Students in private tertiary institutions in the country are not going to benefit from the Student Loan Scheme because of some socio-economic factors, the Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, NELFUND, Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, has said. Speaking in Lagos on Wednesday during a series of meetings with stakeholders in…
Different groups involved in filmmaking under the auspices of South East Film Crew Welfare, Wednesday afternoon, took to the street protesting the manner five of their members died after a boat conveying them to their shooting location, capsized in Anambra River. Junior Pope, Abigail Frederick, Precious Oforum, Joseph Anointing and Friday Okoroafor, all lost their…
Juventus have been ordered to pay Cristiano Ronaldo £8.3m in owed wages by an Italian court. Ronaldo, 39, agreed to defer wages when football in Italy was halted by the Covid pandemic in the 2020-21 season. The Portuguese had claimed he was owed more than £17m by his former club. The Court of Arbitration said…
Few days after handing over the momentum to Manchester City in the race for the Premier League, Arsenal made a bitterly disappointing exit from the Champions League as they were beaten by Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena. Joshua Kimmich’s powerful 63rd-minute header from Raphael Guerreiro’s cross was enough to send the Germans through to the…
Defending Champions Manchester City on Wednesday night crashed out of the Champions League losing on penalties to Real Madrid Real Madrid won 4-3 on penalties after the game ended 1-1 on the night and 4-4 on aggregate Madrid drew the first blood through Rodrygo 12 minutes into the game while City equalised 14 minutes from…
It was a tragic scene in Anambra State, as a directionless vehicle without driver knocked down a female pedestrian as she was crossing the road. The incident happened at about 12:20pm on Wednesday, April 17, along the Asaba-Onitsha Road, by Okpoko Market. According to a statement signed by ARC Charles A. Iyiegbuniwe of the Public…
The incumbent Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, has visited the embattled former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, amidst a heavy security crackdown on the latter’s Abuja home. Ododo arrived at Bello’s residence at about 2:30 pm Wednesday, alongside several security operatives and youth supporters protesting against the siege to the former governor’s home….
A 47-year-old man, identified as John Ansah has landed in trouble after allegedly inserting two hot knives into the private part of her 13-year-old daughter. The suspect, who is said to be a charcoal dealer, was recently remanded into police custody after he was arraigned before the Tarkwa Circuit Court, Ghana, where he was charged…
Protesters on Wednesday flooded the premises of the national headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja, throwing their support for the Acting National Chairman of the Party, Umar Damagun; and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The protesters, who displayed placards with various inscriptions, pledged support for Wike and…
The Kano State High Court has issued an ex parte order affirming the suspension of ex-governor Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC). This development followed a tumultuous period of internal strife within the APC. Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, presiding over the court, granted the order in response to an…
