Returning to Tokyo carried extra weight for Amusan, who had finished a painful fourth at the Olympics there four years ago
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Natasha, a first-term Peoples Democratic Party lawmaker, was suspended by the Senate on 6 March 2025 for six months.
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By Eniola Amadu Keir Starmer’s government has been urged to establish a new “national occupational health service” to address rising levels of economic inactivity linked to long-term sickness. In a report released, the Fabian Society thinktank proposed funding the system through a £2bn levy on Britain’s largest employers. It argued that the new service could help more people remain in work, while addressing the patchy and inconsistent support currently available. The plan suggests adding a health component to Labour’s incoming growth and skills levy, which is due to replace the apprenticeship levy. Under the proposal, the biggest tenth of businesses…
Labour’s plans for a large-scale expansion of nuclear power have advanced with a series of UK-US agreements on modular reactor projects, announced shortly before Donald Trump’s state visit.
By Eniola Amadu Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar, a two-term Republican known for steering the state towards greater financial stability in the 1990s, has died aged 79. His family announced on Sunday that he died from complications linked to treatment for pancreatic cancer. Edgar had revealed his diagnosis earlier this year. A statement from his relatives expressed gratitude for the support received in recent months. “We are deeply grateful for the love, support and kindness so many have shown to Jim and our family over these last several months,” they said. Edgar, who began his career as a state legislator,…
By Ismaeel Aleem The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Federal Roads Maintenance Agency, Aderemi Oseni, has vowed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will unseat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State during the 2027 general elections. Representing Ibarapa East/Ido Federal Constituency, Oseni expressed strong confidence in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, attributing the party’s optimism to lessons learnt from the 2023 governorship defeat and a recent by-election loss. “Already, we have learnt our lessons. We have also gone to the drawing board in preparation for the general election,” Oseni stated. He emphasised…
Alhaji Abdulkadir Getso, the NNPP leader in Gwarzo Local Government, echoed the optimism, revealing that additional defectors are anticipated imminently.
Akpabio likened Nigeria’s transformation to building a cathedral, urging citizens not to despair despite current challenges.
By Eniola Amadu Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, has come under renewed pressure from former policymakers to reduce the pace of bond sales to ease the strain on government borrowing costs. Four former members of the Bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) have warned that the central bank’s £100bn quantitative tightening (QT) programme is contributing to instability in financial markets and exacerbating pressure on the Treasury ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ autumn budget on 26 November. The intervention comes as Britain’s long-term borrowing costs have climbed to their highest level in 27 years. READ ALSO: Spence aims to…
