How a Gaza protest at Indiana University became a battle for free speech
Tension built over days at UCLA between protest groups
EPL: Pochettino confirms players to miss Chelsea’s clash with Tottenham
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed the players that will miss his side’s Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford on Thursday. Pochettino has been without several first-team players in recent weeks. The likes of Raheem Sterling, Enzo Fernandez, Reece James and Ben Chilwell are sidelined with injury issues. Speaking at his pre-match press […]
EPL: A team of fat players — Clichy reveals what Guardiola told Man City squad
Ex-Manchester City defender Gael Clichy has revealed some of the first words Pep Guardiola told the squad when he was appointed in 2016. Clichy was playing for the Etihad club at the time, having joined from Arsenal. According to him, Guardiola quickly made it clear that things were going to change. Guardiola called that a […]
Death toll rises to 17 in Enugu-Nsukka lone accident – FRSC
‘We didn’t allocate N5bn for daycare centre’ – Ondo Govt
Following the outcry that greeted the allocation of N5 billion for the renovation of a daycare in the 2024 budget of Ondo State, the state government has described the development as an error. The Ondo State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Emmanuel Igbasan, who blamed the printer of the document for the error, stated […]
Colombia to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over Gaza war, Petro says
Delta workers boo Governor Oborevwori over minimum wage
Delta State workers on Wednesday booed Governor Sheriff Oborevwori over his inability to make a policy statement on minimum wage. The workers who were desperately expecting the governor to announce a new minimum wage got aggrieved when the governor finished his address without referring to the new minimum wage. While the workers interrupted the governor […]
35% salary increase not minimum wage — Labour
The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, ASCSN, has clarified that the 25 per cent and 35 per cent increase in workers’ salaries announced by the federal government is not the minimum wage. The president of the association, Mr Tommy Okon, clarified while fielding questions from newsmen on Wednesday in Abuja. Okon, who is […]
Forex crisis: Fix Customs exchange rate at N1000 per dollar – CPPE
The Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise, CPPE, has asked the Nigerian federal government to fix customs duty exchange at N1000 per dollar amid fluctuations of the naira against the dollar at the exchange market. Dr Muda Yusuf, the Director of CPPE, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday due to frequent customs exchange […]