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The Nigerian education loan fund (NELFUND) said it had had over 9.5 million visits, with over 6, 000 applications for loans from students in federal tertiary institutions since it opened its portal last Friday.   The Managing Director of the fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, while briefing the press at a post-application launch conference on Thursday, said […]

Calm is gradually returning to the city of Kano following the tensions over the throne of Emir of Kano even as Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II enters the 6th day of his reinstatement.   While the Sunusi camp insists he is the rightful Emir, having been reappointed by Gov. Abba Yusuf, a Federal High Court sitting […]

The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho; and the Chief Judge of Kano State High Court, Justice Dije Aboki; over conflicting interim injunctions regarding the Kano Emirate, causing uncertainty in the state.   Conflicting court orders have trailed the Kano […]

President Bola Tinubu has assented to the National Anthem Bill 2024 reverting to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”. “This morning, Mr President signed into an Act of Parliament, the newly passed National Anthem 2024,” Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said on Wednesday at a joint session of the National Assembly marking the Silver […]

Ayotunde Solademi, a Foreign Service National Investigator with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI and second prosecution witness, PW2, in the ongoing trial of Muideen Olamilekan Teslim, on Monday, May 27, 2024, told Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos,  how the defendant threatened to release the unclad pictures of […]

Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of Kano High Court sitting on Miller Road has restrained the police, the State Security Service (SSS) and Nigerian military from evicting the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.   The case was filed by the emir alongside the four kingmakers of Kano: Madakin Kano Yusuf Nabahani; Makaman Kano Ibrahim […]

  The Labour Party (LP) caucus in the House of Representatives has described President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s one year in office as a “reign of economic hardship, insecurity and hopelessness”, contrary to the promised ‘Renewed Hope’ mantra of the administration.   This was contained in a State-of-the-Nation statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday and signed […]

The Organised Labour has again rejected a fresh minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government. This time, the Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), rejected the offer of the Federal Government to pay ₦60,000 as new minimum wage for workers.The Organised Labour also shifted ground from its […]

Nollywood actor, Zack Orji, has opened up about how his role in the 1990s hit film, Glamour Girls, had an impact on his marriage, specifically, his involvement in a nude scene with co-star Eucharia Anunobi.   He revealed that the scene sparked negative rumours and gossip that affected his marriage, even leading to his suspension […]

The Kano State Government has said the reinstatement of the deposed Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II was done in the best interest of the state.   This is just as the government noted that the state remained peaceful despite pockets of public disturbance perpetrated by some miscreants.   The Commissioner of Information, Baba […]

  The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has cautioned the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government to resist any attempts by desperate politicians to disrupt the peace and harmony in Kano State.   Executive Director of CISLAC, Mallam Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, made the call on Saturday in a statement, warning against any attempts to exploit […]

The Kano Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association has raised concerns over the recent developments in the state following the repeal of the Kano Emirate Council Law of 2019.   The association, in a statement on Saturday by its chairman, Sagir Gezawa, called for adherence to legal and constitutional processes.   The NBA emphasised that […]