Author: Vincent Osuwo

France has announced that abayas, the loose-fitting full-length gowns worn by some Muslim women, will be prohibited at France’s state-run schools. The French education Minister Gabriel Attal who announced the new rule stated that the rule will be implemented as soon as the new school year begins on September 4th. Religious signage is strictly prohibited in state schools and government buildings in France, stating that it contravenes secular rules. Since 2004, wearing a headscarf at state-run schools has been prohibited. “When you walk into a classroom, you shouldn’t be able to identify the pupils’ religion just by looking at them,”…

No fewer than 13 people reportedly lost their lives due to heavy rains in central Tajikistan on Sunday. The latest natural disaster to hit the mountainous Central Asian country resulted in deaths that occurred in areas just south and east of the capital Dushanbe, where storms caused “mudslides, falling rocks, and landslides” in around a dozen districts, a spokeswoman for the country’s emergencies ministry told journalists. According to the spokeswoman, “because of the heavy rains, a natural catastrophe happened yesterday and caused the deaths of 13 people, including 11 in Vahdat and two in Rudaki district. Tajikistan, the poorest of…

The Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) has threatened to leave the National Housing Fund program due to the Federal Mortgage Bank’s failure to refund deductions. Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC, made the argument while speaking before the House of Representatives Adhoc Committee probing non-remittance to the NHF and fund utilization from 2011 to the present. Ajaero informed the committee that the Federal Mortgage Bank has kept civil servants in a state of ignorance about the status of their deductions by failing to send them monthly alerts, urging lawmakers to take drastic measures to remove the impediments to affordable and quality…

Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp has described Liverpool’s comeback win with 10 men at Newcastle as one of the best victories he has ever had as a manager. Liverpool forward Darwin Nunez scored two late goals off the bench in a thrilling win for Liverpool, who had captain Virgil Van Dijk sent off for a last-man tackle on Alexander Isak in the first half and went a goal down afterwards. According to Klopp, who spent most of the match visibly furious at refereeing decisions, this was perhaps his best win as a manager. When asked if that was the case, Klopp…

A Nigerian law graduate simply identified as Moe has taken to Twitter to narrate her ordeal at the hands of a Nigerian lecturer over a missing exam script. Calling them “insane”, Moe narrated how she risked failing to go to law school as a result of the carelessness of her lecturer. In the now viral post, Moe stated that “I was in my final year, and even if I was a top performer, I risked an extra year because of that one exam.” Recounting how she went to the lecturer’s office every day in tears”, Moe stated that “the man…

Heavy rains in the Shemdam Local Government Area of Plateau State have led to the collapse of a major bridge in the community. The aforementioned bridge is also a significant highway going to Tunkus in Plateau state’s adjoining Mikang local government district, and its collapse has hampered smooth movement for inhabitants, who may have to travel longer alternate routes to reach their destinations. According to Benedicta Naanpoe, a resident of Shendam town, no lives were lost, but citizens are concerned about when the bridge will be rebuilt for ease of movement because taking alternative routes would place an additional financial…

President Bola Tinubu has urged legal practitioners in the country to rededicate themselves to providing services that will help build the nation. The President, speaking at the 2023 Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Abuja, stated that such rededication must begin with a change of mindset and total commitment to national development. Tinubu Described the theme of the conference ‘Getting It Right, Charting The Course Of Nigeria’s Nation Building’, as “extremely apt and extremely relevant to our present situation as a country”, According to Tinubu, “we have to get it right. Why are we so blessed…

The Minister of Art, Culture, and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has stated that there is no law that Stops her from being a Nigerian Minister. According to Musawa,” no part of our existing laws or the NYSC Act says that a… serving Corp member cannot be appointed by the President of Nigeria or any other appointing authority into political positions.” Musawa’s comment comes on the heels of the statement released by the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), which raised the alarm that one of President Bola Tinubu’s minister is a serving corps member. In the same vein, Director…

Farmers in the llua village of Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State staged a mass protest against the state government’s purported transfer of their cocoa plantations and other farmlands to foreign firms. Oba Olalani Ibidapo, the traditional monarch of Ilua, led the protesters. Wielding placards with various inscriptions, the angry protesters raised the alarm that the state government had issued them quit notice in all the 20 villages in the area and equally threatened to evacuate them forcefully if they failed to relocate before the end of the year. Singing “All we are saying is leave us alone,”…

The Jos Electricity Distribution Company Plc (JED) has announced that power will be available in Plateau, Bauchi, and Gombe states from August 28 to September 2. The planned outage will last from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during that time frame. The news was made public by the organization’s head of corporate communications, Friday Elijah, on Saturday in Jos. He explained that the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) arranged the outage to allow its local engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors to perform installations. Electricity Subsidy: Over 40% tariff to hit Nigerians July 1 According to him “the planned outage by…