The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has threatened to shut down the national grid again if the Federal Government fails to honour its demands soon. According to the electricity employees, the two-week given to the Federal Government to resolve the crisis had elapsed. Comrade Dukat Ayuba, the …
Read More »Paris Club Refund: ‘Ned Nwoko Deserves National Award, Not Witch-hunting’ – CUPPCSO
The Coalitions of United Political Parties and Civil Society Organisations, (CUPPCSO), has called on the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), to honour its agreement with Nigerian politician, Ned Nwoko. Naija News reports that the civil organisation made the demand at a press conference in Abuja, on Thursday, stressing that Ned Nwoko …
Read More »Wales’s foodie renaissance: on the trail of an extraordinary national cuisine
Traditional Welsh food has for some time suffered something of an image problem, even among the Welsh themselves. Despite Richard Burton calling laverbread the “Welshman’s caviar”, when Welsh patriot Annie Haden put on a traditional menu in a 2009 episode of Come Dine With Me in Dylan Thomas’s childhood home, …
Read More »The New Space Race With China Has Major National Security Implications
I was eager to see the launch of Artemis I this month, like many fellow Americans who have been eager for news with more inspirational flair than the usual doom and gloom du jour. Unfortunately, however, various technical difficulties have delayed the launch meant to bring American feet back to …
Read More »National Archives Tells Congress They Aren’t Sure If Trump Still Has Classified Docs
The National Archives said in response to a congressional request that they don’t know if Trump has turned over all of the classified docs. According to The New York Times: The National Archives has informed congressional aides that it is still unsure whether former President Donald J. Trump has surrendered …
Read More »APC National Youth Leader Dayo Israel reacts after being called out for allegedly filling up positions in the party with Yoruba youths
All Progressives Congress National Youth Leader Dayo Israel has reacted to being called out for allegedly filling up positions in the party with Yoruba youths. Facebook user, Abdullahi Sani who shared a list showing those on APC’s digital media committee, wrote; 50 out of 66 Members of the Digital …
Read More »Kenya declares three days of national mourning for Queen Elizabeth II
President Uhuru Kenyatta has declared three days of national mourning over the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. In a statement on Friday, the outgoing president noted that the mourning period will commence on the eve of Friday, September 9, 2022, and end, at sunset, on Monday, September …
Read More »Inspector General Report: DHS Unable to Properly Vet Afghan Evacuees Who Posed National Security Risk
Just over a week after the first anniversary of our rushed withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its much-anticipated report regarding the Afghan evacuation vetting process. While alarming, I think it’s safe to say the results were not surprising to any Americans. Even less surprising …
Read More »Good causes could lose £1bn as Camelot sues over ‘unlawful’ national lottery licence
More than £1bn for good causes could be lost over a legal action alleging the new licence to run the national lottery was awarded unlawfully, according to court filings seen by the Observer. Camelot, which operated the national lottery for nearly three decades, is seeking to reverse the decision to …
Read More »Rachel Maddow Shows How Trump’s Attacks On The National Archives Threaten Democracy
Rachel Maddow said that Trump’s attacks on the National Archives are the sort of thing that push people out of public service and kill democracy. Video of Maddow: #Maddow “The threat of political violence takes normal people out of public life, which puts you on a very fast track to …
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