Author: Amina Mohammed

Alumni of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University have commended the institution’s decision to expel a student, Chimamaka Goddy-Mbakwe, who assaulted a lecturer of the university, Dr Chukwudi Okoye, for disrupting her TikTok video. A video where Goddy-Mbakwe was assaulting the lecturer surfaced online on Wednesday, generating widespread attention on social media. The management of the university set up a panel on the conduct of the student. The panel found her guilty of misconduct and recommended her for expulsion which was adopted by the university authorities. In an official expulsion letter dated February 13, 2025, and signed by the acting Registrar, Victor…

Students from no fewer than 23 public universities and polytechnics have lamented the delayed disbursement of their approved institutional loans from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund as deadlines for tuition payment and examinations draw near. President Bola Tinubu signed the Students Loan (Access to Higher Education) (Repeal and Re-enactment) Act into law on April 3, 2024, to provide sustainable higher education funding for Nigerian students. Since the Fund’s commencement, several students across tertiary institutions have benefited. As of February 3, 2025, NELFUND reported receiving 364,042 student loan applications and disbursing N20,074,050,000 for institutional fees, benefiting 192,906 students. Another N12,818,960,000 was…

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Friday uncovered a major operation depot dealing in expired and falsified drugs at Umumeje village, Osisioma Ngwa area of Abia State. NAFDAC disclosed this in a statement on X, saying it revealed that the illegal operation was being run from multiple buildings near the Ariaria International Market. According to the agency, the expired medicines were repackaged and revalidated for resale, posing a significant health risk to consumers. “Seized items consisted of expired potassium chloride, allergy medications, immune boosters, and cholesterol treatments,” the statement read. “Machines used to rebrand…

Tigran Gambaryan, Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Binance, has accused three Nigerian lawmakers of demanding a $150 million bribe while he was in detention. Gambaryan, along with his colleague Nadeem Anjarwalla, was detained by Nigerian authorities over alleged money laundering involving $35 million, a case initiated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Anjarwalla, who served as Binance’s Regional Manager for Africa, escaped custody on March 22, 2024. Gambaryan, however, was later released following U.S. government intervention. Allegations Against Lawmakers While in detention, Gambaryan claimed that some House of Representatives members demanded a bribe from him. Taking to…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has approved the appointment of Kabir Akanbi, as the Acting Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, effective from February 13, 2025. This was contained in a press statement issued on Friday in Abuja by the Deputy Director of Information and Public Relations of the Supreme Court, Ahmed Umar. According to the statement, Akanbi’s appointment follows the retirement of Hajo Sarki Bello, who attained the mandatory retirement age of 60 years in public service. Prior to his appointment, Akanbi served as the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of the Election Petition…

Nigeria has lost one of its foremost nationalists and elder statesmen, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, who passed away peacefully at his Lekki residence on Friday, February 14, 2025, at the age of 96. The family, in an official statement, described Chief Samuel Ayodele Adebanjo as a selfless leader, distinguished lawyer, and a committed advocate of true federalism. He was the former Organising Secretary of the Action Group and the National Leader of Afenifere, a pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation. He is survived by his 94-year-old wife, Chief Christy Ayo-Adebanjo, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. The family expressed deep gratitude for his unwavering dedication to…

President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to meet US Vice President JD Vance in Germany on Friday with a warning against trusting Russia’s Vladimir Putin, as concerns mount in Kyiv and among its European allies that the Ukraine war will be settled over their heads. The Munich Security Conference starts days after US President Donald Trump and Putin held watershed talks that have shaken Ukraine and America’s NATO allies, almost three years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Trump said he had agreed with Putin to soon start Ukraine peace talks and exchange friendly visits. The new US administration also signalled Ukraine…

The Peoples Democratic Party Forum of Former Speakers has urged Nigerians to anticipate the return of many politicians who left the party in recent years to join other political platforms. The Forum described the PDP as the most widely accepted, well-organised, and best-positioned political party to address the nation’s challenges. This statement was made on Friday following a meeting with the PDP minority leadership in the House of Representatives at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. Present at the meeting were the House Minority Leader, Kingsley Chinda; Minority Whip, Ali Isa; Chairman of the Forum and a member of the 10th…

US Congressman, Scott Perry, has said that US aid agency, United States Agency for International Development, funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. Perry, a Republican representing Pennsylvania, made the claim during the inaugural hearing of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency on Thursday. The session, titled “The War on Waste: Stamping Out the Scourge of Improper Payments and Fraud,” focused on alleged misappropriations of taxpayer funds. “Who gets some of that money? Does that name ring a bell to anybody in the room? Because your money, your money, $697 million annually, plus the shipments of cash funds in Madrasas,…

Renowned Nigerian Christian filmmaker and founder of Mount Zion Faith Ministries, Pastor Mike Bamiloye, has raised the alarm as Nigerians celebrate Valentine’s Day. Bamiloye claimed that many young girls and ladies would be used for money rituals and fluids of men would be submitted tonight in the shrines of the evil kingdom. In a post via his Instagram page on Friday, the filmmaker asserted that many lives will be destroyed today following the celebration of Lovers Day. He wrote, “We will keep shouting! “Many would sleep on the same bed tonight with ghosts and spirits from demonic kingdoms who had come…