Shortly after Burnham assumed the role of Prime Minister, a hot-mic moment captured two senior members of his Cabinet in a moment of levity that has rightly horrified many. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood were recorded laughing and joking about the government’s prisoner early release scheme. Streeting, approaching the new Justice…
Sets up technical working committee From Okwe Obi, Abuja National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), has faulted Osun State governor, Ademola Adeleke for suspending the union’s activities, over violent clash. Adeleke, through his Commissioner for Information, Kolapo Alimi, said NURTW’s activities were suspended in motor parks across the state as part of measures to…
Super Eagles defender Chidozie Awaziem is nearing a switch to Turkish Super Lig club Konyaspor, DAILY POST reports. Awaziem, according to reports, will sign a two-year contract with the option of another year with Konyaspor. The Anatolian Eagle will pay French club Nantes €1 million for the versatile defender. Nantes were relegated from Ligue 1…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have reportedly abducted the Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State, Hon. Nura Umar Bungudu. The attackers stormed Bungudu town on Thursday night and headed straight for the council chairman’s residence in the Zango area, less than 20 kilometres from the state capital, Gusau. A resident, who spoke…
The Federal Government has clarified that there is no planned increase in electricity tariffs for grid-connected consumers across any service band. To this end, it described the recent media reports suggesting otherwise as a misrepresentation of comments made by the Special Adviser to the President on Power Infrastructure in the Office of the Vice President,…
The Trump administration is now scrutinizing the American Medical Association over the “influence” its medical billing codes have on healthcare nationwide. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes are meant to “provide a uniform nomenclature for coding medical procedures and services,” according to the AMA. However, some Republicans have raised concerns about whether the AMA currently holds…
