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MINIMUM WAGE: LABOUR ORGANS TO MEET, MAY RESUME STRIKE TUESDAY
The Organised Labour said the one-week grace period given to the Federal Government last Tuesday, June 4, 2024, would expire by the midnight of Tuesday, June 11, 2024. Labour said should the Federal Government and National Assembly fail to act on the demands of workers by tomorrow (Tuesday), the organs of the Nigeria Labour Congress…
MICHEAL MOSLEY DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES, POLICE SAY
An initial post-mortem on the body of Dr Michael Mosley has concluded he died of natural causes, the BBC has been told. The TV presenter’s remains were found in a rocky area on the Greek island of Symi on Sunday – four days after he went missing. Police spokesperson Konstantia Dimoglidou told the BBC that…
MINIMUM WAGE: ‘CUT DOWN ON FRIVOLITIES’ – STATES CAN PAY MORE THAN N60,000, LABOUR HITS GOVS
Organised Labour has rejected the claim by state governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, that they cannot afford N60, 000 minimum wage, urging them not to plunge the country into a monumental crisis. Speaking on behalf of Labour, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, accused the governors of being economical with the truth regarding…
SUPREME COURT TO RULE ON PIVOTAL ABORTION CASES TWO YEARS AFTER OVERTURNING ROE V. WADE
The Supreme Court is set to rule this month on two major abortion cases with significant nationwide implications as the justices revisit the issue for the first time since overturning Roe v. Wade. The 2022 decision to end the right to obtain an abortion sent shockwaves across the country, leading to a new wave of…
JAMES BROWN VISITS BOBRISKY IN KIRIKIRI PRISON
James Brown, the controversial Nigerian crossdresser, has visited his colleague Bobrisky at the Kirikiri correctional facility. Bobrisky was sentenced to six months in prison on April 12 by Abimbola Awogboro, the Lagos high court judge, for abusing the naira. Awogboro, in her verdict, also ruled that the sentence is without the option of a fine. The judge held that…
‘INDIA HAS REJECTED MODI’S RHETORIC’: BRITISH INDIANS REACT TO ELECTION RESULT
British Indians living across the UK have expressed surprise at the election results in India, with some hoping it will signal a change in the direction of the country. Narendra Modi returned to power for a historic third term as prime minister, in an election with voting staggered across six weeks and more than 600 million Indians heading to…
DANISH PRIME MINISTER ASSAULTED BY MAN IN COPENHAGEN SQUARE
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted by a man on a square in the capital of Copenhagen, the state news agency Ritzau reported Friday. Copenhagen police confirmed on the X platform that one person was arrested and an investigation was underway. There was no immediate word on how the assault happened or if Frederiksen was hurt…
7 DEAD, 2 CHILDREN INJURED IN TEXAS HEAD-ON COLLISION
A head-on collision in Texas killed seven people and seriously injured two children Thursday, officials said. The crash occurred around 4:40 p.m. local time on FM 1433, about eight miles north of Carrizo Springs, said Rene Cordova, spokesperson at the Del Rio office of the Texas Department of Public Safety. Carrizo Springs is about 116…
WILLIAM ANDERS, APOLLO 8 ASTRONAUT WHO TOOK ICONIC ‘EARTHRISE’ PHOTO, DIES IN PLANE CRASH IN WASHINGTON
William Anders, an astronaut who was one of the first three people to orbit the moon, and who took the famous “Earthrise” photo, died Friday after a small plane he was in crashed in the water north of Seattle, according to NASA, local officials and his family. He was 90. The Coast Guard for the…
KAREN READ IS ACCUSED OF KILLING HER BOSTON POLICE OFFICER BOYFRIEND. HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE MURDER TRIAL
Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe was found unresponsive in the front yard of another officer’s suburban home on a snowy morning two years ago. He was pronounced dead shortly after, and his girlfriend, Karen Read, was charged in his murder. Read, 44, has claimed innocence and alleged a far-reaching conspiracy among law enforcement officers to frame…