Author: Rashaad Harris

Federal civil servants will begin receiving full payment of their allowances by January, according to Minister of Labour and Employment — Dr Chris Ngige, as soon as President Muhammadu Buhari approves the payment. Ngige said this when answering questions from reporters on Thursday.He asserted that, in contrast to rumours that the federal government was considering raising public servants’ salaries, the reality was that the allowances for federal civil servants will be paid in full as soon as Buhari approved the payment.The minister said: “The idea of paying the allowances to the federal civil servants was muted as part of measures…

Angélique Kidjo, a multiple Grammy Award winner, has stated that she is a Nigerian who hails from Iseyin town, in the Oyo State part of the country. This was revealed by the renowned singer, who was born in the Benin Republic, in a recent interview with Smooth FM 98.1 FM in Lagos State.She said: “My Mum told me that I am from Iseyin because when my grandfather’s great great great great father came back from Brazil, they found their roots in Iseyin.“From my mother’s side, we have always been from Nigeria.“So we have families in Abeokuta, Ibadan, Lagos, everywhere.“I have…

Former Ajax defender Daley Blind has signed for Bayern Munich until the end of the season on a free transfer. The Netherlands left-back, 32, agreed in December to cancel his contract with Ajax six months early. Blind joined Ajax’s academy aged eight and played 333 times for the Dutch club during two spells in Amsterdam. He has 99 caps for his country and played in every match of the Netherlands’ run to the World Cup quarter-finals in Qatar. Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic said: “We are very happy that Daley is joining our team. Daley is a flexible defender who…

Manchester City bounced back from the home draw against Everton last weekend to record a 1-0 win over Strugglers Chelsea at Stamford bridge.Manchester City snapped to life at halftime and went on to beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Thursday through Riyad Mahrez’s second-half goal.City moves back within five points of Premier League leaders Arsenal and now has a four-point advantage on third-place Newcastle and fourth-place Manchester United.City’s played one more match than Newcastle and the same number as their Manchester derby rivals United, who City meets later this month.It’s a fifth loss in seven across all competitions for Chelsea,…

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has assured Nigerians that his running mate, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar will bring positive changes to the country’s economy. During the party’s campaigning in the State’s Ughelli South and Ethiope West Local Government Areas, Okowa delivered the assurance at Otu-Jeremi and said that the PDP knew how to resuscitate the economy, as it had done in 1999 when it returned to power following a protracted period of military rule.Therefore, he asked the populace to cast a large number of ballots to surpass the one million vote threshold and secure the…

Olusegun Obasanjo’s endorsement of Peter Obi as his candidate of choice going into the February 25, 2023 presidential election has continued to draw criticism from the opposition. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the latest to label the endorsement a joke. Tinubu who is also the presidential candidate of APC said the former president endorsed Obi because he is jealous of him. He added that his endorsement of Obi changes nothing, as the former Anambra State Governor will still fail at next month’s polls. Hee went on to say that while he was governor of Lagos State between 1999 and 2007, during…

The Kremlin has announced a temporary ceasefire in Ukraine, in order to mark Orthodox Christmas which both countries celebrate. Russian president, Vladimir Putin made the announcement on Thursday following a request for a ceasefire during the holiday from the Leader of the country’s Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill. This is the first time Russia will announce a full ceasefire since the war started in February of 2022. “I instruct the defence minister of the Russian Federation to introduce from 12:00 (0900 GMT) on January 6, 2023 until 24:00 (2100 GMT) on January 7, 2023 a ceasefire along the entire line of…

Chelsea have confirmed the signing of Benoit Badiashile on a seven and half year deal from AS Monaco. The 21-year-old french central defender has been a regular in Ligue 1 for the past five seasons and recently made his senior debut for France, having represented Les Bleus all the way up from Under-16 level.Despite the fact he only turns 22 in March, Badiashile already boasts significant experience in the French top flight and in Europe, where he has featured in the Champions League and Europa League for Monaco, amassing almost 150 appearances in all competitions to date. “I’m very happy…

Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso, has hit out at political icons endorsing some Presidential Aspirants as regards the forthcoming 2023 General Elections. Kwankwaso spoke on Wednesday, January 04, 2022, when he visited Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State at the government house in Benin.The former Kano State Governor said: “Some of the people… we have seen it on the news that they are supporting Mr A or Mr B, I think it is a big mistake. These are leaders I respect. There is a time in your life when you become real statesman, not…

Aspiring voters were left stranded at the INEC Office in Abuja on Thursday, after the commission locked them out before closing time. In a video posted on Instagram by Dele Farotimi and seen by Switch Nigeria, the INEC office located in Garki Abuja stopped attending to those who came to collected their PVC after 1pm, almost two hours before their usual closing time of 3pm. See the video below. [wpvideo pR3ElwvN]