Jepchirchir gives Kenya back-to-back women’s marathon Olympic titles
Peres Jepchirchir secured back-to-back women’s Olympic marathon titles for Kenya on Saturday timing 2hr 27min 20sec. The 27-year-old two-time half marathon world champion beat compatriot Brigid Kosgei...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Niyi hails Tega for tongue-lashing Nini
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Niyi, has hailed Tega for lashing out at Nini during their earlier argument about a seat. The married father-of-one did this during the Friday Jacuzzi Party...
View ArticleCOVID-19: Delta variant not synonymous with our state – Okowa
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State on Friday clarified that the ravaging Delta Variant Covid-19 pandemic is not in anyway whatsoever synonymous with Nigeria’s Delta State just as he tasked the...
View ArticleOlympics: Britain’s Yafai wins flyweight boxing gold, Ukrainian knocked out
Britain’s Galal Yafai defeated Carlo Paalam to win the Olympic flyweight title on Saturday, denying the Philippines a first boxing gold medal in the country’s history. The men’s middleweight final...
View ArticleNavy arrests suspected smuggler with 61 bags of rice in A’Ibom
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base Ibaka, in the Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have arrested one Ben Etim for allegedly smuggling 61 bags of rice Etim, 28, was...
View ArticleWoman to be charged to court for attempted suicide
The Police Command in Jigawa said that a housewife, Maimuna Wadaji, has been hospitalised after attempting to commit suicide in Dutse Local Government Area of the state. The woman, Maimuna Wadaji of...
View ArticleDelta vigilante support Police in fight against cultism, insecurity
Vigilante groups from Igbudu community of Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State on Thursday staged a peaceful solidarity visit in support of the anti-cultism campaign of the State Police...
View ArticleCOVID-19 patients receive free treatment, says Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State Government has described as untrue reports making the rounds that the state government has stopped picking medical bills of COVID-19 patients in the state. The state Commissioner of...
View ArticleChina’s Cao Yuan wins Olympic men’s 10m platform diving gold
China proved its Olympic diving dominance once again on Saturday as Cao Yuan took gold in the individual 10m platform, with teammate Yang Jian scooping the silver. Bronze went to Britain’s Tom Daley,...
View ArticleLionel Messi closing on two-year, £50m PSG deal -Report
Lionel Messi is close to joining Paris Saint-Germain after leaving Barcelona. The 34-year-old is expected to sign a two-year contract next week, worth £25m a year after tax, with the option of a...
View ArticleUS blacklists five ‘terrorist leaders’ in Africa
The US State Department on Friday added five alleged senior members of jihadist groups in Africa to its terror blacklist, blocking access to any property or interests they may have in the United...
View ArticleGerman coach thrown out of Tokyo Olympics for punching horse
A German modern pentathlon coach has been thrown out of the Tokyo Olympics for punching a horse during competition. Kim Raisner was trying to assist German Annika Schleu as she battled to control Saint...
View ArticleOlympics: Denmark clinch gold in chaotic men’s madison
Denmark kept their cool in a chaotic and crash-filled Olympic men’s madison on Saturday by beating Britain and France to win gold in the Izu Velodrome. Lasse Norman Hansen and Michael Morkov took...
View ArticleYari-led APC faction says old membership card still valid
A faction of the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara has called on its followers to disregard the purported nullification of their membership cards. The faction, under the leadership of a former...
View ArticleInsecurity: Leave Afghanistan now, Britain tells nationals
Britain has warned all UK nationals in Afghanistan to leave the country immediately due to the “worsening security situation” as fighting intensifies. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office...
View ArticleOlympics: France beat Serbia to claim women’s basketball bronze
Forward Gabby Williams drilled 17 points with four assists as France swept past Serbia 91-76 to the women’s Olympic basketball bronze medal Saturday. The 2012 runner-ups took a narrow 43-40 lead into...
View ArticleMan kills sister’s rapist after meeting him in jail
A Washington man serving time for a wild police chase found himself sharing a cell with the convicted child rapist who had once victimised his sister – so he killed him. Shane Goldsby, 26, was...
View ArticlePICTORIAL: Rundown healthcare centre at Amafor community in Enugu
TrackaNG, a community of active citizens tracking the implementation of government projects in their localities, has drawn the attention of Enugu State Government to an allegedly “abandoned” primary...
View ArticleBBNaija S6: Fans react as Beatrice gets verified on Instagram
Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Beatrice, recently got verified on Instagram, erupting reactions from fans. With almost 90,000, Beatrice became the first housemate to be verified on...
View ArticleGerman coach thrown out of Olympics for striking horse
A German modern pentathlon coach was thrown out of the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday for striking a horse during the women’s event. The International Modern Pentathlon Union said footage showed coach Kim...
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