Author: Alade Adisa

Immigration authorities can now enter schools, healthcare facilities and places of worship to conduct arrests, according to a new policy from the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, announced the change in a statement, emphasizing the importance of eliminating spaces where individuals could evade arrest. Churches and schools are previously classified ”off-limit” for enforcement. The policy change ends more than a decade of restrictions that protected these “sensitive areas.” “Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest,”…

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to sack the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, over the repeated collapse of the national power grid. The NLC, in a statement by its President, Joe Ajaero, late Tuesday night expressed deep concern over the worsening state of Nigeria’s electricity sector, which it described as being on the brink of total collapse. According to Ajaero, “If the Ministry of Power is manned by competent officials, the now embarrassing constant grid collapse would have been averted instead of the worrying statement by the Minister that this will continue as if…

Twenty-two Democratic-led states and civil rights groups filed several lawsuits challenging US President Donald Trump’s bid to roll back birthright citizenship on Tuesday in an early bid by his opponents to block his agenda in court. After his inauguration on Monday, Trump, a Republican, ordered U.S. agencies to refuse to recognise the citizenship of children born in the U.S. if neither their mother nor father is a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident. Consequently, 22 Democratic-led states along with the District of Columbia and the city of San Francisco filed a pair of lawsuits in federal courts in Boston and…

In compliance with the national minimum wage agreement between labour unions and the federal government last year, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has approved the payment of a new minimum wage of N80,000 to civil servants in the state, effective from November 2024. This development was announced on Tuesday in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Ekerete Udoh. According to the statement, the decision followed the submission of the Minimum Wage/Personnel Verification Report by the Head of Service, Mr. Effiong Essien, to the governor on Monday. The new wage will be paid to…

Following the approval of a 50% telecom tariff hike by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), telecommunication companies (telcos) in the country have introduced revised data prices. NEW DAILY PRIME reported that the NCC announced the tariff hike on Monday, enabling operators to adjust their pricing structures accordingly. Consequently, major telecom providers such as MTN, Glo, Airtel, and 9mobile have released updated rates. For MTN, the price for 25GB of data now stands at ₦9,750, up from the previous ₦6,500. Similarly, 10GB, 5GB, and 1GB now cost ₦5,250, ₦2,250, and ₦525, respectively, compared to their earlier prices of ₦3,500, ₦1,500, and…

UK welfare fraudsters could lose licence for two years under ‘biggest crackdown in a generation’ Benefit cheats face being banned from driving for two years under a proposed new anti-fraud law. People who owe more than £1,000 in wrongly claimed welfare payments and who have ignored repeated requests to return the money could be punished under the proposed changes. Other measures to tackle benefit fraud in the legislation include letting investigators directly take the money back from people’s bank accounts. Powers to carry out early morning raids on suspected welfare fraudsters would also be handed to crack teams from the Department for Work…

Sandie Peggie refuses to use gender-neutral pronouns when addressing Beth Upton, a biologically male doctor who identifies as female The NHS is attempting to ban a nurse from referring to a transgender doctor as a man as part of a legal battle. A lawyer acting for NHS Fife said an order should be imposed to prevent Sandie Peggie from using male pronouns or terminology to refer to Beth Upton, a biologically male doctor who identifies as female, in employment tribunal hearings which begin next month. Jane Russell, who is also acting for Dr Upton, claimed that “gratuitous misgendering” from Ms…

The 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump, marked his return to office on Monday by signing a flurry of executive orders, fulfilling campaign promises and setting the tone for his administration. The executive actions addressed a broad range of topics, including healthcare, climate agreements, immigration, foreign aid, and economic policy. Below is an overview of the key orders signed. Withdrawal from WHO Explaining his decision, the president cited what he described as the “inappropriate political influence” of member states on the global body, which receives approximately 20 percent of its funding from the U.S. Monday’s announcement marks Trump’s…

Maduka Okoye is being investigated for a flow of anomalous bets during Lazio’s home clash with fellow Serie A club, Udinese. Super Eagles and Udinese goalkeeper, Maduka Okoye risks being handed a five-year ban from football if found guilty of betting illegally. The Nigerian international was involved in a betting scandal and could be banned for up to four years if found culpable. Okoye is currently under watch for betting on his yellow card in a match against Lazio last March. The 25-year-old is being investigated by the Udine Prosecutor’s Office for a flow of anomalous bets during Lazio’s home…

Chelsea Women have agreed on a deal to sign Naomi Girma from San Diego Wave in what is expected to be the biggest transfer fee ever seen in the sport. The Blues will fork out an excess of a million US dollars, the first time a female player has been bought for such a fee. Former Chelsea coach and current USA coach, Emma Hayes described Girma as the best defender she had ever seen. The Blues are close to landing a player widely considered as one of the best defenders in the game currently. The London club has seemingly beaten…