Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Mr David Adejo has said that no federal university is allowed to charge tuition fees in the country. Speaking at a public hearing by the House of Representatives ad hoc committee on student loans in Abuja on Tuesday, August 15, Adejo said the recent increase in charges by federal universities in the country is unfortunate. According to him, the charges collected by the institutions were used to pay for some of …
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Four out of the dozens of students abducted from the Federal Government College Birnin Yauri in Kebbi state have regained their freedom. The four girls identified as Bilha Musa, Faiza Ahmed, Rahma Abdullahi, and Hafsa Murtala were released by notorious bandit leader, Dogo Gide on Friday evening, April 21. One of the fathers of the abducted girls, Salim Kajoe, confirmed the development to DailyTrust. “It took six days of negations in the forest before four …
A federal grand jury has returned a 27-count indictment charging Payton Gendron, 19, of Conklin, New York, with 14 violations of the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act (Shepard-Byrd Act) and 13 firearms offenses in connection with the mass shooting at the Tops grocery store on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo, New York. The announcement was made by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, U.S. Attorney …
Dave Umahi has reacted to being sacked as Governor of Ebonyi state by a federal high court. Umahi who claimed that Justice Inyang Ekwo’s judgement was purchased at a press conference on Tuesday March 8, said he’s not surprised that the judge delivered the judgement in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party. He added that “Ekwo was charged and needed to discharge.” Claiming that he “feels sorry for the Nigerian judiciary”, the sacked Ebonyi Governor disclosed that he will be …
Derek Chauvin has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he violated George Floyd’s civil rights after he was convicted this year by a state jury of murder and manslaughter in Floyd’s death. Chauvin, 45, entered the new plea during a hearing in St. Paul, Minnesota, three months after first pleading not guilty to depriving Floyd, who was Black, of his rights when Chauvin knelt on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes while detaining him in May 2020. Federal prosecutors told U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson that Chauvin …
American rapper, G Herbo has reportedly surrendered to authorities after being charged with fraud. The rapper, whose real name is Herbert Wright III is among several individuals accused of conducting a multi-year, million-dollar fraud scheme, according to a 14-count indictment that was filed in September and made public Wednesday. They are facing federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud as well as aggravated identify theft. Herbo’s co-defendants include his manager/promoter Antonio “T-Glo” Strong, South Side rapper Joseph “Joe …