eliminated 3-2 on aggregate. Remo Stars had won the first leg of the qualifying round tie 2-1 in Ikenne last week and needed to avoid defeat…
Okonjo-Iweala calls on politicians to stop weaponising insecurity
THE Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has called on Nigerian politicians to cease using insecurity as a tool against their political opponents. She made this statement during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) today, held at the Eko Hotel & Suites…
FCT: Two officers killed, three injured as Shiites, police clash
TWO police officers have been killed, and three others are unconscious following a clash between police operatives and members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), commonly known as the Shiites, in the Wuse area of Abuja. The spokesperson for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident, which occurred…
LAGOS: Vietnam-bound businessman excretes 68 wraps of cocaine at airport
A businessman en route to Vietnam, Ibeanusi Nosike, excreted 68 wraps of cocaine after being apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. In a statement released today, NDLEA spokesperson Femi Babafemi revealed that Nosike was arrested while attempting to board an early morning flight…
Noni Madueke fires first EPL hat-trick as Chelsea thrash Wolves
NONI Madueke, the Englishman with Nigerian roots, scored a hat-trick today to steer Chelsea to a 6-2 English Premier League victory at Wolves. Incidentally, Madueke had annoyed Wolves fans with a social media post in which he criticised the city of Wolverhampton on the eve of the encounter. He quickly deleted the post but the…
Air France suspends Tel Aviv, Beirut flights over Israeli strikes
Air France is suspending flights to Tel Aviv and Beirut scheduled for Sunday and Monday after Israel launched air strikes into Lebanon, the airline said. “Flights today and tomorrow are suspended,” a spokesman for the French carrier said, adding that the suspension could be extended depending on the situation in the Middle East. Air France,…
The Thabo Mbeki Letters (Part 2): Mbeki, South Africa, and the Zimbabwean syndrome
Athol Fugard will be marveled that the same South Africa where blacks were generally disempowered from having access to decent job opportunities, a fate imposed by the white minority during the apartheid regime, is the place where black African leaders are now gaslit to embrace liberal values in order to accommodate disparate voices and give…
Telegram owner Pavel Durov arrested at French airport
Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov is expected to appear in court Sunday after being arrested by French police at an airport near Paris for alleged offences related to his popular messaging app, sources told AFP. The Franco-Russian billionaire, 39, was detained at Le Bourget airport north of the French capital on Saturday evening, one of…
Pope Francis prays for Mpox victims
Pope Francis on Sunday highlighted victims of the mpox virus in his weekly prayers and called on governments and the pharmaceutical industry to do more to get vaccines to the worst hit countries. “I pray for all the infected people, in particular the population of Democratic Republic of Congo, so affected, I express my closeness…
PAKISTAN: 34 dead in two bus accidents
At least 34 people were killed in two separate bus accidents in Pakistan on Sunday, including 12 pilgrims who had been trying to reach Iran, rescue officials said. At least 22 people were killed when the bus they were travelling in plunged into a ravine near the town of Azad Pattan on the border between…