TETFund Approves N130m as Zonal Intervention to Polytechnics
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved N130,000,000.00 as a zonal intervention for each polytechnic in its 2023 intervention line aimed at reinvigorating skills acquisition in polytechnics across the country. Director of Infrastructure of the Fund, Malam Buhari Mika’Ilu made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the TETFund/NBTE Sensitisation Workshop on the 2023…
ICPC arraigns man over alleged employment scam
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned one Umar Abubakar, for offences bordering on alleged forgery and employment scam. Abubakar was docked before Honourable Justice Hafsat Abdulrahman of Adamawa State High Court 1, sitting in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. The Commission in a Charge No: HC/ADSY/127C/2022, accused the defendant…
OSUN: Governor Adeleke calls for unity as Egbedun becomes Speaker
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has called for a harmonious working relationship with the legislative arm of government in the state’s interest. Adeleke spoke in Osogbo, the state capital, on Tuesday, at the proclamation of the 8th Assembly, where 38-year-old Adewale Egbedun representing Odo-Otin State Constituency emerged as the Speaker of the Parliament….
Osun Assembly Speaker, Adewale Egbedun, assures good governance
The Osun State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Adewale Egbedun, has assured the people of Osun State that the Assembly will work for the advancement of good governance in the state. Egbedun gave the assurance on Tuesday during his inaugural speech in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. He said, “I assure the people of Osun…
Biafra is non-negotiable – Nnamdi Kanu
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has announced that the fight to bring Biafra into reality cannot be subdued. Kanu, in a tweet posted by his legal counsel, Aloy Ejimakor, on Tuesday, said Biafra is non-negotiable. Ejimakor tweeted, “Personal Message from Mazi Nnamdi Kanu: “I deeply appreciate the abiding solidarity of…
18-year-old Italian footballer, Anwar Megbli dies after falling from motorcycle
An Italian football striker, Anwar Megbli, 18, has died in a road accident after he fell from the back of a motorcycle. Megbli, who played for a semi-professional football club, Livorno, passed away on Monday following the incident on Saturday night, Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. He was riding in the back of a friend’s…
EFCC arraigns two bankers for N20m theft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Tuesday, arraigned two bankers, Freeman Jacob and Umar Abdullahi before Justice Simon Akpah Amobeda of the Federal High Court, Kano on a three-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. The commission also arraigned two others – Ahmed Bashir and Abdulhakim Musa (aka Gandu) for working with the duo in…
Teenager stabs ex-girlfriend 15 times, slits own throat
18-year-old boy, Spencer Pearson, has stabbed his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend, Madison Schemitz, and her mother, Jackie Rog, outside a restaurant. According to DailyMail, Schemitz, a student at Ponte Vedra High School in the United States, was having lunch in the town with her mother and a friend, Casey Estep, when they were attacked. They left the…
Florida: Mother-of-four killed by neighbour after confrontation
A yet-to-be-identified white woman, 58, has shot dead a black mother of four children, Ajike Owens, 35, in Florida, United States. Owens was shot through the door in front of her son, 9, by a white woman who complained about her children playing outside but police have yet to make any arrest because of the…