Author: Festus Adeloye

Lille secured a place in the Champions League play-offs at the expense of Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce after a Jonathan David penalty in extra time snatched a 3-2 aggregate victory in Turkey on Tuesday. Fenerbahce lost the first leg 2-1 last week and looked to be going out until Bafode Diakite’s late own goal sent the match to extra time. Lille substitute Aissa Mandi was sent off on his debut for a reckless challenge on Irfan Can Kahveci, but the visitors were awarded a penalty for a handball by Jayden Oosterwolde and David made no mistake from the spot. Cenk Tosun…

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has received N50 billion from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from the proceeds of crime. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, NELFUND, Mr. Akintunde Sawyerr confirmed this during his visit to the Chairman of EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede. President Bola Tinubu in his nationwide broadcast directed the commission to release N50bn to NELFUND for the student loan scheme. Speaking during the meeting, Sawyerr said: “We are aware of the funds from the proceeds of crime extended to NELFUND. We are here to express our gratitude for the gesture. We also want the…

The Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) says each of the 109 senators occupying legislative seats in the red chamber earns ₦1,063,860 salary and allowances per month. The commission gave the breakdown of the salary and allowances of each senator as: Basic Salary – ₦168,866:70; Motor Vehicle Fuelling and Maintenance Allowance – ₦126,650:00; Personal Assistant – ₦42,216:66; Domestic Staff -₦126,650:00; Entertainment – ₦50,660:00; Utilities – ₦50,660:00; Newspapers/Periodicals – ₦25,330:00; Wardrobe – ₦42,216,66:00; House Maintenance – ₦8,443.33:00 and Constituency Allowance – ₦422,166:66; respectively. RMAFC chair M. B. Shehu, in a statement on Tuesday, made the clarification “in view of the…

The Federal Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, the Ondo State capital on Tuesday dismissed the sack of a former deputy speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr Iroju Ogundeji, ordering the respondent to be reinstated. The judgement came four years after the suit was instituted as Ogundeji challenged his sack by the leadership of the 9th Assembly of the state, led by the former Speaker, Mr Bamidele Oloyeloogun. Ogundeji, who represented the Odigbo Constituency 2, in the Assembly, was removed by the leadership of the House following his disagreement with the House leadership in 2020. After his removal,…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abuja Zonal Directorate said it has secured the conviction and sentence of five internet fraudsters. A statement by the commission’s Head, Media & Publicity, Dele Oyewale on Tuesday, said the five convicts were jailed on Monday by Justice C.O. Agashieze of the Federal Capital Territory High Court on a one-count separate charge bordering on obtaining by pretence. The convicts are; Desmond Ikpefua, Oyeniji Efosa Temitope, Exiobor Raphael, Emmanuel Gabriel and Samuel Owoicho. The count against Gabriel reads, ‘That you Emmanuel Gabriel sometime in 2024 at Abuja within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court…

The UK government on Tuesday pledged to prioritise mental health as a report into a fatal stabbing rampage by a psychotic patient identified a litany of errors by medical authorities. Nineteen 19-year-old students Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Barnaby Webber and school caretaker Ian Coates died in the attacks in the central English city of Nottingham last June. Health Minister Wes Streeting said it was time to put a greater focus on mental health, amid growing public concern about treatment waiting times and big increases in demand. “It’s time we prioritise mental health so we will be updating the Mental Health Act…

The Branch Controller of the West Africa Examination Council in charge of Ogun State, Ayobami Suberu, has denied reports that the Ogun State Government is owing the examination body. He described online media reports insinuating that the results of some public school students in the state were withheld due to indebtedness, as malicious. Briefing journalists in Ogun on Tuesday, Suberu said the state government is not indebted to the Council in any way, describing the report as mischievous and unbalanced. The branch controller explained that the results of the affected students were still pending because of a technical hitch, which…

Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI) have apprehended 16 miscreants at Terminal 3 in the Oshodi area of the state. The state Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a video shared on X.com on Tuesday. According to him, the move was to maintain law and order in the state. He wrote, ‘”Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI) #LAGESCOfficial earlier today apprehended 16 miscreants at Terminal 3 in Oshodi” The arrest is part of the state government’s zero-tolerance policy towards miscreants and hoodlums, who have been causing trouble in…

The Federal Government has approved a new National Policy on Health Workforce Migration. Disclosing this on Monday through a post on X, the Minister of Health, Ali Pate, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to tackling the challenges surrounding healthcare human resources in the country. He said President Bola Tinubu presided over the Federal Executive Council meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where the policy was approved. “This policy is more than just a response to the ongoing exodus of healthcare professionals; it’s a comprehensive strategy to manage, harness, and reverse health worker migration,” the minister said. “It envisions a thriving…

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory presided over by Justice Sylvanus Oriji has extended the order restricting participants in the #EndBadGovernance protest against the Federal Government to the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. Justice Oriji extended the order on Tuesday following an application to that effect argued by Dr Ogwu James Onoja SAN on behalf of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike. At the proceedings, all 11 defendants were absent in court and were not represented by any legal practitioner. But the FCT minister through his lawyer drew the attention of the judge…