The Federal Government plans to spend N2.3 billion on the upkeep of former Presidents, Heads of States, Vice Presidents and Chiefs of General Staff in 2020. The 2020 Appropriation Bill, which President Muhammadu Buhari presented to the National Assembly last week, indicated that N2.3bn would be expended on the ex-leaders’ entitlements. The Remuneration of former […]
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Workers in Osun State have announced plans to join the proposed nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Mr Jacob Adekomi, the Chairman of the state chapter of the NLC made this disclosure on Monday. Adekomi said he had received the directive on the proposed strike by the national headquarters of the congress and […]
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The Bulgarian prime minister has called for the head of the country’s football association to resign after England players were racially abused in a European qualifier in Sofia on Monday. Boyko Borissov “strongly condemned” the behaviour, which included Nazi salutes and monkey chants. The match, which England won 6-0, was halted twice because of racist […]
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The Euro 2020 qualifier match between England and Bulgaria ended in a Six-nil victory scoreline for England without any contribution from the Chelsea duo of Tammy Abraham and Fikayo Tomori. Their Chelsea team-mate, Ross Barkley, did not only start the match but scored twice. He was substituted in the 73rd minute by yet another Chelsea […]
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Former Nigeria forward Victor Ikpeba has been left blown away by Rangers star Joe Aribo after he danced through the Brazil defence to score a wonderful individual goal during a friendly clash this week, speaking to Soccernet. “Credit to Aribo for the sublime goal he scored against the five-time World Champions,” said Ikpeba, a forward […]
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Kim Kardashian West recently had a disagreement with husband Kanye after her told her she dressed ‘too sexy.’ In this week’s episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, she and Kanye exchanged words over her Met Gala look from May. Kim turned heads in her skintight Thierry Mugler dress, which was a nod to Sophia […]
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Police in Katsina State rescued nearly 70 men and boys from a second purported Islamic school where they were shackled and subjected to “inhuman and degrading treatments.” The raid in Katsina, the northwestern home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, came less than a month after about 300 men and boys were freed from another supposed […]
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A US police officer who shot dead an African-American woman, Atatiana Jefferson, in her bedroom on Saturday has been held and charged with murder. Police in Forth Worth, Texas, wrote on Twitter that Aaron Dean was being held in the Tarrant County jail. On Monday police chief Ed Kraus told reporters Mr Dean had resigned […]
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Pharrell Williams says the controversy surrounding Blurred Lines made him realise some of his songs “catered” to a sexist culture. The singer says at first he didn’t understand why some people saw the lyrics as “rapey”. But he later realised that “there are men who use the same language when taking advantage of a woman”. […]
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England’s 6-0 win over Bulgaria was marred by racist abuse from sections of the home crowd at Stadion Vasil Levski. The fact that five of the goals were scored by black players could have added salt to the gaping injury of defeat inflicted on the Bulgarians. Marcus Rashford opened scoring in the 7th minute, the […]
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