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The leadership of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Thursday, January 9, issued a fresh ultimatum to state governors over the implementation of the newly FG approved minimum wage. The union said that all state governments that failed to comply with the implementation of the new... Read more...

A video showing the moment the Ukrainian plane which crashed in Tehran was hit by a missile has emerged. The crash killed all … Read more via Nigeria News | Laila’s Blog – https://ift.tt/2Taw1c3 Get more World News

The incident happened shortly after the Iranian military had launched over 15 missile attacks on the bases of US and its allied in Iraq... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2NbPp4A Get more World News

Nigeria’s Naira recorded its weakest performance against the United States dollar in two decades, closing the outgone 2019 on an average of N362.60, the worst run since the country returned to democratic rule in 1999. A PREMIUM TIMES analysis of Bloomberg financial data showed that in the …...

Reigning Spanish champions Barcelona would have themselves to blame on Thursday night, January 9, after allowing Atletico Madrid to beat them 3-2 in Super Cup semifinal. Barcelona started the match impressively in the first half with Arturo Vidal getting... read more via Legit.ng –...

Tottenham have been dealt with injury blow after club's captain and hitman, Harry Kane, got injured and was officially ruled out of action till April. Kane was lined up for action during Spurs' 1-0 Premier League defeat to Southampton... read more via Legit.ng – https://ift.tt/2saIilv Get...

A grandma from hell has been arrested by police in Nigeria’s southern state of Rivers following reports she gave two grand children a peppered water bath and thereafter chained them, stripped. … Read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/36F1zdH Get More Nigeria Metro News

A North Korean mother might be jailed for saving her two children from a house fire and allowing portraits of North Korea’s past leaders to burn. The country’s Ministry of State Security has reportedly placed the woman under investigation after a fire broke out in a home shared … Read more...

Photos from the wedding ceremony of a Catholic Reverend Sister who quit her religious devotion to get married to a police officer has surfaced, days after her pre-wedding photos went viral on social media. The former Catholic Reverend Sister who posed in different traditional attires in her...

The Nigerian government on Thursday, January 9, appointed, Garba Abubakar, as the registrar-general of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Announcing the appointed, the head of public affairs of the commission, Moses Adaguusu, said Abubakar's appointment... Read more via Legit.ng –...

Residents of Agility community at Mile 12 area of Lagos State are presently filled with anger. This followed the death of an 18-year-old girl, Amaka Nweke. Amaka was said to have been beaten to death by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Nweke, for not only dating a Yoruba guy, but also having a...

Evidence suggests an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger plane that crashed near Tehran, possibly in error, Western leaders say. The leaders of Canada and the UK called for a full and thorough investigation into the crash, which killed all 176 people on board. … Read more via...

An Australian town has spent the night cut off by bushfires as volatile weather whips up the most significant threat for almost a week. Prime Minister Scott Morrison warned Friday would be "a difficult day in the eastern states" amid forecasts of heat, strong winds … Read more via Welcome...

The Duchess of Sussex has returned to Canada amid ongoing discussions over the future role for her and the Duke of Sussex in the Royal Family. She and Prince Harry had been in Canada over Christmas with son Archie. It comes as the Queen, the … Read more via Welcome To Ladun Liadi’s Blog –...

A Florida man has been arrested for threatening to kill President Donald Trump over the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Chauncy Lump, 26, a security guard from Fort Lauderdale went live on Facebook over the weekend and threatened to kill the US President as retaliation for the...

Waxwork museum, Madame Tussauds has removed figures of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, from its royal family display in London. The decision to remove their figures comes after the couple shocked the world by announcing they will be stepping back as ‘senior royals’, as they intend...

West Africa’s second-largest Cement company, BUA Cement, today listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange with a market capitalization of 1.2trillion Naira (USD3.3billion) bringing to a conclusion, the merger between the BUA-owned cement entities, Cement Company of Northern Nigeria and Obu Cement...

Many people are dog lovers and they often show their affection for them for others to see. It is a common saying that dogs are man’s best friends and perhaps that is true. Nigerian media personality, Toke Makinwa, has taken to social media to share her... via Legit.ng –...

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said Federal Government will give more attention to improving personnel and infrastructure of universities to produce quality graduates, assuring that education will, henceforth, be a top priority in development goals … Read more via Nairaland –...