Month: September 2022

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Background

National

Power Holding Company of Nigeria Plans to Embark on Another Nationwide Strike.

Indications have emerged of another planned nationwide strike by electricity workers in the country over the alleged unwillingness of the government to resolve issues of unpaid entitlements to former workers of the defunct Power Holding Company of Nigeria PHCN. It was gathered that some government agencies, including the anti-graft bodies, are allegedly harassing labor leaders in the sector over the agreements reached with the government during the privatization of the […]

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National

Federal Government Suspends Proposed Tax on Phone Calls and Data.

The Federal Government has suspended the introduction of a five percent excise duty in the digital economy sector, which was earlier proposed by the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who disclosed this in Abuja during the inauguration of a committee that would review the policy, said he personally rejected the policy and advised President Muhammadu Buhari against it in view of […]

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Entertainment

Giddyfia, Diana and Deji evicted from BBNaija Season 7

Three housemates were yesterday evicted from the seventh Big Brother Naija reality show, with an exhilarating live eviction show, filled with twists and tension as all Level Up Housemates were up for possible evictions. After days in the House, Deji and Diana were evicted, making them the 9th and 10th housemates to be evicted from the Level Up game. Deji entered the house alongside Modella as a fake housemate to level things up in the […]

todaySeptember 5, 2022 63 1

Entertainment

Wizkid Dominates 2022 Headies Awards.

Wizkid’s global hit song Essence featuring Tems off his Made In Lagos album has won three awards at the 2022 Headies Awards including for Song of the Year, hosted by Emmy-nominated actor Anthony Anderson and Award-winning Nigerian actress Osas Ighadoro in Atlanta. Essence which was nominated for two categories at the 64th Grammy event also won Best R&B Single and Collaboration of the Year. Made in Lagos also won the Album of the […]

todaySeptember 5, 2022 72 1

Sports

PGMOL admits VAR decisions at Chelsea & Newcastle were inaccurate

Referees' body Professional Game Match Officials Limited PGMOL has effectively accepted controversial Video Assistant Referee VAR decisions made at Chelsea and Newcastle were wrong and will fully co-operate with a Premier League review of the incidents. The decisions denied Newcastle United and West Ham goals against Crystal Palace and Chelsea, respectively, after both teams thought they had scored, with the goals confirmed by the on-pitch referee only to be discredited […]

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Sports

Nick Kyrgios Beats US Open Defending Champion To Reach Quarter-Final.

Nick Kyrgios has ended Daniil Medvedev's defence of the Us Open title as he earned an enthralling four-set win on an entertaining night in New York. The 27-year-old controversial Australian demonstrated all of his shot-making and possibility for creating drama in a 7-6 3-6 6-3 6-2 win in the last 16, with Medvedev to lose his ranking as world number one after the defeat. Wimbledon runner-up Kyrgios goes on to […]

todaySeptember 5, 2022 47

Foreign

Not less than 10 people have been killed in a stabbing rampage in Canada’s central Saskatchewan province.

Not less than 10 people have been killed and another 15 injured in a stabbing rampage in Canada's central Saskatchewan province. Police said the victims were found in 13 different locations, including in the James Smith Cree Nation and nearby Weldon. Two suspects, 31-year-old Damien Sanderson, and 30-year-old Myles Sanderson are on the run and considered armed and dangerous. Residents have been told to shelter in place, as a massive […]

todaySeptember 5, 2022 28

Security

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted 32 travellers in Ondo State

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted 32 travellers around IFON in the OSE Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victims were said to be returning from a burial ceremony in Edo State on Saturday when the incident happened, and it is not yet confirmed whether the kidnappers have reached out to the families of the victims for payment of ransom to secure their release. The Public Relations Officer […]

todaySeptember 5, 2022 28

Education

Parents Teachers Association Call For Improved Security Of School Students.

The National President of the Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria PTAN, Haruna Danjuma has advised the federal and state governments to draft security agencies to strategic locations as schools across the nation prepare to resume today. Danjuma in a statement said the call became necessary because kidnapping, banditry, and terrorism still persist and schools are still soft targets of attacks in the country, adding that it’s the responsibility of the […]

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