No fewer than 5,000 federal civil servants who have discrepancies in their dates of first appointment and dates of birth may not receive their December salary. This statement was made by National President, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, Tommy Okon. Okon, however, stated that the union was working with the Head of the…
The National Working Committee of the ruling APC, led by Abdullahi Ganduje, has dissolved the state executive of the party in Rivers state andvinaugurated a caretaker committee to supervise the conduct of a congress to choose new excos. The caretaker committee will have Chief Tony Okocha as chairman and Eric Nwibani as Secretary Two months…
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, has released a new posting for judges in various divisions across the country. This follows the appointment of 23 new judges recently Justice Tsoho, in a statement by the FHC’s Assistant Director of Information, Dr Catherine Oby-Christopher, directed the affected judges to report…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Members of Parliament, under the platform “Concerned Parliamentarians”, have appealed to the heads of state and government in the region to lift the sanctions imposed on the Niger Republic. They made the call on Wednesday at a press briefing at the opening of the 2023 Second Ordinary…
Basket baller LeBron James has made history by becoming the first player to score 39,000 points in the NBA as the LA Lakers beat the Utah Jazz in the in-season tournament. Needing five points, he scored 17 in a 131-99 victory in Los Angeles that secured a quarter-final place. The 38 year old, surpassed Lakers…
Injury plaque Manchester United will have something to cheer about –the return of defender Luke Shaw to training after three months out with a muscle injury. The 28 year old England international, has made just two appearances this season before sustaining the injury in late August. Fellow left-back Tyrell Malacia has also been suffering from…
Harry Maguire bore the brunt of comments in Ghanaian parliament during a tough period for Manchester United but the England international has now earned an apology Hag gets star makes unexpected return to training Ghanaian Lawmaker Isaac Adongo has offered Harry Maguire an apology, 11 months after mocking the Manchester United defender during a parliamentary…
The agreement reach between Israel and Hamas for a pause in fighting will begin on Thursday The four-day pause in fighting will enable both states begin a prisoner swap Israel has not yet commented on when the pause will begin, but Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said he expected the first hostages to be received on…
The House of Representatives has raised an alarm over the Remita platform through which the Treasury Single Account of the Federal Government is operated. Through a motion by Jeremiah Umaru, the lower chamber said trillions of naira had been passed through the Remita platform and that the funds were unaccounted for due to the proliferation…
There seems to be confusion in Kano State following the emergence of a Certified True Copy of the Court of Appeal judgment on the state gvernorship election. While the widely reported verdict of the court last Friday indicated that the appellate court upheld the decision of the petition tribunal sacking Governor Abba Yusuf, the state…
