Thurrock Council suspend controversial “Grass Tax” charges – YourThurrock

THE Leader of Thurrock Council, Cllr Rob Gledhill, (Little Thurrock and Rectory ward) has today (Tuesday 26 September) announced the temporary suspension of the grounds maintenance service charge for council tenants. Cllr Gledhill, who is responsible for council housing in the borough, said: “I have received more detailed information, have listened to tenants and other …

British Airways SACKS stewardess behind racist Snapchat rant – Mailonline

British Airways sacks stewardess behind racist rant against Nigerian passengers Joanne Wickenden sparked outrage after recording the racist clip in her BA uniform before flying from London Heathrow to Abuja on Friday night The 23-year-old said today that she was set up by a BA colleague who recorded her and shared the clip In a statement …

UK banks to check 70m bank accounts in search for illegal immigrants – The Guardian

Exclusive: From January banks will be enrolled in Theresa May’s plans to create ‘hostile environment’ for illegal immigrants. A Barclays spokesperson said the bank was simply complying with the Immigration Act 2016. Banks and building societies are to carry out immigration checks on 70m current accounts from January in the biggest extension of Theresa May’s …

Corruption report on police and judiciary – Punch Newspaper

THE ranking of the police and the judiciary as the most corrupt public institutions in the country, in a survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, only confirms a widely held belief, which not a few Nigerians would posit. The integrity barometer, which …

Lessons from IPOB – Niran Adedokun The Punch

For the record, I do not have any shred of sympathy for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the Indigenous People of Biafra. I agree that the Igbo people of South-East Nigeria have been served the short end of the stick for too long. One should be honest enough though, to admit that Nigeria has been unfair …