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Passengers at British airports were warned of delays after passport control staff walked out on Friday on the first day of a strike due to last until New Year, though London’s Heathrow and Gatwick reported no major disruptions. The Public and Commercial Services Union said more than 1,000 Border Force staff, who are employed by the government, were expecting to strike. They are following nurses, paramedics, and workers in the rail and postal sectors in the biggest wave of industrial action over pay and conditions in Britain for decades. The union said its Border Force members had been offered a…

Fola Ojo I was young.  Life was a struggle and a logjam. Everything around me was dark and frustrating. I thought I knew what I wanted in life. But I wanted everything. I jumped from wanting to do this, and then skipped to do that. The wind of life tossed me around wherever it blew. Many of my friends had heavy personalities in society to help them open doors. They had guides and guardians. For me, there was no human guide with a navigating rod whose instructing voice would say, “This is the way to go.” Many were ugly assumptions…

Tunji Ajibade Lately, the European Union Parliament moved swiftly to cut an act of corruption among members, alleged or otherwise. This followed an allegation that the vice president of the parliament, Eva Kaili, was induced by the government of Qatar in a lobby effort to have the body favour its position. In the event, investigation is carried out, homes are searched and over €1m seized from people implicated in the corruption allegation. The EU parliament has stripped its VP of her powers. I think the move by the EU parliament is commendable. For when political institutions take steps to protect…

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) are reportedly interested in signing Manchester United midfielder Fred to bolster their midfield depth. Fred, 29, has been a key squad member for the Red Devils since arriving from Shakhtar Donetsk for a fee of around £52 million in the summer of 2018. Operating in a double pivot, he has registered nine goals and 13 assists in 174 games across all competitions for his club. A left-footed midfielder blessed with flair and passing, the Brazilian has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford in the ongoing 2022-23 season. Since the arrival of Casemiro earlier this summer,…

Arsenal are reportedly prepared to trigger AC Milan star Ismael Bennacer’s release clause to facilitate his return to north London. Bennacer, 25, has been a central figure in the middle of the park for the Rossoneri over the past three campaigns. Since arriving from Empoli for a fee of £14 million in 2019, he has helped them lift a Serie A title. A tireless operator renowned for his flair and passing, Bennacer has recently been speculated to depart the San Siro. With his current deal set to expire in June 2024, he has posed a transfer headache to Milan. According to Corriere dello…

*Chairman to be known as Commissioner General *Seeks amendments to 34 Sections of 10 existing acts The Minister of Finance, Budget and Economic Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, yesterday appeared before the Senate Committee on Finance to defend the amendments proposed in the 2022 Finance Act which was recently sent to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari. The amendments to the Finance Act are expected to be passed with the 2023 Appropriation Bill which is expected to be considered and passed next week.The Finance Bill, is the fourth in the series that seeks to complement the budget cycle of January…

*Say NPO, not Arise/THISDAY owner initiated peace meeting *THISDAY: Obaigbena never sought any meeting, but honoured invitation by Osoba, Amuka, other media leaders Contrary to the misinformation and representation of a peace meeting between the Founder, Arise News Channel/Publisher of THISDAY newspapers, Prince Nduka Obaigbena and the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) that Obaigbena reached out for a truce, media stakeholders have urged organisation and individuals to stop embellishing the matter. The organisations as well as veteran media managers, in a statement, also refuted a phantom news item by an online medium purporting that Obaigbena initiated the meeting…

• Says 2023 election will be used to retire many politiciansRivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said he will reveal the presidential candidate to moblise votes for in the 2023 general election in January, 2023. He said, from January, he would embark on a statewide campaign to tell Rivers people the person to vote for. He added that he would undertake a nationwide campaign tour to tell Nigerians the most preferred presidential candidate requiring their votes. Wike stated this, yesterday, at the inauguration of Rumuokwurusi-Elimgbu Flyover (10th flyover) in Rumuokwurusi town in Obio-Akpor Council. According to him, Nigerians need to…

• Brazil maintain first spot, Argentina secondQatar 2022 world Cup semifinalist, Morocco, is Africa’s highest ranked team in the December listings released by FIFA yesterday. Morocco is ranked 11th in the world rankings, thanks to their superb performance in the 2022 World Cup, where they reached the tournament’s semis, while Nigeria dropped three places to 35th, three spots below its former 32. These world rankings take cognisance of match results from the past five years and weight matches according to importance. For example, a World Cup match is worth four times as much as a friendly. The December listing is…

In what has been described as ambush of sort for the industry, the National Assembly has fixed the public hearing of the ‘controversial’ National Information Technology Development Agent (NITDA) Act Amendment Bill to today, Friday. The development followed a public notice put out by the NASS Joint Committee on ICT and Cyber Security yesterday, giving only a day notice to stakeholders expected to be at the event scheduled to take place by 9:00 a.m today. However, while the notice was considered short for necessary stakeholders including representatives of Ministries Departments and Agencies, Civil Society Organisatons (CSOs), business community and the…