British Passport Office workers began a five-week strike in the increasingly bitter civil service dispute over jobs, pay, pensions and conditions. More than 1,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) at eight sites walked out in an escalation of the long-running row. PCS general secretary, Mark Serwotka, said on Monday. According to Serwotka, picket lines will be mounted outside the offices in Glasgow, Durham, Liverpool, Southport, Peterborough, London, Belfast and Newport in Wales. Serwotka had written to the government calling for urgent talks in a bid to resolve the dispute. He had accused ministers of treating…
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Popular Nollywood Actress, Mercy Aigbe, has converted to Islam. The actress and her husband, Kazeem Adeoti had hosted friends, colleagues, and family to a Ramadan lecture, at the weekend. She urged Nigerians to address her as Hajia Meenah Mercy Adeoti. “Insha Allah, My new name is Hajia Meenah Mercy Adeoti. Meenah with the H. I’m so so so excited. I feel fulfilled actually. This is actually my first Ramadan lecture and then Ramadan is one of the pillars of Islam. It’s like gathering people and letting them be aware of what Allah says, so that we can follow the rules…
The panel investigating the allegations of killings, extortion and organ harvesting levelled against some senior officers of two police formations in Anambra has submitted its report after two months. This is according to a text message by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, on Sunday. The response was based on enquiries by journalists in Awka. The PUNCH reports that a whistleblower through a blog, Gistlover, had in early February shared evidence accusing three members of the state police force of the atrocious activities. The allegations also included torturing and forceful acquisition of properties owned by arrested victims. …
Donald Trump is expected to fly Monday to New York for his historic arraignment on criminal charges, taking the United States and the office of the presidency into uncharted and potentially volatile territory. The 76-year-old billionaire was indicted last week by a grand jury on a series of counts related to a hush-money payment made to an adult film star during the 2016 election campaign. The Republican Party provocateur, who has already started a 2024 White House bid, is the first sitting or former US president ever charged with a crime. His aides say Trump will decamp from his Mar-a-Lago…
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) elders have defended the party’s former Deputy National Chairman, Chief Olabode George, declaring him to be the party’s leader in the state, which has exacerbated the ongoing turmoil in the state chapter. Bode George was attacked for not supporting any PDP governorship candidates since 1999 by the party’s governorship candidate in the state, Abdul-Aziz Olajide Adediran, also known as Jandor. George, who backed the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, in the March 18, governorship election, had said he had no regret for his action. The elders of the party, after a meeting held at…
Makhosazane Twala, popularly known as Khosi has been crowned the winner of the Big Brother Titans ‘Ziyakhala Wahala’ edition. Khosi, 25, becomes the pioneer winner of the show, walking home with a $100,000 cash prize, including endorsement deals. Khosi, a journalist, is also an Instagram model and fitness guru. She is also into content creation which sees her share pictures and videos about modelling and fitness with her audience while endorsing brands such as UnravelMe swim & sportswear
Chelsea have announced the sack of Graham Potter after just six months in charge. The big stick was wielded on the English manager in a statement on Sunday evening. “Chelsea FC has announced that Graham Potter has departed the club. Graham has agreed to collaborate with the Club to facilitate a smooth transition,” the statement reads. “In his time with the club, Graham has taken us to the quarter final of the Champions League, where we will face Real Madrid. Chelsea would like to thank Graham for all his efforts and contribution and wish him well for the future.
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, known better as Portable, has explained what led to police showing up at his lounge in an attempt to arrest him. He said he beat the person who brought policemen to arrest him over an issue bordering internet fraud. Explaining what transpired in a new video shared on his Tiktok page, Portable maintained that the alleged fraudster he beat was his apprentice and that it was a personal matter that should not have involved the police. Speaking in a mix of Pidgin English and Yoruba, the singer said, “That boy wey I beat, he’s…
Nigerian music star has opened up about mourning his three-year-old son, Ifeanyi, who died on October 31, 2022. It was gathered that the toddler drowned in his father’s swimming pool at their Banana Island home. Ever since the death of his son, the singer who is known to be a bubbly person and very active on social media went AWOL. The singer cancelled all his lined-up shows and tours except his performance at the closing ceremony of the 2023 FIFA World Cup. In an interview with CNN African Voices, the afrobeat star revealed that Ifeanyi’s death was a loss…
The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has been caught on tape trying to provoke religious sentiments through the ballot. According to a leaked audio released by People’s Gazette, Obi called Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of the Living Faith Church Worldwide, on the eve of the February 25 presidential election, urging the man of God to reach out to all Christian groups across the country on his behalf. Describing the election as a religious war, Obi begged Oyedepo to call the Christian groups in Kwara, Kogi and Niger so he could win the election and…
British-Nigerian fighter, Anthony Joshua, has returned to the path of victory, beating Jermaine Franklin to stage a comeback after string of losses. AJ made his return to the ring for the first time since his back-to-back loss to Ukrainian war hero, Oleksandr Usyk. Joshua had vowed to go into retirement if he lost to Franklin in one of the most important matches of his career. This is his first win since December 2020 when he was stopped by Kubrat Pulev. Joshua was in control but neither he nor Franklin wanted to take a risk. In the second round, Joshua bled…
No fewer than nine Senior Advocates of Nigeria have been appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission to defend the results of the February 25 presidential election. The team, according to City Lawyer, is to be led by former Nigerian Bar Association President, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN). Other members of the team are Stephen Adehi (SAN), Oluwakemi Pinheiro (SAN), Miannaya Essien (SAN), and Abdullahi Aliyu (SAN). It was gathered from a member of the legal team that four SANs who are staff members of INEC’s legal department are also members of the team alongside Garba Hassan, Musa Attah, and Patricia Obi.…