Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya
9 May 2024
Football lovers planning to watch the UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund live at Wembley Stadium in London on June 1 will have to pay through their noses. This is because tickets could go for as high as £25,000, according to a Nigerian and Madrid fan, Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya, who is based…
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A cross section of students in Enugu State, on Wednesday, appealed for the reversal of the 50 per cent hike in tariff in telecommunication services due to prevailing socioeconomic hardship. They were of the view that telecommunication services, such as internet data service, have enhanced learning and research work; making its usage indispensable to all…
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A high-profile gay couple married in Thailand on Thursday as the kingdom's same-sex marriage law went into effect, an AFP journalist saw, among the first of hundreds expected to do so. Thai actors Apiwat "Porsch" Apiwatsayree, 49 -- who was in tears -- and Sappanyoo "Arm" Panatkool, 38, in matching beige suits, were handed their…
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The gesture was controversial enough, but now come the sub-controversies: Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish, seen by some as a Hitler salute, appeared on the encyclopedic website. The fight pits two of the internet's best-known tech giants against each other -- and highlights the…
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Mauricio Pochettino said he has been handed a welcome selection headache after watching his youthful United States squad wrap up their January training camp with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in Florida on Wednesday. Goals from Major League Soccer-based players Brian White, Caden Clark and Patrick Agyemang completed a confident win for Pochettino's side…
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Tech titan Elon Musk cast doubt Wednesday on a $500 billion AI project announced by US President Donald Trump, saying the money promised for the investment actually wasn't there. The comments marked a rare instance of a split between the world's richest man and Trump, with Musk playing a key role in the newly installed…
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Donald Trump on Thursday will star in an eagerly-anticipated online appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos, addressing global elites whose annual gabfest has been consumed by the US president's days-old second term. Trump's name has come up in almost every conversation in the Swiss Alpine village this week: in formal panel discussions, in…
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As 2025 begins, cybersecurity stands as a defining battleground in an era shaped by technological advancements, geopolitical tensions, and digital transformation. No longer confined to IT departments, the fight to protect sensitive data and critical systems is now a global concern involving governments, businesses, and individuals. With the global average cost of a data breach…
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The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has rejected plans to change the bill on the establishment of National Commission for Polytechnic Education to Nigeria Commission for Technical Education.
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The African University of Science and Technology (AUST) has offered full scholarship on tuition to students from sub-Saharan Africa.
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The Nigeria Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has disbursed a total of N136 million in student loans to students of Joseph Sarwan Tarka University in Makurdi, Benue State. The latest disbursement will witness a total of 2,222 students of the institution receive financial support through the loan scheme. A statement by the media office of the…