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Aides to the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege; and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, are groaning over the alleged refusal by the National Assembly to pay their full entitlements. It was, however, learnt that those in the offices of the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, were not affected. The workers, who are aides to the presiding officers, alleged that though their appointments were made between June and July 2019, they have only been paid two months; October and November. It was learnt on Friday that…

Lagos State government has shut down 24 pharmaceutical and patent medicine shops, including those in unlicensed premises

A Magistrate Court in Isolo, Lagos has sentenced a 24-year-old man, Tobechukwu Anyanwu, to two years imprisonment for stealing 34 pieces of boxers

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the Governors’ Forum, Ekiti state governor Dr Kayode Fayemi and Sokoto state governor Aminu Tambuwal, and other 34 governors urging them to use their “leadership position to urgently disclose details of payment of pensions to former governors and other ex-officials between 1999 and 2019 under your state’s pension law, and to provide a copy of the said pension law.” The organization is also urging each of the 36 state governors to “provide information on whether any such pension law…

Nollywood megastar, Funke Akindele has just announced the death of her father, a retired school principal on her social media platform. “Dad!!! May your soul Rest In Peace!! I tried Dad! I did!! We love you but God knows best!!! #iwish i can turn back the hands of time,” she wrote on her Instagram page. Funke however did not indicate when the old man died or his age. Messages of condolence have started pouring in for the actress, better known as Jenifa for her lead role in Jenifa dairies. Amaechi: Niger Delta youths give IPOB 7 days to apologize Reacting…

The Concerned Youths of Niger Delta (CYND) has threatened to attack Igbo interests if proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) does not apologise over the attack on Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi, in Madrid, Spain. Worried by the development, which they described as a ‘national embarrassment’, the group drawn from the six Niger Delta states of Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Cross River and Edo, threatened to destroy Igbo properties in Rivers state. The group’s National Coordinator, Chikaru Oronda Ndamati, who read the communiqué after their emergency meeting held in Uyo, Akwa Ibon State, warned IPOB against venting their anger on…

South African beauty queen Zozibini Tunzi was crowned the 2019 Miss Universe on Sunday night. Ms Tunzi emerged top in the contest after impressing the judges and fans through the different rounds with different outfits. Miss Puerto Rico, Madison Anderson and Miss Mexico, Sofía Aragón emerged as runner-ups. During question time Ms Tunzi said that the most important thing that girls needed to learn was leadership. Saudi Arabia ends segregation in restaurants “It’s something that has been lacking in young girls and women for a very long time not because we don’t want to but because of what society has…

Saudi Arabia will no longer require restaurants to have separate entrances segregated by sex, the government says. Previously, it was mandatory to have one entrance for families and women, and another for men on their own. The restrictions had already been quietly eased in practice, with many restaurants, cafes and other meeting places no longer enforcing segregation. A series of sweeping social reforms in Saudi Arabia has been accompanied by an intensified crackdown on dissent. Earlier this year, a royal decree allowed Saudi women to travel abroad without a male guardian’s permission, and in 2018 the Gulf kingdom ended a…

The Ekiti State Independent Electoral Commission (EKSIEC) on Sunday declared the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winners of all the 16 chairmanship seats in the local government election conducted on Saturday. Results of the 177 councillorship seats were, however, still being awaited as at the time of filing this report. NAN reports that Chairman of the commission, Justice Jide Aladejana, had declared the results in Ado Ekiti. Aladejana said contrary to reports, no death was recorded at any polling booth on Saturday. “Nobody was killed at Ward 7 Unit 006 in Ikere on Saturday. Nobody was shot, though…

Sanna Marin, aged 34, will become the world’s youngest prime minister as head of a women-led coalition government in Finland. The transportation minister was picked by her Social Democratic party to take charge after PM Antti Rinne quit. She is expected to be sworn in this week. She will lead a centre-left coalition of five parties all headed by women. Mr Rinne stepped down after losing the confidence of a coalition member over his handling of a postal strike. When she takes office, Ms Marin will be the world’s youngest sitting prime minister. New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern is 39,…