Jose Mourinho risks angering Barcelona fans with his latest comments about Nico WilliamsWilliams was a transfer target for Barca in the summer but ended up staying with Athletic Bilbao despite the club’s overturesHowever, the ‘Special One’, who now manages Turkish giants Fenerbahçe, urged the Euro 2024 winner not to join Barca Jose Mourinho, now at … Read more
Members of the Southern Caucus in the House of Representatives have expressed their support for President Bola Tinubu’s tax reform bills, describing them as a necessary step towards improving Nigeria’s tax system. The lawmakers made this known on Tuesday after a meeting at the residence of the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, in Abuja. Speaking on … Read more
Civil society groups, Network of Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria (NOCSON) and the Ijaw Youth Forum on Tuesday demanded the immediate release of human rights lawyer, Mr Dele Farotimi. Farotimi was arrested by operatives of the Ekiti State Police Command in Lagos State, following a petition alleging criminal defamation by an elder statesman and senior … Read more
New York accuses PepsiCo of harming the public and failing to warn consumers of the health and environmental threats posed by its packaging. Photo: JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP/FileSource: AFP New York state this week appealed the dismissal of a pollution lawsuit against soda giant PepsiCo, accusing its single-use plastic … Read more
Mikel Arteta has dismissed talks that Gabriel Jesus will head back to Brazil in the January transfer window. Jesus has struggled to replicate his form in his first season for the Gunners. The former Manchester City Star has managed just one goal this season which was in the Carabao Cup against Preston. The last time … Read more
The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has distanced his administration from plans to negotiate with bandits in the state. Lawal, while speaking on Channels TV, on Tuesday, also said contrary to media reports, people were not abducted by bandits in the Maradun Local Government Area of the state. There had been reports claiming that … Read more
The Governing Council of Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) has appointed Mrs Badejo Afolabi as the substantive Registrar of the institution. It also appointed Mr Dada Olusola as its substantive Bursar. The institution made this known in a statement signed by Dr Emmanuel Akinwale, the acting Registrar of Yabatech, on Tuesday in Lagos. Akinwale said … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of new nominees to fill positions in the SEDC and NWDC to the Senate for screening and confirmationThe names of the nominees were read on the floor of the Senate during plenary on Monday, December 10Tinubu sent names of nominees, which included chairpersons, executive directors, managing directors/chief executive … Read more
The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, on Tuesday, said some states that are less financially buoyant may not survive if the tax reform bills before the National Assembly are passed and signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. Lawal while speaking on Channels TV said, “Some states may not be able to survive so … Read more
A magistrate’s court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, on Tuesday, refused the bail application of human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi, and ordered that he be remanded in the Correctional Centre. Recall that the defendant was on Monday granted bail in another case of cyberbullying and defamation before a Federal High Court sitting in … Read more