Thomas Muller – Getty image Following contract extension talks between Thomas Müller and Bayern Munich, the forward is reportedly desiring a wage increase. Muller’s current contract with Bayern will expire in the summer of 2024, with other known clubs like Manchester United showing interest in the 34-year-old. However, after Manuel Neuer’s contract extension, where he secured an annual salary of €20 million, Muller is reportedly looking for a similar arrangement. The German forward, who recently spent nearly a year recovering from injury, aims to stay in Bavaria but expects financial terms to be competitive. Thomas Muller – Getty image Meanwhile, Bayern president Herbert Hainer has expressed optimism about the ongoing discussions with Müller. He said, “We are having discussions with him; I am also confident, and I really hope that Thomas will stay with us.” Although Muller is currently facing competition for regular playing time under coach Thomas Tuchel, especially with the presence of Jamal Musiala, his past records credits him with experience and quality, despite the age.
Presidency denies approving 114% increase in salaries of political office holders
The presidency has denied the allegation that President Bola Tinubu approved a 114% increase in the salaries of the President, Vice President, elected federal and state political office holders, and judicial officers. President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication, and Strategy, Dele Alake, made this known in a statement on Thursday.
President Bola Tinubu Recall that the Chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC, Muhammad Shehu, Wednesday said the salaries of politicians, judicial and public office holders would be increased by 114 per cent. Shehu, according to the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, spoke on Tuesday while presenting the reports of the reviewed remuneration package to Kebbi State Governor Nasir Idris. But the development drew the ire of civil society organisations, CSOs, law lecturers and Senator Shehu Sani, who argued that the ordinary worker, whose take-home pay was nothing to write home about was the one that deserved such wage increment and not politicians. The RMAFC Chairman, who was represented by a federal commissioner in the commission, Rakiya Tanko-Ayuba, said the implementation of the reviewed remuneration packages was effective from January 1, 2023. He said the move was in accordance with the provision of paragraph 32(d) of part 1 of the Third Schedule of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Government (as amended). However, Alake denied this, stating that the report was fake and such a proposal has not been brought before Tinubu for consideration. He said, “We state without any equivocation that President Bola Tinubu has not approved any salary increase, and no such proposal has been brought before him for consideration. While we recognise that it is within the constitutional remit of Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission to propose and fix salaries and allowances of political office holders and judicial officers, such cannot come to effect until it has equally been considered and approved by the President. “It is important to note that RMAFC, through its Public Relations Manager, has responded to this fake story being circulated and has already set the record straight. “However, that this unfounded story gained prominence on social media and in a section of mainstream media again brings to the fore the danger fake news poses to the society and our national well-being. “The misinformation was, obviously, contrived to create ill will for the new administration, slow down the upward momentum and massive goodwill the Tinubu-led administration is currently enjoying among Nigerians as a result of its fast-paced, dynamic, and progressive policies.” Alake urged journalists, media managers, and members of the public to ignore stories on government activities and policy issues that do not emanate from approved official communication channels.
“114% salary increase for Tinubu, Shettima not appropriate now” ― Peter Obi
The Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi has condemned the alleged recent approval of a 114 per cent increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the President, vice president, governors, lawmakers, as well as judicial and public office holders by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, RMAFC. Obi lamented that this is not the appropriate time for such salary increment if it is necessary, arguing that Nigerians are struggling with many harsh economic realities, and with over 130 million Nigerians living in poverty.
Peter Obi In a post via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday, Obi argued that “one would have expected the leaders and public officeholders to focus on cutting the cost of governance and alleviating the sufferings of Nigerians”. He added that leaders should prioritize what affects the masses and those on the lower strata of society over themselves. Obi wrote, “I learnt with great reservation, the approval of a 114% increase in the salaries of elected politicians, including the President, vice president, governors, lawmakers as well as judicial and public office holders by the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC). “This is not the appropriate time for such salary increment if it is at all necessary. We are living in a time when an average Nigerian is struggling with many harsh economic realities, and with over 130 million Nigerians now living in poverty. This is a moment when recent reform measures by the government have increased living costs astronomically. “One would expect the leaders and public officeholders to focus on cutting the cost of governance, alleviating the sufferings of Nigerians. This moment calls for creative ways of pulling the majority out of poverty. “In the immortal words of Shakespeare’s Julius Ceaser, ‘What touches us ourself shall be last served.’ “The leaders, therefore, should prioritize what affects the masses and those on the lower strata of society over themselves. “The sacrifice, at this time in our nation, should be borne by the leaders. The increment should be reversed immediately, and the savings should be devoted to fixing education, healthcare and poverty alleviation especially in the remote rural areas.”
Mercy Johnson’s alleged list of mothers continues to increase
Weeks after a Ghanaian family appeared in a viral video claiming to be Mercy Johnson’s mother and sister, a new woman from Cameroon has joined the trending list. The woman in a trending video claims that the actress’ real name isn’t Mercy Johnson. This brings the list to 3 total alleged mothers. In 2018, at the death of her late mother Elizabeth Johnson, a Felicia Ukoh also claimed to be the real mother of the Nollywood star. Mercy Johnson recently lost her father Daniel Johnson in May 2023. In her tribute to her late father, the actress said: “The very reality of your demise is difficult to grasp. Even as I pen these words down, I am unable to process the thought of never seeing you again. I still feel like it is all a dream to wake up from but alas! I am not sure of what to believe anymore. That you are forever gone is hard to accept. “Nothing consoles me more than knowing that you were a man who loved God so much and will surely be in His abode. As I wallow in the pain of your painful transit, I leave all to our Father in Heaven in whose hands lies all answers. “Adieu Papa, you are sorely missed here. Continue to rest in the bossom of our Lord Almighty until we meet to part no more.”
“Ask God for your flesh and flesh to avoid increase in body count”
Retired prostitute, Mandy Kiss advises young ladies to seek counsel from God concerning relationships, to avoid a hike in body count.
It will be recalled that Mandy Kiss recently announced that she was done with prostitution. She further advised young ladies to desist from selling their bodies for money. Mandy, however, made headlines again following an Instagram post. There, she advised young ladies to stop being nonchalant about relationships. The influenecer also stated that it is best to seek God’s counsel in order to curb a hike in their body counts. She wrote: “Something crossed my mind now I actually thought about it because it’s something sad in a way g To my girls them that actually feel nonchalant about relationships like when one ends they will get into another …. Having like 10bfs or more than that in a year el I’m not perfect tho,but then I will drop my 2cents $14 Please be closer to God,seek his grace and ask him to give you the flesh of your flesh so one doesn’t have to keep going around 49 When you keep acting nonchallant You wouldn’t know when your body count becomes what you won’t be able to count God wil choose for everyone of us 1 God bless y’all” See post below;
Short man undergoes painful surgery to increase height (Photos)
A short man has taken a drastic step to increase his height by five inches by undergoing excruciating surgeries.
Moses Gibson, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, said he experienced “heightism” from a young age and struggled to get a woman. In his quest for a taller physique, the 41-year-old took medications that promised to help him grow and even reached out to a “spiritual healer”.
He nearly gave up hope until he came across a painful procedure that involves breaking multiple bones. Moses gained three inches after undergoing his first round of surgery in 2016 and now hopes to reach his goal height of 5ft 10in by June after undergoing a second surgery.
He’s spent a total of $160,000 on the intense procedures but says it’s all worth it after being unhappy for years. Moses said: “I’ve struggled with height, I don’t know whether ‘heightism’ is what they call it, but being on the shorter side for men. “Even when I was in high school, I was always unhappy with my height. As far back as when I was probably like 15, I realised most of my peers were taller than me. “It started getting to me gradually. I just didn’t feel good about myself, I was unhappy about it most of the time.” “I used to like clothes and shoes, but I started not feeling happy when I put them on and I wanted to look better. “It was my self-confidence in general, and with the ladies. It affected my dating life. I used to put things in my shoes to gain a little bit of height, but it wasn’t very much. “People made comments. Sometimes it wasn’t in a mean way or intending to hurt, but they’d say ‘sh*t dude, you’re short man’ or make a joke of it.” “I’m a strong, tough guy, so I was never depressed about it but I went searching to see what I could do about it.”
FG to increase minimum wage
Chris Ngige, minister of labor and employment, reveals that the federal government will announce salary increases for workers.
Ngige said this while speaking to state house correspondents after a meeting with President Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja on December 27.
According to him, the presidential committee on salaries is working with the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) on the matter.
He wrote:
“The commission is mandated by the act establishing them to fix salaries, wages, and emoluments. So, they have the matrix to do the evaluation. They are working with the presidential committee on salaries, chaired by the finance ministry and I am the co-chair, to look at the demands of the workers.
Outside this, I said discussions on that evaluation are going. As we enter the new year, the government will make some pronouncements in that direction”
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