The managing director, Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Akintunde Sawyerr, has assured that the repayment process for the student loan scheme has been designed to be seamless, transparent and fair to all beneficiaries. Mr Sawyerr, who spoke with journalists in Abuja, explained that graduates are granted a two-year grace period after completing their National Youth…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has declined a request by federal prosecutors to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan over her absence at an arraignment. Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan was dragged to court by the Federal government on charges of criminal defamation. Justice M.G. Umar, on Monday, ruled against the…
Tragedy struck on Saturday in Enugu when a petrol tanker exploded along the Ugwu Onyeama section of the Enugu -Onitsha Expressway, killing at least 15 people, including three children. The explosion, which occurred around 11:30am, caused widespread panic, affecting another petrol tanker and razing six other vehicles. It was not clear how the incident happened…
The Omoluabi Progressives has raised alarm over an alleged coordinated attempt to eliminate former Minister of Interior and ex-governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola. In a statement signed by its spokesperson and organising secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede and obtained by DAILY POST on Sunday, the group said recent incidents point to a political and physical campaign…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says sycophants surrounded late former President Muhammadu Buhari during his administration. The governor made the statement on Saturday at the 2nd Raymond Dokpesi Diamond Lecture organised by the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations in Abuja. According to Sule, he witnessed firsthand how politicians flattered Buhari while he was in…
The National Emergency Management Agency has reported that 24 passengers were rescued, 14 bodies recovered, and 42 people remain missing following a boat accident on the River Niger in Ibaji Local Government Area, Kogi State. NEMA, in a post on X on Thursday, said the incident occurred on Tuesday and involved a boat carrying about…
A 300-level student of the department of computer science at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai (IBBUL) in Niger state, has reportedly committed suicide. The Niger state police command confirmed the death of the student. The student, identified as Kelvin Danlami, was said to have ended his life after losing N600,000 to betting. There are…
The Catholic Church in Niger State has been thrown into mourning following the tragic death of Father James Omeh, who was swept away by floodwaters alongside a female passenger, Charity John, in Lapai Local Government Area. Until his death, Father Omeh served as the Parish Priest of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Gulu and was…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said the Peoples Democratic Party is dead in the country. Speaking on Saturday during the inauguration of a renovated party office in Katsina State, Kwankwaso said he and his followers left the PDP because “it is dead”. “I wish to remind you…
A 31-year-old teaching assistant died Tuesday morning after being stabbed by a 14-year-old student during a bag search outside Françoise Dolto Secondary School in Nogent, authorities confirmed. The victim, whose identity has not yet been released, was attacked with a knife and suffered critical wounds. However, emergency services rushed her to the hospital in “absolute…
