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Court orders immediate review of judicial officers’ salaries
Tunde Oyesina, Abuja The National Industrial Court sitting Abuja Friday ordered the Federal Government to put machinery in place for the immediate review of the salaries and allowances of judicial officers in Nigeria. Justice Osatohanmwen Obaseki-Osaghae, who issued the order, held that the current salaries and allowances of judicial officers in the country is
Osun Decides: Residents in last minute preparations for guber poll
Anayo Ezugwu, reporting from Osogbo As Osun State gets ready for Saturday’s governorship election, the people of the state are in last minute preparations for the exercise. Some of the major food markets visited by New Telegraph showed bubbling activities with the people shopping. At the Igbona Market, some of the women shopping at
Biden set to meet Saudi prince despite criticism
US President Joe Biden will travel to Saudi Arabia on Friday ahead of his controversial summit with the country’s de-facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Biden will meet both the prince and his father, King Salman, reports the BBC. Two years ago, he had pledged to make Saudi Arabia a “pariah” over the
UK: Braverman backs Truss as she exits leadership race
Suella Braverman has backed Foreign Secretary Liz Truss to be the next Tory leader after being eliminated from the contest to be the next prime minister. Ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak came first in the latest round of voting, with Penny Mordaunt second and Ms Truss third, reports the BBC. The party’s right-wing is seeking to
China economy contracts amid zero-Covid policy
China’s economy contracted sharply in the second quarter of this year as widespread coronavirus lockdowns hit businesses and consumers. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 2.6% in the three months to the end of June from the previous quarter, reports the BBC. Major cities across China, including the major financial and manufacturing centre Shanghai,
Tokyo to host 2025 World Championships
…as organisers scramble to fix US visa issues for Eugene Tokyo has been selected as host city for the 2025 World Athletics Championships, the sport’s governing body announced on Thursday a day before this year’s event begins in Eugene, Oregon a year later than planned due to Covid-19. The event will return to the site
Chelsea end interest in signing Ronaldo
Chelsea have ended their interest in signing Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese international, 37, wants to leave the club and has been linked with a move to Stamford Bridge, reports the BBC. But after signing former Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling on Wednesday, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said his “focus is on defence”. Manchester
Naira falls to 620/$1 at parallel market
The naira extended its decline at the parallel market yesterday, falling to N620 per dollar compared with the N615/$1 it traded last week, traders said. Bureaux De Change operators (BDCs) attributed the local currency’s decline to increased demand for dollar by importers at the parallel market. According to the operators, the scarcity of the greenback
Court dismisses suit seeking to disqualify Oyetola from Osun guber poll
Barely 48 hours to the Osun governorship election, the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja yesterday dismissed a suit seeking to disqualify the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola from participating in the state governorship election slated for Saturday. Trial Judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed the suit on ground that the
We’ve commenced probe into inappropriate PVCs disposal –INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it has commenced investigation into the trending videos of permanent voters cards (PVCs) allegedly buried underground in some locations in the compound of a high-profile person. INEC in a statement by Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said it was not taking the allegations
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