Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has increased the minimum wage of workers in the state civil service to N70,000, beginning from May 1, 2024. Obaseki disclosed this on Monday at the commissioning of the Labour House, built for the organized labour in the state. The house was named after a former governor of the state,…
Former Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur manager Andre Villas-Boas has been elected president of Portuguese football giants FC Porto, ending the 42-year reign of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa. Villas-Boas, 46, obtained 21,489 votes, to just 5,224 for his 86-year-old rival, who had won his previous 15 successive elections to head ‘The Dragons’. Villas-Boas enjoyed his…
The Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has refuted claims that he has a hand in the impeachment of the state’s former Deputy Governor, Phillip Shaibu. Ighodalo who denied the allegation said it was cooked up to tarnish his reputation. This was contained in a statement by his media team on…
Defending champion and World number three, Carlos Alcaraz reached the last 16 of the Madrid Open after defeating Thiago Seyboth Wild in two straight sets 6-3 6-3. The win continues Alcaraz’s dominance at the event, which he won in 2022 and 2023. The Spaniard was again sporting a compression sleeve on his right arm following…
Chelsea defender Thiago Silva will leave the club at the end of the season. The Brazilian, who joined the Blues on a free transfer from Paris St-Germain in 2020, has made 151 appearances for the Blues. He has won three trophies in that time, including the 2020-21 Champions League. Silva says his love for the…
Former Governor of Imo State, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, who recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has visited Governor Alex Otti of Abia State. Ihedioha was spotted at the Nvosi, Isiala Ngwa South residence of Governor Otti on Sunday. Gov. Otti is the only Labour Party Governor in the South East and country as well….
Popular dancehall singer and a former member of the defunct Plantashun Boiz group, Ahmedu Augustine Obiabo aka Blackface, has stated that he does not see the possibility of the group reuniting. The Plantashun Boiz group, which included Blackface, 2Face and Faze, was dominant in the Nigerian music scene from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s….
Many people are believed to have been killed in Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State after an attack by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The attack, which occurred late Sunday evening, claimed some lives, with many others critically injured. Sources disclosed that the herders attacked mourners at Ugwuijoro Nimbo community, leaving behind tears…
England may have no Premier League clubs left in the Champions League but two of the country’s biggest stars will go head to head for a place in the competition’s final. Three Lions captain Harry Kane has been prolific for Bayern Munich despite the German giants failing to win the Bundesliga for the first time…
The Military rulers in Burkina Faso have suspended more international media outlets over their coverage of a report accusing the country’s army of killing civilians. The military government has now banned the French network TV-Cinq and the websites of Le Monde and the Guardian, as well as the German broadcaster, Deutsche Welle. The suspension comes…
