Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

President Bola Tinubu has responded to the rejection of his initial offer by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) by raising the temporary allowance for treasury-paid Federal Government workers. The allowance has been increased from N25,000 to N35,000, aiming to ease the financial burden brought about by the removal of subsidy on premium motor spirit. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced this on Sunday night after the government’s meeting with the unions failed to yield desired outcome. The allowance, which will be paid for six months, comes as the federal government seeks…

Michael Beale has been sacked as Rangers manager after Saturday’s home defeat by Aberdeen left them seven points behind Celtic after seven games of the Scottish Premiership season. It was the Ibrox side’s third Scottish Premiership loss of the campaign and comes after a heavy Champions League play-off defeat by PSV Eindhoven. The club said results had “fallen short of what everyone connected to Rangers would expect”. Former midfielder Steven Davis has taken interim charge, supported by Alex Rae, and coaches Steven Smith, Brian Gilmour and Colin Stewart, with Rangers expected to take their time in identifying a permanent successor.…

Ilebaye, has been crowned the winner of the Big Brother Naija All Stars season. The show host, Ebuka Obi Uchendu, announced her as the winner during the show finale on Sunday She won the N120 million cash prize and other prizes from the sponsors of the show. The finalists were, Ceec, Mercy, Ilebaye, Adekunle, Pere and Cross. Earlier, Cross, Pere, Adekunle, Ceec were evicted from the show.

Liverpool have bemoaned VAR’s inability to rule Luis Diaz’s goal onside in Saturday’s loss at Tottenham and confirmed they will ‘explore a range of options available’. The nine-man Reds fell to a 2-1 loss at Spurs but the result could have been different if Diaz’s first-half strike had been allowed to stand. Liverpool have now released a statement on Saturday’s controversial events. The statement reads: “Liverpool Football Club acknowledges PGMOL’s admission of their failures last night. It is clear that the correct application of the laws of the game did not occur, resulting in sporting integrity being undermined. “We fully accept…

Darren England has been replaced as the fourth official for Sunday’s Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Brentford after his error as the video assistant referee during Liverpool’s defeat at Tottenham. England failed to overturn an incorrect decision on the pitch to disallow a Luis Diaz goal for offside as the Reds were beaten 2-1 on Saturday. Dan Cook was assistant VAR for the game and he has been replaced as assistant referee for the game between Fulham and Chelsea on Monday. “Craig Pawson will now assume England’s duties as fourth official at the City Ground while Eddie Smart will…

Ten-man Nottingham Forest came from behind to draw 1-1 for the second home game running, as Nicolas Dominguez’s header earned a point against Brentford. Little happened in a tight first half, spare for Taiwo Awoniyi having a goal chalked off for a tight offside. Indeed, neither goalkeeper had anything to worry about until the 40th minute, when Matt Turner clawed away a deflected Vitaly Janelt cross at the other end. The game burst into life after the break though, with Yoane Wissa having a shot cleared off the line before Moussa Niakhate was sent off for picking up his second…

In a landmark victory delivered in favour of Atiku Abubakar, applicant and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 presidential election, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled that all documents the PDP candidate applied for must be released to him. The court held that all the documents must be released on or before October 2. The court did not vary the request but made an astonishing ruling compelling the Chicago State University to as a matter of urgency release sought after documents to the PDP candidate. The Judge Nancy Maldonado,…

A meeting convened by the federal government with the organised labour to avert the impending nationwide indefinite strike has commenced at the Chief of Staff’s Conference Room, State House, Abuja. The meeting, which began at 3:25pm after the arrival of labour representatives, later went into a closed door session. The labour delegation led by the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, also included the Secretary of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, (TUC), Nuhu Toro, and his counterpart from NLC, Emma Ugbaja. The government team is led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. Other members…

On the occasion of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence day celebration President Bola Ahmed Tinubu addressed Nigerians through a nationwide broadcast at 7 a.m. on Sunday morning. Read Full Speech Here: Dear Compatriots, It is my unique honour to address you on this day, the 63rd anniversary of our nation’s independence, both as the President of our dear country and, simply, as a fellow Nigerian. 2. On this solemn yet hopeful day, let us commend our founding fathers and mothers. Without them, there would be no modern Nigeria. From the fading embers of colonialism, their activism, dedication and leadership gave life to…

A Dutch-top flight match between RKC Waalwijk and Ajax was abandoned after the home goalkeeper Etienne Vaessen was knocked unconscious. The game was stopped in the 84th minute after the Dutchman, 28, collided with Ajax forward Brian Brobbey. Players frantically called for help and were in tears as a motionless Vaessen was treated on the pitch, with a screen put up. His club said he regained consciousness while he was taken off on a stretcher. RKC said: “After extensive medical examination, he is conscious and has been transported to hospital for further examination. “We are extremely shocked by the incident. We wish…

Lautaro Martinez came off the bench to score all four goals for Inter Milan as they thrashed Salernitana to return to the top of Serie A. The hosts had kept Inter at bay for the first hour, but fell apart after Argentina’s Martinez came on nine minutes after the break and plundered four goals in 27 minutes, including a penalty. Inter had dropped three points below AC Milan in the table after their rivals won 2-0 against Lazio earlier on Saturday, but returned to the summit on goal difference with 18 points from seven matches. Christian Pulisic gave Inter the…

Paris Saint-Germain were held to a frustrating goalless draw by basement side Clermont in Saturday’s Ligue 1 clash. PSG started the day in third place with just three victories from their opening six games but should have been full of confidence after thrashing Marseille 4-0 the previous weekend. However, with question marks over Kylian Mbappe’s fitness, the Parisens lacked a cutting edge in attack as they dropped two points in their defence of the league title. After having an appeal for a penalty turned away, Mbappe almost laid on an assist when he pulled a cross back to Ousmane Dembele, whose…