Jigawa Govt begins payment of new minimum wage
The Jigawa State Government says it has commenced payment of the new minimum wage to its workers. The Head of the State Civil Service (HoS), Alhaji Hussaini Kila, made this known in a statement in Dutse on Tuesday. Kila said already some of the workers had received bank alerts of their December salary reflecting the new […]
Christmas: El-Zakzaky Shiites group attends Church service, presents gift
Members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), popularly called Shiites on Wednesday attended a Christmas Church service at Church of the Advent, Samaru, Zaria. Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) shortly after the service, the leader of the team, Prof. Isa Hassan-Mshelgaru said the essence of attending the service was […]
Military jet crashes in northwest, killing 2 pilots – Agency
An Iranian MiG fighter jet crashed in the Northwest of the country on Wednesday, killing both pilots, the semi-official ILNA News Agency reported. A helicopter from the Red Crescent has been dispatched to the crash site near Sabalan mountain, according to ILNA. No further details were immediately available. Vanguard News Nigeria
Liverpool boss Klopp provides worrying update on the Chamberlain’s injury
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been ruled out of Liverpool’s festive program and could be sidelined for longer with ankle ligament injury. The England international was forced off in Saturday’s Club World Cup final victory over Flamengo and was pictured celebrating on crutches with the rest of the squad after the final whistle. ALSO READ: Lampard: Timing […]
Lampard aims subtle Mourinho dig over Salah, De Bruyne at Chelsea
Frank Lampard has made a subtle dig at Jose Mourinho for his handling of Mohamed Salah and Kevin De Bruyne in his time with Chelsea. Both failed to establish themselves under Mourinho at Stamford Bridge, but have gone on to become world-class players at Liverpool and Manchester City respectively. Salah was just 21 when Chelsea […]
FCT Minister of State condoles with Gov. Bello over sister’s death
The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu has commiserated with the family of Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi state over the demised of his sister, Rabiyat Bello. The minister in a condolence message expressed shock of the loss and described the death of late Rabiyat Bello as a great loss to the governor and […]
Lampard: Timing of Mourinho criticism of Rudiger ‘disappointing’
Frank Lampard has mounted a strong defence of Antonio Rudiger in the face of criticism from Jose Mourinho over Son Heung-min’s red card in Chelsea’s derby win at Tottenham. Lampard plans talks with Rudiger on Christmas Eve to reassure the Germany star of his and Chelsea’s solidarity over the defender’s allegations he suffered racist abuse […]
Solskjaer wants Man Utd to ‘dominate’ sides just like Liverpool
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer accepts Manchester United are a “little bit further behind” in their development than he had hoped. This will be an uncomfortable Christmas of introspection at Old Trafford after David De Gea and Aaron Wan-Bissaka errors gifted rock-bottom, Watford, a surprise 2-0 victory on Sunday. United lacked intensity, verve and quality at Vicarage […]
Wizkid; 9years old Brainy and Beauty Queen ‘Toluwanimi’ adds voice on Child right advocacy
Sterling bank best student in literacy and numeracy award recipient several other awards, and newly crowned Little Miss Nigeria international, QueenToluwanimi Omole has vowed to support Child right advocacy to reduce the soaring rate of child abuse in Nigeria.
Twitter bans animated PNG files after online attackers targeted users with epilepsy
Twitter is banning animated PNG image files (APNGs) from its platform, after an attack on the Epilepsy Foundation’s Twitter account sent out similar animated images that could potentially cause seizures in photosensitive people. Twitter discovered a bug that allowed users to bypass its autoplay settings, and allow several animated images in a single tweet using […]
ICYMI: I was not elected to fight executive — Gbajabiamila
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, says the 9th National Assembly is irrevocably committed to protecting the interests of the people through diligent discharge of its legislative duties. The Speaker said this on Sunday in Lagos while speaking at the ”Gbaja 2019 End of the Year Grassroots Empowerment Programme”. Gbajabiamila said criticism […]
