Author: Akintayo Adams

King Charles has been presented with new British Pounds that features his own face instead of the Queen’s for the first time, which he described as “elegant”. The king’s face will appear on all £5, £10, £20, and £50 pound polymer banknotes from June 5 and they will serve as legal tender among existing notes which feature the late Queen Elizabeth II. “They’re very elegant these ones I must say,” the king said. “Yeah they’re very well designed,” he added. A leather booklet containing the coloured notes featuring his face on the front were handed to him by Bank of…

The Minister of Works and Former Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has said that the ongoing Lagos-Calabar coastal highway costs the Federal Government ₦4 billion per kilometer. He revealed this during a television program with TVC on Wednesday in Lagos, stating that the project, which is said to be 700 km, will be completed at a total cost of ₦2.8 trillion. He further explained that the project adhered to proper procurement procedures, clarifying that the contract was awarded based on counter-funding rather than Public-Private Partnership as being insinuated in some quarters. Join our WhatsApp community via https://goquick.ly/cj8q2 for instant and latest…

The embattled Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Betta Edu, has disclosed that the ₦30 billion recovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not belong to her. Days ago, the anti-graft commission in its bulletin titled “EFCC Alert,” said: “Moreover, with respect to this particular case, we have recovered over ₦30 billion, which is already in the coffers of the Federal Government.” However, Edu, in a letter issued on Wednesday by her lawyer, Chikaosolu Ojukwu denied having knowledge of the money in its entirety. The letter reads: “Neither ₦30bn nor any amount whatsoever has been traced to or recovered…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that the 2024 UTME Notification Slip, which shows candidates the date, venue and time of their examination, is ready for printing. The board urged all candidates, who have registered for the 2024 UTME scheduled to commence on Friday, 19th April, 2024, to print their Notification Slips before the date so as to know the venue, date and time of their respective examinations as well as some other important details pertaining to the examination. JAMB spokesperson, Dr. Fabian Benjamin in a statement, said, “To print the slip, candidates are to visit the…

Parents of the 91 missing girls of the 2014 school abduction in Chibok, Borno State, have appealed to the First Lady, Mrs (Sen.) Oluremi Tinubu, to make use her Office to ensure the safe return of the Chibok girls. This was expressed in an open letter signed by Yana Galang and Mallam Zanna on behalf of the Chibok Parents Association and titled “A Plea for Justice and Remembering the Chibok Girls – A Letter to Her Excellency Mrs Remi Tinubu,” in which the parents shared their sadness and hope for a reunion with their daughters’. The letter read, “We are…

The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Emeka Rollas, has confirmed the death of Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, known in the acting world as Junior Pope. It was reported that the late actor and three of his colleagues drowned on their way back from a movie. Filmmaker, Sam Olatunji was the first to break the news of his death in the afternoon via his Instagram handle However, Emeka Rollas, late last night raised the hopes of many when he revealed that the actor was in the hospital receiving treatment as opposed to the news of his…

Members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and the Non-Academic Staff Union, NASU, will get half of their withheld salaries, according to the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman who said that’ll happen once President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approves the payment of their salary arrears. He was speaking as a guest on Channels Televisions Politics Today on Wednesday. The Minister claimed the strike of the non-academic staff members of universities wasn’t in tandem with their academic counterparts, and the government has been playing its part in bringing succour to them. Speaking on the delay in getting salaries to…

Manchester United legend and Sports pundit, Rio Ferdinand, admitted he was torn apart by the brilliance of Barcelona’s teenage stars after the Catalans beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final at the Parcs des Princes. Barcelona’s manager, Xavi Hernandez went into the game with 17-year-old Pau Cubarsi at centre-back and 16-year-old winger Lamine Yamal, and was rewarded, with both instrumental in the victory. “Wonderful football, wonderful moments, goals galore, this competition never ceases to amaze me. It does it every year,” Ferdinand said on TNT Sports “You come into it and wonder, ‘What…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has vowed not to give anyone the chance to cause a crisis over the Olubadan stool. The Governor, who spoke on Wednesday, when his deputy, Barrister Bayo Lawal, led other Muslim functionaries on a courtesy visit to his Ikolaba residence, shortly after observing the Eld-Fitri prayer warned individuals peddling divisive tendencies over the matter to desist from such acts. “Some people have kept talking about the Ibadan Chieftaincy System, saying it has got issues and all of that. But I said the Obas-in-Council are yet to make their nomination. When they make it, it…

The President of the Actors Guild Of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has disclosed that Junior Pope, whose death news have raged on in the past few hours is alive and receiving treatment in a hospital in Asaba, Delta State capital. Videos showing revival attempts have also surfaced on the internet, after a first video showing the seemingly lifeless bodies of Pope and other actors as they were brought out of the body of water. Also speaking, Yakubu Abubakar, Secretary of the AGN, said the film star is currently in the hospital receiving treatment. “Yes. He is alive. God has done…