Senate Committee on Health has faulted the conversion of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 to a Presidential Steering Committee by the Federal Government without consultation with the National Assembly. This came as the committee expressed surprise that the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) embarked on their proposed strike…
DMX manager, Steve Rifkind, has debunked rumour of the rapper’s death. DMX, he said, is on life support but not dead. He spoke amid the death rumour of the rapper which started trending on social media from Thursday night. According to him: “Everybody, please stop with posting these rumors, DMX…
One person was killed and at least five wounded in a shooting at a business in Texas Thursday, just hours after US President Joe Biden called gun violence an “epidemic” and unveiled plans to tackle the crisis. Larry Bollin, 27, was named as the main suspect in the shooting and…
Charles Coolidge, who was awarded the US Medal of Honor for leading an outmanned platoon against German troops and tanks in eastern France in 1944, died earlier this week at 99, according to the National Medal of Honor Heritage Center. Coolidge, the oldest-living recipient of the highest US war honor,…
The effort to create the first labour union at Amazon appeared headed for defeat, with votes against the move far outstripping those in favour when counting of ballots was paused late Thursday. The tally stood at 1,100 votes of ‘No’ to the idea of forming a labour union in Alabama,…
Queen Elizabeth II’s husband Prince Philip has died at age 99, according to a statement by Buckingham Palace. Prince Philip was the longest-serving royal consort in British history after getting married to Princess Elizabeth in 1947, five years before she became Queen, The Palace announced the death of the late…
The Chairman of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Kaduna State chapter, Murtala Aminu, has commended judiciary workers for their understanding and compliance with the ongoing industrial action by the union. He said that the courts would remain closed until government comply with the order on financial autonomy of…
The threat of a volcanic eruption has triggered evacuation orders on the eastern Caribbean island of Saint Vincent and the deployment of several cruise ships to house thousands forced to leave their homes. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said the island was on red alert after a shift in volcanic activity…
Leader of the All Progressives Congress Council in the North-Central, Kassim Muhammad, has urged Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State to drop his alleged presidential ambition to allow the zoning of the party’s chairmanship to the geopolitical zone. Muhammad, at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, urged the national…
Former Arsenal player and sports pundit Martin Keown has suggested the Gunners side “need someone to punch them in the face” in order to get them back to their glory days after a lethargic performance in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night. Mikel Arteta’s men headed into their Europa…
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