A painting by the artist considered to be the father of Nigerian modernism has been bought for $1.4m at an auction in London after the owners googled the artist’s signature. Ben Enwonwu’s “Christine”, painted in 1971 in Lagos, Nigeria, had been in the home of the family of the sitter since then, auction house Sotheby’s […]
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The Federal Government and Organised Labour again failed to reach an agreement on the full implementation of the new minimum wage after it resumed negotiations on the consequential adjustment of salaries for workers on Thursday. After about eight hours meeting that began at 5pm and ended at 2am on Thursday, Minister of Labour and Employment, […]
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Boris Johnson has suffered a blow to his proposed Brexit deal as the Democratic Unionist Party said it cannot support plans “as things stand”. The support of the DUP is seen as crucial if the prime minister is to win Parliament’s approval for the deal in time for his 31 October deadline. The DUP said […]
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Sky Sports pundits Charlie Nicholas and Matt Le Tissier have backed Tammy Abraham as the Premier League’s player of the season so far while Phil Thompson has named the Chelsea striker as his biggest surprise, the Sporting Life reports. Asked to name the player who has impressed him most in the first two months of […]
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MP Louise Ellman has quit the Labour Party, saying Jeremy Corbyn is “not fit” to become prime minister. The Liverpool Riverside MP said in a letter she had been “deeply troubled” by the “growth of anti-Semitism” in Labour in recent years. Mrs Ellman, who is Jewish, has been a party member for 55 years but […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a directive for ministers, directors-general and other top government officials to submit travel plans for clearance. Mr Willie Bassey, the Director of Information to Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, announced this in a statement yesterday. Bassey stressed that henceforth, “travel days will no longer attract […]
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The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has set up a task force to handle sexual harassment issues. A statement by the university’s Principal Assistant Registrar (Communication Unit), Mrs Taiwo Oloyede, noted that the task force would examine the adequacy of the institution’s sexual harassment policy, manage complaints, and recommend sanctions. The statement reads: “The Management of […]
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Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been ruled out of Sunday’s Premier League meeting with leaders Liverpool at Old Trafford. The French international, 26, is suffering from a foot injury that has limited him to two appearances since the end of August. United are two points clear of the relegation zone while Liverpool have an […]
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Boxer Patrick Day has died aged 27 – four days after suffering a brain injury in a fight against Charles Conwell. The American was put into a coma on Saturday after he was knocked out in the 10th round of his super welterweight bout in Chicago. Promoter Lou DiBella confirmed Day had died on Wednesday […]
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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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