• Shaibu being persuaded to drop petition against Edo CJ — Counsel

    The impeached Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, is being persuaded to drop his petition against the Chief Judge of the state, Justice Daniel Okungbowa. His lawyer, Andrew Emwanta, revealed this in an interview with The PUNCH on Monday. Emwanta said in view of the appeals coming from several quarters, Shaibu was weighing his Read More

  • Crowdfunding: Nigerians raise money for lady who embraced prostitution to raise goitre surgery fee

    Nigerians have united to raise funds for a 26-year-old woman who turned to prostitution out of desperation to cover the cost of her goitre surgery. The lady, whose name could not be ascertained, appeared on a video where she was interviewed by a street comedian, Comicmiss2. Struggling with health challenges, she shared her story in Read More

  • Tammy Baldwin Calls Mayorkas Impeachment 'Political Games'—But She Spearheaded Impeachments Of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney

    Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D., Wis.) objected to the impeachment of homeland security chief Alejandro Mayorkas last week as “political games.” But earlier in her career, she spearheaded fringe attempts to impeach former President George W. Bush over “climate change” and Vice President Dick Cheney for “aggression against the Republic of Iran.”

  • Raising Hairless Primates

    I remember the first time I observed my daughter pointing. We were at a neighborhood playgroup, a daily gathering of toddlers and their parents, and 12-month-old Tessa pointed at a painting of a koala on the wall. I marveled at her, almost yipping with joy. In the days and weeks that followed she pointed with More

  • Cartoon: Raise your right hand

    A cartoon by Mike Luckovich. Campaign Action

  • Earth Day Panel: SALVAGE

    On Earth Day, Sunday, April 21, The COMMA fine art gallery in East Aurora will host a speaker panel dedicated to artists who work with upcycled and reclaimed materials. The current show – SALVAGE | SPLENDOR: Unnatural Nature – features works by artists Dianne Baker and Sara Baker Michalak (collage, printmaking and assemblage). The exhibition []

  • Graduate workers seek ‘substantial’ raise

    Stanford Graduate Workers Union (SGWU) members vote on the union's priorities from April 25 to May 15, with proposals focused on pay raises, affordable housing and healthcare access.

  • Iran's Nuclear Activity 'Raises Eyebrows'

    The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog said Monday that Iran's recent nuclear activity "raises eyebrows," adding that Tehran could produce a nuclear bomb within weeks.International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Mariano Grossi made the comments during an interview with German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) in which he discussed Iran's enriched uranium levels.The IAEA previously said in a December report that Iran had tripled its uranium enrichment level to 60 percent....

  • City approves raises for Odessa firefighters

    ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- During Tuesday's City Council meeting, Odessa approved to award raises to firefighters working with Odessa Fire Rescue. City leaders said the boost in pay came after an internal salary study which suggested that raises might be needed to stay competitive with the pay scale of similar areas. “We’ve got very good people []

  • Foxconn raises renewable energy target

    Foxconn advanced its environmental sustainability goal, setting a target for its worldwide operations to run on 100 per cent renewable energy sources by 2040.

  • Rules on doorstep sales and telemarketing to be tightened again

    Stricter rules are to be brought in to protect households from aggressive telemarketers and doorstep sellers by giving them more rights to cancel on-the-spot contracts. Economic affairs minister Micky Adriaansens said the regulations needed to be tightened “because consumers are still being put under pressure on the doorstep or on the phone to sign something like a new energy contract immediately.” Telesales will be restricted to consumers who have given their explicit consent, including former...

  • Delta Raises Pay For Flight Attendants

    (Associated Press) – Delta Air Lines is raising pay for flight attendants and other nonunion workers by