Al Ittihad have sacked former Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno Espirito Santo, the Saudi champions said, following a poor run of results under the Portuguese coach. Nuno was under pressure because of their struggles in the Saudi Pro League, and the club brought down the axe following a 2-0 defeat to Air Force Club of Iraq […]
•PM Rishi Sunak Possessing laughing gas to get a psychoactive high became illegal in Britain on Wednesday, with serial offenders facing up to two years in prison and dealers up to 14 years. The sale of small canisters of nitrous oxide has proliferated in recent decades, as young people in particular inhale the drug recreationally […]
•Meta (formerly Facebook) and Google Big tech companies, including Facebook-owner Meta and Google, said yesterday they would team up in a new program to fight online child sexual abuse or exploitation. Child victims of abuse online are a hot-button issue for regulators and tech companies are eager to show they are taking adequate measures to [...
A yet-to-be-identified middle-aged man was feared dead, yesterday, while five others sustained various degrees of injuries when irate youths went on a rampage at Iyiowa-Odekpe Community, in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State, triggered by last Monday’s Iyiowa-Odekpe landlords’ association election. At press time, no fewer than 30 ve...
•Unilag The Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities have described the plan by the federal government to automatically deduct 40 per cent from the Internally Generated Revenue of universities in the country as an attack on the university system. The FG, in a letter dated October 17, [...
•Governors Forum In clear disregard of constitutional provisions, at least 31 governors are yet to concede financial autonomy to the legislative arm of government in their states. Findings show that Houses of Assembly in only five states – Lagos, Delta, Plateau, Oyo, and Nasarawa – currently enjoy a semblance of full financial independence, re...
•IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed three Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIGs) to oversee security arrangements for Saturday’s governoship election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said this at a media briefing in Abuja. The DIG...
•Nigerian Senate As the public continues to frown at the enormous powers granted state Governors in matters relating to land, an appeal has gone to the National Assembly to as a matter of urgency; reconsider expunging the power given to state governors in assenting to title deeds before they become legal documents. Mr.Adedayo Adedoyin, a [&hel...
•Tunji Ojo The federal government has stepped up efforts at enhancing Passports processing. It unveiled e-Passport facilities at some designated Nigerian Embassies in Europe, reports The Nation. Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo inaugurated the facilities at the Nigerian Embassy in Rome yesterday. The minister emphasized the commitment of P...
•Osifo (l) and a brutalised Ajaero (r) The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, has said that his colleague in the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, was not in Imo State on November 1, 2023 for politics but to fight for the rights of aggrieved workers in the state. Osifo, who […]