Players led by Alex Morgan had sued in March 2019, asking for more than $66m in damages under the Equal Pay Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
In a 32-page decision Friday, US District Judge R Gary Klausner handed out a victory to the US Soccer Federation by throwing out players’ claims that they were underpaid
The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, on Saturday accused Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of inciting crisis between the North and Southwest.
Recall that Kanu had alleged that the North would frustrate the Southwest presidential ambition.
In a broadcast on Radio Biafra, the IPOB leader had claimed that the North would mess up the presidential ambition of Bola Tinubu, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Kanu said North will “mess up” Tinubu’s presidential ambition like they did to former presidential
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha has disclosed that 3,000 health workers would be deployed to Kano state to help in the fight against COVID-19.
Mustapha, speaking at the presidential task force briefing on Friday, May 1, said the workers were put together by the United Nations.
On Friday, the Nigeria Center for Disease Control, NCDC, recorded three more COVID-19 deaths in Kano state.
The agency also confirmed 92 cases of Coronavirus in the state, bringing the total number of cases in Kano to 311.
The
US National Institute of Health on Wednesday said that an experimental drug, Remdesvir, has proved effective against the new Coronavirus disease.
US President, Donald Trump made the announcement on Friday at the White House alongside,Stephen Hahn, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, (FDA), stating that the drug would be available for patients hospitalized with Coronavirus.
It was reported that
Unemployment America is bleak but in Stock Market America things are looking up. Taken together, this split reality portends a rough ride for the president’s re-election bid and even greater national discord. Donald Trump has every reason to worry.
First, Unemployment America. On Thursday, the labor department reported that another 3.8 million people filed first-time unemployment claims, bringing the total of those who are recently out of work to more than 30 million.
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Nearly three weeks after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s no-show at a key event sparked rumours he was seriously ill or even dead, state media published photos Saturday showing him in public.
Kim’s conspicuous absence from the April 15 celebrations for the birthday of his grandfather, the North’s founder, sparked feverish speculation over his health and who would replace him at the helm of the nuclear-armed country.
It is not the first time Kim has disappeared from public view. In 2014, he dropped out of sight for nearly six weeks before reappearing with a cane. Days later, South Korea’s …
While SpaceX founder Elon Musk is facing blistering criticism for calling stay-at-home orders “fascist”, officials representing his space company and NASA are trying to allay coronavirus fears. They said Friday that in the run-up to a historic space launch slated for May 27, they are employing additional safety measures to keep their two astronauts, mission control crews and the spacecraft virus free.
This revelation comes despite Musk’s repeated statements and tweets railing against county authorities in California in the United States after authorities there extended stay-at-home orders to fight the COVID-19 pandemic through May 31.
Starting late Tuesday night, Musk,
Organised Labour, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to further reduce the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol, to ₦60.
Labour said Nigerians should not pay more than N60 for a litre of petrol.
Organised labour also asked that an investment of 20 percent of the entire donations received by the government from individuals, groups and organizations to help combat the Coronavirus pandemic, should be used to fund the activities of various research institutes across the nation.
President of the United Labour Congress of Nigeria (ULC), Joe Ajaero, gave the advice when he addressed the media
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has condemned the decision taken by the President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, relaxing the Coronavirus lockdown in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun States.
The medical body described the decision as premature, adding that it can potentially expose more Nigerians to the deadly COVID-19.
The doctors warned that Nigeria could experience a surge in the number of Coronavirus cases.
NMA noted that at the moment health workers are grappling with numerous challenges such as lack for bed spaces in epicenters of the pandemic, especially Lagos, yet to be ascertained …
French President Emmanuel Macron warned on Friday that the end of the national lockdown on May 11 would only be a first step as France looks to pull out of the crisis created by the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Traditional Labour Day protests that usually see thousands of demonstrators on streets were cancelled this year due to the virus outbreak that has killed 24,000 people across France.
“May 11 will not be the passage to normal life. There will be a recovery that will need to be reorganised,” Macron said in a speech at the presidential palace after a meeting …
The Korean news agency, Yonhap said Kim appeared in public for the first time today, since he was last seen 20 days ago.
Kim attended a ceremony marking the completion of a fertiliser plant in Sunchon, South Phyongan Province, according to the North Korean media.
This marks his first reported public activity since he was last seen on April 11, presiding over a political bureau meeting of the ruling Workers Party.
His apparent absence …
Gilead Science Inc, maker of the coronavirus drug Remdesivir said it will be donating 1.5 million vials of the drug to help patients in U.S.hospitals.
Chief Executive of the company Daniel O’Day made the pledge during a meeting with President Donald Trump on Friday.
The meeting came after the drug was granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for COVID-19.
The FDA approval cleared the way for broader use of the drug in more hospitals around the United States.
But the authorization applies to patients hospitalized …
