Author: Akintayo Adams

Julen Lopetegui has been appointed the new West Ham head coach. Lopetegui takes over from David Moyes, who left his position at the London Stadium “by mutual consent” after his contract ended at the conclusion of the Premier League season. “I feel that we have a fantastic platform,” Lopetegui said. “I think the last few years have been very good years to have this base, of course, but my ambition as a coach is always to be better and better, to achieve more and bigger aims and to encourage and improve the players, the team, and to compete because football…

The Kano state house of assembly has passed Kano emirates council law (repeal bill) 2024 after passing the 3rd reading. The law has overturned the establishment of 5 new Emirates in the state which were created during the tenure of Former Governor Umar Abdullah Ganduje. All offices created under the repealed law have been abolished by the new bill. Additionally, all district heads promoted or appointed under the repealed law must return to their previous positions. The Kano State Emirates Council (Amendment Number 2) Law, 2024, was introduced by the Majority Leader and representative of the Dala Constituency, Lawan Hussaini…

Organized Labour, under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have dismissed the Federal government’s fresh ₦57,000 minimum wage offer. This was at the end of the meeting adjourned from Tuesday to Wednesday. Reports indicated that organized labor saw reasons for lowering their demand for a minimum wage to ₦497,000 from ₦615,000. On Tuesday, the Federal Government proposed a minimum wage of ₦54,000 to organized labor. Last week, it had proposed ₦48,000, which led Nigerian workers to stage a walkout. In an interview on Tuesday with Channels Television Politics Today, NLC president Joe…

Former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has vowed to contest for the post of the President in 2027. He pledged to give it a try as long as he is healthy. He made the disclosure during an interview on the Hausa service of the Voice of America in Abuja. “Of course, I will keep contesting again and again as long as I am alive and healthy,” Atiku responded when asked if he will contest again. “Even the former US President Abraham Lincoln contested seven times before…

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State said the payment of ₦30,000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state will commence in June. He made this known through a statement by his spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris during a meeting with the leadership of the Zamfara State chapter of the Labour Union in Gusau, the state capital on Wednesday. “The Zamfara State government will start paying a minimum wage of ₦30,000 instead of ₦7,000 effective June this year,” the statement read. According to the statement, the implementation of the ₦30,000 minimum wage is aimed at motivating Zamfara workers. He noted various…

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman will undergo treatment for a lung inflammation, as reported by the official Saudi Press Agency on Sunday. He was taken for a medical evaluation at the Royal Clinic in the al-Salam Palace in Jeddah due to a high temperature and joint pain, where the medical team diagnosed the inflammation, SPA added. The medical team has recommended a therapy program that includes antibiotics. King Salman, 88, was last admitted to the hospital in April. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

Nigeria’s inflation rate increased to 33.69% in April 2024, up from 33.20% in March 2024. This information comes from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Wednesday. “In April 2024, the headline inflation rate increased to 33.69% relative to the March 2024 head line inflation rate which was 33.20%,” the Bureau said in its report. The April 2024 headline inflation rate showed an increase of 0.49 percentage points compared to the March 2024 rate. “On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate was 11.47% points higher compared to the rate recorded in April 2023,…

The Government of Edo State, through Godwin Obaseki, the Governor has approved a new minimum wage of ₦70,000 for civil servants in the state. While launching the new Labour House in Edo state on Monday, the governor made this revelation. Obaseki named the Labour House after Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north who was also his predecessor as governor of Edo. He says that on May 1st, 2024, the new wage will take effect. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

Oluwafemi Tijion Esho, a Nigerian cosmetic surgeon in UK has lost his license for harassing a patient in a sexual manner. Esho offered a female patient Botox injections in exchange for sex. Celebrity TV cosmetic surgeon Esho acknowledged having an inappropriate emotional attachment with the lady with whom he had sent “inappropriate” sexual messages on Instagram. According to the Daily Mail, the 42-year-old physician testified before a medical tribunal that he never had intercourse with the patient, an OnlyFans model. Nonetheless, an MPTS panel convening in Manchester concluded that Esho did engage in sexual activity with the patient at his…

Dr Cosmos Ndukwe, a presidential aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023 has formally denounced his membership of the party. This is contained in a letter written by the former Deputy Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, to the Chairman of his Item C Ward in Bende Local Government Area, and copied to the State Chairman of the party, Hon. Asiforo Okere; and the Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, respectively. “Personal reasons, current commitments and aspirations” were cited by him as the reasons to quit being a member of the party. “Good morning friends and…