BY ESE ADAGBRA Chief Hon. Napoleon Gbinije, former Member, House of Representatives Okpe Sapele Uvwie Federal Constituency and His Royal Highness Afro Biukeme, the Amananawei of Aghoro 11 Community, Iduwini Kingdom of Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have both faulted the desperation of Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Governor of Central Bank, whose action they […]
Total US layoffs caused by the coronavirus pandemic reached 44.2 million even as businesses try to reopen, and analysts warn of continuing damage to the world’s largest economy as COVID-19 shows few signs of abating. Wall Street stocks plunged Thursday, reversing recent momentum as traders became spooked by resurgent cases of the virus in parts […]
A pregnant cashier at the Ketu/Ikorodu branch of Access Bank affected by the bank’s mass retrenchment of staff, collapsed on Saturday after hearing of her dismissal, SaharaReporters reports. The cashier simply identified as Taiwo, is about three months pregnant. Recall that the bank had announced plans to sack its workers as a result of the […]
A governorship aspirant and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, Ambassador Chidike Ukauwa has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the current Minister of Trade and Investment, Okechukwu Enelamah over alleged poor performance since assumption of office. He said the minister had failed to attract federal presence in Abia, wondering […]
A legal luminary, Barrister Marc Enamhe has said that President Muhammadu Buhari lacked legal power to sack the Acting Director, Ministry of Interior, Mr. Abdulrasheed Maina, no matter the offence committed rather he should have been subjected to necessary rules and regulations as enshrined in the civil service rules. Barrister Enamhe told Daily Times on […]
Andrew Orolua, Abuja. Embattled Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Gladys Olotu who was indicted for dereliction of duty and recommended for compulsory retirement has lost her legal battle seeking to stop President Muhammadu Buhari from enforcing the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) sacking her from the bench. The National Industrial Court […]
Following the alleged anti-labour policies of the director-general, National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Barrister Chris Onyemenam, the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) has asked President Goodluck Jonathan to remove the D-G from office. In a statement signed by its secretary-general, Comrade Alade Bashir Lawal, the union said that since Onyemenam assumed office […]
Bayer Leverkusen have terminated the contract of Emir Spahic after the defender head-butted a steward. The incident occurred after Leverkusen’s DFB-Pokal defeat at home to Bayern Munich last Wednesday. The Bosnia-Herzegovina international was recorded confronting the steward, with police set to investigate. But Leverkusen have opted to act decisively by sacking the 34-year-old. “Emir Spahic […]
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dismissed the billionaire governor of an eastern region Wednesday following a rancorous dispute pitting the tycoon against the government. Poroshenko’s office said in a statement that Ihor Kolomoysky had asked to be released from his duties as governor of Dnipropetrovsk. The government last week followed through on its plans to dilute […]