President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, signed the Student Loans (Access to Higher Education) Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2024, into law. This development follows individual reviews by both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the report from the Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFund. President Tinubu at the brief ceremony said that the…
The 8-year-old girl the lone survivor of a bus crash that killed at least 45 people in South Africa before Easter weekend has been released from hospital on Wednesday. The girl, Atlang Siako is expected to travel to her home in neighboring Botswana, from where the bus was traveling last Thursday on its way to…
Burnley boss Vincent Kompany has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association following his sending off during Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea. The manager was dismissed by referee Darren England for protesting against a penalty decision that led to a red card for defender Lorenz Assignon. Kompany said later that the standard of refereeing…
Trabzonspor have been ordered to play six games behind closed doors after violence broke out following last month’s Turkish Super Lig defeat by Fenerbahce. Fans ran on to the pitch and attacked Fenerbahce players and security forces at Papara Park in Trabzon. Fenerbahce players Jayden Oosterwolde and Irfan Can Egribayat were given one-game bans for…
The federal government is planning an almost 300% increase in electricity tariffs in the coming weeks in a bid to attract investment into the sector. According to the reports, unofficial sources state that electricity firms may hike tariffs for those in urban areas to N200 per kWh, up from N68. Those in urban centres represent…
Controversial social media activist VeryDarkMan has vowed to become a crossdresser if popular transvestite Bobrisky is not arrested. VeryDarkMan had previously called for Bobrisky’s arrest for cross-dressing, claiming that he was being protected by some powerful politicians who are his gay partners. Following calls for the arrest of crossdressers in the country, the Force Police…
The Federal Government has reiterated it’s desire l go after individuals with fake university certificates in the country. The Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, said this at an event in Abuja. According to him, there would be transformation in the education sector with the unveiling of a 13-pillar roadmap. The minister said for proper planning…
The Sports ministry in Cameroon has named Marc Brys as the country new national team coach to the consternation of every one including the Cameroonian Football Federation The 61-year-old Belgian, who was most recently at OH Leuven, has been chosen to replace former Liverpool and West Ham defender Rigobert Song. However, Fecafoot appeared to be…
Former president of the Spanish football federation Luis Rubiale has been arrested as part of a corruption investigation. He was detained on his arrival in Madrid from the Dominican Republic. He is suspected of receiving illegal commissions when negotiating a lucrative deal to stage the Spanish Super Cup competition in Saudi Arabia. Prosecutors are seeking…
English premier league side Nottingham forest boosted their survival hopes with a convincing victory over fulham at the city ground. Three first half from the embattled forest team was all they needed to pick all three points in a 3-1 win despite fulham threatening a comeback in the second period. Callum Hudson-odoi opened the scoring…
