Gov Nasir Idris of Kebbi has approved the release of N585.4 million for payment of tuition fees for 100 students studying in different Indian universities. The Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, made this known at a news conference on Monday in Birnin Kebbi. He said that the payment is for Kebbi indigenes studying…
If convicted, Sarkozy faces up to 10 years in prison under the charges of concealing embezzlement of public funds and illegal campaign financing. Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, convicted twice in separate cases since leaving office, goes on trial Monday charged with accepting illegal campaign financing in an alleged pact with the late Libyan dictator…
The former star prosecutor has defiantly refused questioning three times over a bungled martial law decree last month and remained holed up in his residence surrounded by hundreds of guards preventing his arrest. Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol appeared set to evade arrest ahead of a Monday night deadline after anti-graft investigators asked…
The ballistic missile launch is Pyongyang’s first this year. Its previous launch was in November when it test-fired what it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Monday, South Korea’s military said, as the top US diplomat was meeting key officials in Seoul….
The ban encompasses the entire Atlantic coast and eastern Gulf of Mexico, as well as the Pacific coast off California, Oregon and Washington, and a section of the Bering Sea off Alaska. US President Joe Biden on Monday banned offshore drilling across an immense area of coastal waters, weeks before Donald Trump takes office pledging…
Trudeau’s departure would leave his party without a leader just a few months before the next legislative elections, scheduled to be held by the end of October. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau may resign as soon as Monday, according to media reports, as he faces mounting dissent within his Liberal party. National newspapers The Globe…
LeBron James broke Michael Jordan’s NBA record for 30-point games during the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over Atlanta on Friday night. With a turnaround jumper with 5:58 to play for the last of his 30 points, James reached at least 30 points in the regular season for the 563rd time in his career, surpassing the…
Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka geared up for her title defence at the year’s opening Grand Slam with a battling 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova in the final of the Brisbane International on Sunday. The world No 1 from Belarus, outclassed in last year’s final by Elena Rybakina before going on…
While Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola said he would sleep better after Saturday’s 4-1 Premier League rout of West Ham, he brushed off suggestions that his team had resumed normal service. Erling Haaland bagged his first double in a league game since September and Savinho set up three goals in City’s victory that left them…
Tottenham Hotspur have signed goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky from Slavia Prague on a deal until 2031, the Premier League club confirmed on Sunday. The 21-year-old’s move to Spurs is subject to receiving a work permit and international clearance. Kinsky’s signing adds to manager Ange Postecoglou’s options in goal, with first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario facing a lengthy…
