Author: Opalim Lifted

The race for who becomes the Senate President for the 10th National Assembly (NASS) got intense on Tuesday morning as voting commenced at the Red Chamber in Abuja, Nigeria. Voting began at exactly 8:45 a.m. on a state-by-state basis, alphabetically. Voting ended at exactly 9:15 a.m. The Senate is expected to make an official announcement on who becomes the next Senate President. Nominations were received for Senator Abdul’aziz Yari and Senator Godswill Akpabio, after which the Clerk of the Senate declared the nominations closed in the absence of further nominations. Senate approves Tinubu’s appointment of 20 special advisers The contest…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASSU) has described the student loan bill as discriminatory between the children of the rich and the poor. Recall that Chronicle NG reported on the signing of the interest-free student loan into law and how to access it. National President, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said in an interview with newsmen, “The union will react soon, but everyone knows our position on student loans because you will end up encumbering the children of the poor with loans and debt after graduating. This is discriminatory. If what I read online is correct, it says it is…

President Bola Tinubu’s signing of the Student Loan Bill into law on Monday drew praise from the public, particularly students. Here are things to know before applying for a student loan: 1. Students applying for loans must apply to the Chairman of the Nigerian Education Bank through their respective institutions. 2. They must have secured admission into any of the Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, or vocational schools established by the Federal Government or the government of any state of the Federation. 3. The applicant must provide at least two guarantors. 4. Each of the guarantors must be a…

Kanye West celebrated his 46th birthday this past weekend, but it wasn’t the star-studded guest list that turned heads. Instead, Yeezy’s birthday bash, which was held in what appeared to be an empty warehouse in Los Angeles on Saturday night, made headlines thanks to food being served off the body of a bare woman. Photos and videos from the unorthodox party show a bare female model lying still on a table with several food platters resting on top of her body, including her breasts, crotch, and knees. Next to the woman stood a chef who could be seen neatly placing…

A former Nigerian model, Utseoritselaju Uwatse, 25, has been sentenced by a Central Criminal Court jury, led by Justice Paul Burns, to four years imprisonment for raping a fellow college student in Ireland. Uwatse, of Avonmore Road, Raheen, Limerick, was found guilty of one count of a rape charge in March 2023 for the offence that took place on April 20, 2018, the Irish Mirror reported on Monday. Detective Garda McGrath told prosecuting counsel Conor Devally that a group of college students gathered for drinks in Cratloe Student Village before going into Limerick City for a night out on the…

Two weeks after Prof. Yemi Osinbajo left office as Vice President, I have noticed undue attention being paid to him. Since these unwarranted attacks have the same theme, I am pretty convinced that they are sponsored by the same source, with bile, pettiness, and envy as the motives. Unless you are a man of great evil inclinations, you’ll never find any genuine reason to vilify someone like Osinbajo. For eight years, he did his job very well, to the admiration of many Nigerians and several foreign dignitaries, within the limits of what the Constitution permits a VP and the extent…

President Bola Tinubu has signed into law the Student Loan Bill in fulfilment of a promise he made during his campaign. Relief may have come the students’ way with the provision of easy access to higher education for interest-free loans from the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. Bawa charges students to shun corrupt practices The student loan bill, sponsored by the Speaker of the 9th House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, passed the third reading at the House two weeks ago. Chronicle NG reports that the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mr. David Adejo Andrew, disclosed this to State House correspondents at…

Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, claimed both IBB and Obasanjo were alive to witness Bola Tinubu become President of Nigeria. Keyamo mocked former Nigerian Head of State, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), whom he called an “evil genius” and two-time President Olusegun Obasanjo. The unravelling of El-Rufai and Keyamo by Etim Etim He also described Tinubu as one of the most faithful political “soldiers” of the late MKO Abiola, winner of the annulled 1993 presidential election. Chronicle NG reports that Keyamo stated this via his verified Twitter handle on Monday, June 12, which is celebrated as Democracy…

The mother of four children rescued after 40 days in the Amazon jungle survived the crash for four days. As she lay dying, Magdalena Mucutuy ordered her children to go and seek help. The children’s father, Manuel Ranoque, told reporters that his eldest daughter told him their mother pushed them to “get out” and rescue themselves. On Friday, the siblings, ages 13, nine, five, and one, were rescued and flown out of the bush. They were sent to a military hospital in Bogota, Colombia’s capital. “The one thing [13-year-old Lesly] has cleared up for me is that, in fact, her…

Senator Hadi Sirika, former Minister of Aviation, has accused Hon. Nnolim Nnaji who called the launch of Nigeria Air a fraud of wanting 5% ownership of the National Carrier Air. During a House of Representatives hearing, the Chairman of the House Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji, labelled Nigeria Air’s debut a fraud. He had pointed out flaws in the project and chastised the federal government for its inadequate management. Nnaji stated that after thorough consideration, his committee was displeased with Sirika’s activities. “We are equally irked by the role played by Ethiopian Airlines in this whole process. It does not…