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VIDEO: MY BROTHER KOLA WAS DATING IBB’S DAUGHTER WHILE MY DAD WAS IN JAIL, ABIOLA’S SON CLAIMS
Abdul Mumuni, the son of the late MKO Abiola, says his elder brother Kola, “is unfit to rule Nigeria”. Abiola was a Nigerian businessman, publisher, and politician. The acclaimed winner of the 1993 presidential election died in military detention on July 7, 1998. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), former head of state, inexplicably annulled the June 12, 1993, general…
MINIMUM WAGE: FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUSHES N62,000 PAY DESPITE LABOUR’S OPPOSITION
The Presidency, on Sunday, insisted that the N250,000 minimum wage clamour by Organised Labour is unsustainable, warning that the Federal Government cannot channeled all its resources to meet such a demand. The warning comes two days after the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria raised concerns over the N62,000 being proposed by the FG. The…
SUSSEX NHS TRUST APOLOGISES FOR CANCER TREATMENT DELAYS BEFORE MAN’S DEATH
A troubled NHS trust has apologised to the family of a man who died after a series of delays led to him waiting four times longer for an operation than a national cancer target. Before he died in November 2022, Ken Valder, 66, a former tax inspector and voluntary steward at Brighton & Hove Albion football club, complained of…
INDIAN MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER PLOT EXTRADITED TO UNITED STATES
An Indian man accused of an alleged plot to assassinate an American citizen in New York has been extradited to the US, the Washington Post reports. Nikhil Gupta was charged by the US government last year with trying to hire a hitman to assassinate US-based Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. Mr Gupta was arrested by authorities…
WRAP SOLD IN WH SMITH RECALLED OVER E. COLI FEARS
A third food manufacturer has recalled products over fears of possible contamination with E. coli. Manufacturer THIS! is recalling its plant-based chicken and bacon wrap, which is only sold at WH Smith. The Food Standards Agency (FSA), external said it was a “precautionary step” and E. coli “has not been detected in the product”. It comes days after…
CHINA VIEWS TAIWAN’S ‘ELIMINATION’ AS NATIONAL CAUSE, TAIWAN PRESIDENT SAYS
China views the annexation and “elimination” of Taiwan as its great national cause, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said on Sunday, telling cadets at the military’s premier academy they must know their enemy and not give in to defeatism. Lai has faced sustained personal attacks from China, which views Taiwan as its own territory, since assuming office last month, with Beijing calling…
RCCG MEMBER KICKS OVER ILUYOMADE’S RESIGNATION
Following the recent resignation of one of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Trinity Towers’ Senior pastors, Idowu Iluyomade, a church member, Funsho Olufemi, who resides in Lagos has expressed his displeasure towards the development. Speaking with journalists in Lagos, Olufemi noted that the Iluyomades have done so much to build the church of…
PHOTOS: KATE RETURNS TO PUBLIC EVENTS AT TROOPING THE COLOUR
Catherine, Princess of Wales has made her much-anticipated first public appearance of the year at the annual Trooping the Colour parade. The princess, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer, could be seen smiling and waving from the Buckingham Palace balcony at the end of a ceremony filled with pomp and pageantry. King Charles III,…
THE DISSOLUTION OF ‘TIGER MOMS’ AND THE NEW FACE OF ASIAN AMERICAN PARENTING
Many Asian Americans know the reality of growing up with piano lessons on Saturday, language school on Sunday — and trying to push back on it all whenever possible in-between. Jennifer Chan was raised with similarly harsh expectations, but now the Clearwater, Florida, mom is trying to reverse that dynamic as a parent. “I’m letting…
GLOBAL LEADER OF ISIS TARGETED AND POSSIBLY KILLED IN U.S. AIRSTRIKE
The U.S. military targeted the global leader of ISIS in an airstrike in Somalia late last month but cannot confirm whether he was killed, three U.S. officials say. The U.S. government has publicly identified Abdulqadir Mumin as the head of the ISIS affiliate in Somalia, but two U.S. officials say that last year he quietly became the…