University of Calabar-UNICAL- has reportedly asked 300 Dentistry Students to change school or learn trade, due to the school’s accreditation troubles. The directive was issued after a meeting between the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Florence Banku Obi, the affected students, and their parents. During the meeting, the university acknowledged that it had admitted far more students than the quota approved by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. Students have expressed shock and disappointment, stating that they had already spent millions on tuition, accommodation, textbooks, and other expenses before being abruptly sent home, while calling out for help One of the...
Trump Threatens To Withhold Support For Lawmakers Who Vote Against Effort To Defund PBS, NPR And Public Media
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to withhold support or endorsements for any lawmaker who voted against a White House effort to roll back funding for foreign aid and public media. Trump posted on Truth Social read: “It is very important that all Republicans adhere to my Recissions Bill and, in particular, DEFUND THE CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS and NPR), which is worse than CNN & MSDNC put together. “Any Republican that votes to allow this monstrosity to continue broadcasting will not have my support or Endorsement. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” he added His latest attack...
White House Social Media Page Likens U.S. President To A Fictional Character, Calls Him ‘Superman Trump’
The White House: “THE SYMBOL OF HOPE. “TRUTH. JUSTICE. THE AMERICAN WAY. “SUPERMAN TRUMP.” Picture credit: X|@WhiteHouse
Missouri Governor Repeals Paid Sick Leave Law Approved Last Year By Voters
Eight months after voters approved it, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the repeal of a law Thursday that had guaranteed paid sick leave to workers and inflationary adjustments to the minimum wage. The move marked a major victory for the state’s largest business group and a frustrating defeat for workers’ rights advocates, who had spent years — and millions of dollars — building support for the successful ballot measure. The repeal will take effect Aug. 28. Kehoe, who also signed a package of tax breaks Thursday, described the paid sick leave law as an onerous mandate that imposed burdensome record-keeping. “Today, we are protecting...