17 out of 25 lawmakers of the Cross River State House of Assembly have impeached the Speaker, Elvert Ayambem today Wednesday. The impeachment follows a vote of no confidence on the flood of the Assembly. Effiong Ekarika representing Calabar South 1 moved the motion, and this was supported by Omang Omang of Bekwara state constituency….
A new trend has swept across Nigeria in recent days, with people of all ages tapping on their phone screens in pursuit of financial gain. Tapswap, a popular clicker app, has taken the country by storm as users tap repeatedly on the icon in the centre of the Telegram Tapswap bot screen to mine coins….
A group of Nigerian students have been thrown off university courses and ordered to leave the United Kingdom after they struggled to pay tuition fees on time. The Teesside University students have said the devaluation of the naira has made it difficult for them to pay their tuition fees, leading to a breach of visa…
… talks adjourned till Wednesday Meeting on the ongoing negotiations on new minimum wage has been adjourned till Wednesday after the organised labour rejected the new N54,000 minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government, a highly reliable source who attended the meeting told our correspondent on Wednesday. The Federal Government upped its offer from its…
When police officers arrested Ibukun Ajigbotesho inside his aunt’s apartment in January 2020, he was confident he would be back home for dinner because he had done nothing wrong. The 27-year-old ended up inside a courtroom where his three-year hell in Nigeria’s criminal justice system took a surprising turn. Data compiled by the Nigerian Correctional…
Following the walkout by the Organised Labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress during the last meeting with the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage following the proposed N48,000 as minimum wage by the Federal Government, our correspondent learned that the government has now upped it to N54,000. A highly reliable…
Tabriz city Iran has been inundated with millions of Iranians gathering for the funeral of President Ebrahim Raisi. An Iranian attorney, known as Saif Ullah Khan shared videos and photos from the funeral on his X.com handle on Tuesday. The Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, died in a helicopter crash which also claimed the lives of…
A Nigerian lady, Helen Williams, has achieved a remarkable feat by setting a new Guinness World Record for creating the “widest wig.” According to the Guinness World Record on Monday, Williams crafted an hairpiece that measures 3.65 meters (11 feet 11 inches) wide and trails all the way to the floor, equivalent in length to…
Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to set a Euro record after he was named in Portugal’s 26-man 2024 squad, unveiled on Tuesday by coach Roberto Martinez. The 39-year-old, five-time Ballon d’Or winner will be appearing in his 11th major international tournament. He played his first at Euro 2004 and will be making a record sixth appearance…
One of the military personnel keeping watch at the popular phone market, Banex Plaza, in the Wuse 2 area of the Federal Capital Territory, has slapped a lady into a coma. Banex Plaza has been shut down for the fourth day following a free-for-all fight between traders and some soldiers on Saturday. Our correspondent gathered…
