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A technical glitch on the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) portal has disrupted the disbursement of monthly upkeep allowances, leaving thousands of student beneficiaries across tertiary institutions nationwide waiting for their stipends for roughly two months. An internal source within NELFUND confirmed the operational hitch, stating that the agency is actively working to resolve the […]
Operatives attached to the Edo State Police Command have arrested four suspects and neutralized another in connection with the kidnapping at the popular Vegetable Market along Airport Road in the GRA axis of Benin City. The breakthrough follows an intelligence-led operation tracking the criminal syndicate behind the June 14, 2026, market abduction, which had initially […]
On Sunday, June 24, 1923, a pivotal chapter in West African history was written in Lagos. Herbert Macaulay the grandson of Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther, a civil engineer, and a fierce critic of British colonial policy gathered a group of nationalist thinkers to inaugurate a movement. This moment marked the birth of Nigeria’s very first […]
The bombing was orchestrated by Babbar Khalsa, a Sikh extremist militant group based in Canada. The attack was conceived as retaliation against the Indian government following Operation Blue Star in June 1984, during which the Indian military entered the Golden Temple in Amritsar to remove armed militants. The execution of the plot […]
Ghana produced a disciplined and resolute defensive display to hold England to a goalless draw in their Group L clash at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Boston on Tuesday, earning a precious point that leaves the Black Stars in a commanding position to reach the last 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The result […]
Cristiano Ronaldo delivered a record-shattering performance to inspire Portugal to a commanding 5-0 demolition of Uzbekistan in their Group K clash at Houston Stadium on Tuesday, handing Roberto Martinez’s side their first victory of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and all but securing a place in the Round of 32. The result was a […]
Ukraine has struck a significant blow against Russia’s hold on occupied Crimea, announcing the destruction of a critical railway bridge over the North Crimean Canal and launching a sweeping overnight drone campaign that hit dozens of military and energy targets across the peninsula. Kyiv’s Special Operations Forces declared on Tuesday that the railway bridge near […]
Nigeria, despite being the largest economy on the African continent, has recorded the lowest tax-to-GDP ratio in West Africa, standing at just 8.2 per cent — a figure that places it at the very bottom of a regional comparison that exposes the country’s persistent struggle to translate its enormous economic size into meaningful government revenue. […]
Elon Musk has suffered the largest personal wealth loss in recorded history after a dramatic collapse in SpaceX’s share price wiped an estimated $350 billion from his net worth in less than a week, sending his fortune tumbling from an all-time high of approximately $1.45 trillion to around $1.1 trillion as of Monday, June 23, […]
The Adamawa State Police Command have begun prosecuting 117 motorists for driving vehicles with unregistered, concealed, or tampered number plates. The offenders were caught during a special enforcement operation across the state. The police say the move is part of a broader effort to improve security and public safety. The arrests were made by a […]
