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A member of Parliament in the United Kingdom, Gavin Williamson has resigned as a government minister after allegations of bullying, saying he aims to clear himself of "any wrongdoing”. The MP had been accused of sending abusive messages to a fellow Tory MP last month and of bullying a senior civil servant as defence secretary. Sir Gavin said he "refuted" how his conduct had been characterized, adding that the claims […]
Four persons are feared dead following an explosion at the Chemical Market in Onitsha Local Government Area of Anambra State yesterday. Twelve persons were also said to have sustained various degrees of injury, with goods and properties worth millions of naira destroyed during the inferno. Reports say a stampede ensued at the market as traders fled to safety, after the explosion occurred at about 12:45 in the afternoon. According to […]
The coordinator of lead network, Chukwuma Okenwa, says the issues between the federal government and the academic staff union of universities, ASUU, has continued to linger around because it was not resolved on a round table of dialogue, as ASUU was forced back into the classroom by the court. Okenwa, who featured on Urban Radio’s Breakfast Programme, The Parliament, added that, if the strike action had continued, the government […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State yesterday constituted its State Campaign Council ahead of the 2023 election. The Director-General (DG) of the State PDP Campaign Organization for the 2023 general elections, Ikeje Asogwa who disclosed this at a press briefing at the campaign headquarters in Enugu, said the party constituted 1,795 people into various committees for the purpose of the campaign. On the composition of the State Campaign […]
An FCT High Court has convicted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, for contempt of court. The conviction came following the failure of the EFCC to comply with a court order asking it to return a Range Rover and the sum of N40 million to the applicant in a suit. In her ruling, Justice Chizoba Oji held that the anti-crime Commission boss has committed […]
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, yesterday asked the Federal Government to stop provoking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities in a dispute over wages. Falana, who spoke to newsmen, said the lecturers should be paid their full salaries for months they were on a strike action. The academics called off their eight-month strike on October 14 after the National Industrial Court ordered the lecturers to resume […]
The United Kingdom has announced an investment of £95million on climate resilient and sustainable agriculture in Nigeria. UK Foreign Secretary, James Cleverly, who made the pledge at the Conference of Parties (COP) 27 on Climate Change in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, said the intervention will enhance output, adapt and build resilience, as well as protect and restore nature. Cleverly explained that the programme will help address key barriers to sustainable […]
Nigerian megastar, Wizkid has revealed the track list for his upcoming album 'More Love, Less Ego'. Wizkid who revealed the track list for his next album on his twitter account, announced that 'More Love, Less Ego' which is set to be his 5th full-length album, is scheduled to be released on November 11th. The track list revealed the album will have 13 songs with guest appearances from multiple artists, such as British rapper, Skepta who appears […]
A United States court in Los Angeles, California, has sentenced international fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi to over 11 years imprisonment in federal prison. The US District Judge, Otis D. Wright Ii said 40-year-old Hushpuppi conspired to launder tens of millions of dollars through online scams and flaunted his luxurious, crime-funded lifestyle on social media and ordered Hushpuppi to pay 1.7 million dollars in restitution to two […]
