The Dean of Borno Elders Forum, Prof Khalifa Dikwa, has condemned the 0.5% cybersecurity levy on electronic transactions recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) describing it as provocative He therefore asked President Bola Tinubu to immediately order the apex bank to suspend the implementation of the new policy. “This is not the…
The political crisis in Rivers State on Wednesday took a new dimension as some members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara elected the member representing Bonny constituency, Victor Oko-Jumbo, as their Speaker. Oko-Jumbo, who is said to be the new speaker for the entire 32-member Assembly, was said to…
Italian club Fiorentina made it back-to-back Europa Conference League finals after a late penalty gave them a 4-3 aggregate win over Club Bruges. Lucas Beltran tucked home an 85th-minute spot-kick after Brandon Mechele was judged to have fouled M’Bala Nzola. Maxim de Cuyper had pulled Club Bruges level in the tie, after Fiorentina won the…
Real Madrid came from behind to beat Bayern Munich to set up a Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund. Bayern looked to be heading to the final when Alphonso Davies cut in and blasted past Andriy Lunin after England captain Harry Kane had found him with a superb pass. But two late goals from substitute…
The Nigerian government has announced the arrival of President Bola Tinubu after two weeks in Europe. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, announced this in a post on his X handle today, while welcoming the president who arrived today President Tinubu had travelled for a meeting with the Dutch Prime…
A social media user Justus, who identifies as LordJustusN on X.com, has expressed dismay over the deplorable state of a hostel, Eni Njọkụ Hostel, in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Justus disclosed that he had visited the hostel to inspect the room his cousin was assigned to, only to be met with appalling conditions. Sharing…
London’s Mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday secured a record third term, dealing the Conservatives another damaging defeat in their worst local election results in recent memory months before an expected general election. Khan, 53, beat Tory challenger Susan Hall to end Tory hopes of winning the UK capital for the first time since 2016. The…
A young boy who sells Sachet water, Ugwu Augustus, has been awarded a full university scholarship after scoring 309 in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. Founder of, an organisation that prepares candidates for UTME, Educate Alex Onyia who revealed also said that Augustus left school two years ago. He added that he was, however,…
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Sunday defended his WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF super-middleweight titles in Las Vegas after beating his countryman Jaime Munguia by a unanimous points decision Munguia was dropped for the first time in his career in the fourth round when he was caught by a right uppercut before Alvarez went on to…
Newly crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 as they made it 48 matches unbeaten in all competitions. A sensational 12th-minute Granit Xhaka strike from outside the box set Leverkusen on their way to a stunning success. Frankfurt however levelled through Hugo Ekitike when the French striker headed in from close…
