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Neil Parish, a Conservative lawmaker in Britain, has resigned after admitting to watching pornography twice in the House of Commons.  Neil Parish Parish admitted to the BBC that he had watched pornography in a “moment of madness”, stating that the first time was accidental.  The 65-year-old MP for Tiverton and Honiton was suspended from his party on Friday over the incident. The …

Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Chief Sunday Dare, has called on youths across the country to adopt the latest digital technology to drive the nation’s economy. He made the call at the unveiling of BleanQ, Nigeria’s foremost contactless technology system, in Abuja yesterday. According to him, people who are abreast of new innovations cannot help but adopt and utilise …

The Federal Government has declared Monday 2nd and Tuesday 3rd May 2022 as Public Holidays to mark this year’s Workers Day and EIdul-Fitr Celebrations. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore disclosed this in a statement issued Thursday night in Abuja. . He said the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal …

• Says he only expressed concern• Malami: Only Appeal Court can upturn judgment against Section 84(12)• Gbajabiamila advises political appointees to resign• Falana describes Section 84 as draconian• APC insists Amaechi, Ngige, Nwajiuba not obliged to resign before Monday President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he did not order the Senate to remove the contentious …

Months of painstaking investigations by DUBAWA, a fact checking organisation in Ghana, have uncovered a business model involving one of Ghana’s biggest importers and wholesalers, Fareast Mercantile and a network of some ‘get-rich-quick’ business men who deal in expired products at a popular section of the Central Business District (CBD) in Accra called CMB. The model, which is in flagrant …

Science might be good after all as Nigerian man, Kunle Adeyanju who embarked on a “charity ride” from London to Lagos, Nigeria, reveals he is still in Morocco on third day after entering the country. The entrepreneur and author embarked on the journey on April 19 and on April 25, he shared a picture of himself in Casablanca, Morocco, alongside …

• Insecurity threatening our nation, could spell doom for Africa, says Speaker• End kidnapping, terrorism quickly by adopting three strategies, Afenifere tells FG Leaders of the Southern Kaduna Peoples Union (SOKAPU) have warned the National Assembly on the decision to outlaw payments of ransom to terrorists without any effort in rescuing kidnapped victims, even as security situation in Kaduna and …

Chief Obinna Iyiegbu,  popularly known as Obi Cubana, has said he is not a drug baron as is being insinuated on some online media platforms. In a statement, yesterday, Cubana warned those using his picture to illustrate drug baron reports to desist from doing so or prepare to face legal action. Cubana insisted that he is a reputable businessman with …

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bauchi gubernatorial aspirant, Sani Al’ameen has faulted the statement of Senior lawyer, Femi Falana, in which he said former President Goodluck Jonathan is ineligible to contest for the office of the President because he has been sworn into office twice. Falana had based his assertion on section 137 (3) of the …

Names Zamfara, Taraba, C’River as states yet to implement minimum wage. Plans are underway by Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to stage a three-day national protest against the ongoing strike by university workers. The protest could, however, snowball into a nationwide down tool, if government’s inaction continues. A communique issued at the end of its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting in …