•Tinubu during the signing ceremony today President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the student loans amendment bill into law at the State House today, Wednesday, April 3. The Act, also known as the Students Loan Law, also established the Nigerian Education Loan Fund, which is expected to handle all loan requests, grants, disbursement, and recovery, ...
Obaship system in Ibadan Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State in the Southwestern part of Nigeria is an ancient Yorùbá city founded by warriors. But unlike other Yorùbá towns and villages, Ibadan has an age-long unique obaship system, reports Saturday Tribune. Maybe not totally strange, but Ibadan has further validated the state as a [&hellip...
Mr. Ibu 1.Late John Ikechukwu Okafor fondly called Mr. Ibu was born on 17 October 1961. 2. He hailed from Nkanu West L.G.A., Enugu State. 3. After elementary school, in 1974, Okafor moved to Sapele to stay with his brother, after his father’s demise. In Sapele, he did menial jobs so he could sponsor himself […]
The Anambra State governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has called for total compliance with the “Anambra Burial Law,” stating that the law is a very progressive law. He said the law will remove the burden and pressure on the poor as well as liberate women from oppressive practices during burials, reports The Guardian. Soludo, in a short […]
As the days to the kickoff match for the 2023 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations draw closer, there are quite some fascinating facts to know about the continent’s highly revered football tournament. The tournament which will start on January 13, 2024, with the opening match between the host country, Cote d’Ivoire, and Group A […]...
•Wike The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, yesterday, visited the National Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Victor Giadom, raising speculation of another round of political realignment. Wike, who arrived in Port Harcourt, was hosted by Giadom in Bera, his country home in Gokana Local Government Area...
•Lucky Aiyedatiwa The acting governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has been sworn in as the substantive governor of the state. Aiyedatiwa replaces late governor Rotimi Akeredolu who died in the early hours of today Wednesday, December 27, in Germany, reports The Nation. Aiyedatiwa’s swearing-in was conducted by the Chief Judge of Ondo Stat...
•Late Na’Abba A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba died today Wednesday, December 27. Family sources said that the late Na’Abba battled with the ailment for a long time before passing away, reports The Nation. He was initially flown abroad for medical treatment and stayed there for several months before re...
•Late Akeredolu The Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, died in Lagos today Wednesday, December 27. He was 67 years old. It was gathered that State House doctors managed him up to his death because they could not fly him abroad, reports The Nation. One of the commissioners in Ondo State who pleaded anonymity confirmed Akeredolu’s [&hel...
The 2023/34 UEFA Champions League round-of-16 draw occurs at the UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. 16 teams, consisting of eight group winners and runners-up, will take part in the draw. Qualified teams by countries England: Manchester City, Arsenal Spain: Real Madrid, Real Sociedad, Barcelona, Atlético Germany: Bayern Munich, RB Leipz...