President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, on Saturday, voluntarily slashed his salary by 40 per cent. Boakai, who was quoted in a statement published on Liberia’s government website on Saturday, said this move was “aimed at setting a precedent for responsible governance and nation-building.” This is coming days after some lawmakers arrived at the parliament in tricycles…
The management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has confirmed the tragic death of a first-year student of the institution whose lifeless body was found in a drainage on Friday, July 5. The deceased, who was identified as Favour Okenyi, from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, was found dead in a drainage near…
Senegalese President and West Africa’s ECOWAS “facilitator” Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday called for dialogue and peaceful reconciliation with three countries that recently split from the bloc. The military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso broke away from the Economic Community of West African States earlier this year and formed a confederation of their…
–Sells at N1,300 per litre in black market FIVE days into the ongoing acute petrol scarcity in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, the NNPC Limited, on Monday, attributed the supply shortage to logistics challenges and flooding in the coastal part of the country. Queues had resurfaced at filling stations in Abuja and its environs last…
Former Liverpool FC midfielder Thiago Alcantara has announced his retirement from professional football. The decision marks the end of a distinguished career filled with numerous accolades and memorable moments. Thiago’s journey in football began in the youth ranks of Barcelona, where he first broke into the senior team during the 2010-11 season, a campaign that…
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has issued an Exparte Order of Interim Injunction barring the Chief Judge of the State and the Clerk of the State House of Assembly from dealing with the Martins Amaewhule’s led State Assembly. The order issued by Justice Jumbo Stephen also prevented the duo from dealing…
If you, a man, were bitten by a snake as you slept, what would your first reaction be? To scream? Dive out of bed? Run? Santosh Lohar had a different reaction and bit the snake to death in retaliation. The 35-year-old from Panduka, Kharkhand in India, had been sleeping when the reptile attacked him. This…
In commemoration of Hijrah 1446 AH, the First Lady of Osun state, Titilola Adeleke on Monday felicitate with Muslim faithfuls across the globe and Osun state especially, on the start of New Islamic Lunar Calendar. This was contained in her congratulatory message on Muharram 1st signalling the start of a fresh Hijrah 1446 calendar. She…
The Honourable Nasir Isa-Kwarra, Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), emphasised the urgency for Nigeria to conduct its National Population and Housing Census to align with the 2020 round of censuses. Speaking at the NPC headquarters in Abuja during the 2024 World Population Day commemoration themed ‘Embracing the Power of Inclusive Data Towards a…
A man has climbed a 120ft mast in Abuja to protest against the socio-economic hardship in the country. The yet-to-be-identified man climbed the broadcast tower belonging to a media house in the Kamtape Hill area of Abuja on Monday. He called on Nigerians to join him in the protest over the hardship in the country….
