Creative director of Tokyo Olympics’ opening ceremony fired
The creative director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed, a day ahead of the event. Olympics organisers announced the decision at a press conference on Thursday, and cited an...
View ArticleCOVID-19: 12 more cases recorded at Olympics
A day before the Tokyo Olympics officially open, organisers have reported 12 coronavirus cases linked to the Games. The organising committee said in their Thursday update that two athletes staying in...
View ArticleBuhari confirms termination of Bala-Usman’s appointment as NPA boss
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has confirmed the termination of the appointment of the embattled Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala-Usman. Buhari...
View ArticleBrazil’s Marta breaks Olympic goalscoring record
Brazilian legend Pele hailed Marta as “much more than a footballer” and an “inspiration” after she scored in a fifth Olympic Games on Wednesday. The 35-year-old scored twice as Brazil opened their...
View Article95-year-old man leads protest against land grabbing in Anambra
A 95-year-old man, Nnake Chibuzo, on Wednesday, led the people of Ikenga Umueri in the Anambra East Local Government Area to protest against alleged land grabbing in the community by their Aguleri...
View ArticleFans hail Fireboy on new song ‘Peru’
Nigerian singer, Adedamola Adefolahan, popularly known as Fireboy DML has thrilled his fans with his new song, ‘Peru’. The Champion crooner announced the release on Wednesday with a tweet, stating that...
View ArticleHerdsmen kill three-month-old baby, four mourners, others in Benue
Again, suspected Fulani herders, on Tuesday, killed 13 persons in the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The latest killing came barely 48 hours after 10 persons, including two aid workers,...
View Article103 suspects arrested during raid on Lagos black spots
Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested 103 suspects during a raid on black spots in the Oshodi area of the state. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement...
View ArticleCOVID-19 orphaned 4,000 Nigerian children in 16 months – World Bank
Between March 2020 and July 2021, an estimated 4,000 children in Nigeria were orphaned as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statistical report released on Tuesday by World Bank experts...
View ArticleOzil backs Saka to bounce back from Euro 2020 ‘heartache’
Former Arsenal star Mesut Ozil says Bukayo Saka deserves respect for stepping up in England’s Euro 2020 final penalty shoot-out defeat to Italy and has urged the teenager to stay strong in the face of...
View ArticleJailed Zuma to attend brother’s funeral -South African govt
South Africa’s jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma was granted compassionate leave from prison on Thursday so he can attend his brother’s funeral, the government said. Zuma, 79, was sentenced to 15 months...
View ArticleGenerator fumes kill four Lagos-based family members in Kwara
Fumes from a generator which was left overnight have left four members of a family dead in Sanmora, in Irepodun Local Government Area of Kwara State. Sources said the victims, who are from Ojomu family...
View ArticleExtradition: FG keeps mum as Igboho spends third night in Cotonou cell
The Federal Government of Nigeria has kept mum over the arrest and planned extradition of embattled Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, to the headquarters of the...
View ArticleI told Igboho to stay away day Benin police searched my house –Associate
A long-time associate of Yoruba Nation arrowhead, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has narrated how he told the activist to stop visiting his residence in Cotonou, Benin Republic, the day policemen...
View ArticleEid-el-Kabir: Army promises to treat injured officers
The General Officer Commanding 81 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Lawrence Fejokwu, on Wednesday assured injured officers and soldiers that the Army will facilitate their treatment as soon...
View ArticleWHO’s plan to audit labs in Covid origins probe ‘arrogant,’ says China
China on Thursday said a WHO proposal to audit Chinese labs as part of further investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic showed “disrespect” and “arrogance towards science”. Last week,...
View ArticleTokyo Olympics: Oshonaike, Omotayo, Edem join table tennis action Saturday
Team Nigeria will begin their quest for a first-ever medal in the Olympic Games’ tennis event on Saturday, with Funke Oshonaike taking on Liu Juan of the U.S. olOshonaike will be playing in a...
View ArticleAbia relaxes curfew in Aba, Umuahia, others
Abia State Government has announced further relaxation of the prevailing curfew in the state. In a special announcement authored by Barrister Chris Ezem, the Secretary to State Government, the state...
View ArticleKaduna Speaker mourns first-class monarch, Barde
The Speaker, Kaduna State House of Assembly, Alhaji Yusuf Zailani, has expressed deep sadness over the demise of his royal highness, Dr Danjuma Barde, the Etsu Chikun of Kaduna, who is popularly known...
View ArticleLAUTECH ranked 11th best university in Nigeria
AD Scientific Index Limited, a leading global ranking body based in Turkey, has ranked Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso in Oyo State, as the 11th best university in Nigeria. This is...
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