The world record set by Tobi Amusan in the women’s 100m hurdles semi-final at the Athletics Championships in Oregon in July of this year has been ratified by the World Athletics (previously known as IAAF). This was disclosed on the athletics body’s official website via a statement on Tuesday. Amusan had run a time of […]
Ten suspects including a dismissed operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) have been arrested for robbing a bullion van in Abia State. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Janet Agebe, disclosed this on Monday in a press conference in Umuahia, identifying the ex-DSS operative as Prosper Israel from Abia State. Israel was […]
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish the name of Godswill Akpabio, as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District in next year’s election. Delivering Judgement, Justice Nwite held that INEC acted illegally for […]
First Republic politician and elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on Thursday, said reverting to a regional system of government as being clamoured for can no longer help the Nigerian situation. Regional system of government is type of government where each region is allowed to control resources found in its domain, but only has to pay […]
The Minister of Education Adamu Adamu believes Nigerians do not have “good reasons” to be disappointed with the Federal Government’s handling of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike. He said this on Wednesday during an interview on Channel Television’s Politics Today. The lecturers have been on strike since February 14th but negotiations between them […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) says the Abuja-Kaduna train hostage negotiator, Tukur Mamu, is in its custody. This is according to a statement released by the DSS spokesman Peter Afunanya on Wednesday following reports that Mamu was arrested in Egypt. “This is to confirm that Mamu, as a person of interest, was intercepted by […]
Barcelona striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, is set to undergo medicals with Chelsea after both clubs agreed a deal. It is believed the transfer will see the Blues pay a €14 million fee and send Marcos Alonso the other way. This was confirmed by football transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, around midday on Thursday. “Chelsea and Barcelona have […]
Around 21 million people in the Chinese city of Chengdu effectively went into lockdown on Thursday as authorities raced to snuff out a new Covid-19 outbreak. China is the last major economy wedded to a zero-Covid policy, stamping out virus flare-ups with snap shutdowns, mass testing, and lengthy quarantines. Chengdu, in the southwest, became the […]
Gospel singer Tim Godfrey shared a testimony of how God delivered him from paralysis. The Founder of Xtreme Crew took to his Instagram page to share a photo of himself on a hospital bed. The singer recalled how he was admitted to the hospital after severe back pains and hellish pains in the arms. He […]
Manchester United completed the signing of Antony from Ajax on Thursday for a fee reported to be 95 million euros (£81.3m), making him the fourth most expensive signing in Premier League history. The 22-year-old Brazilian international forward has signed a contract until 2027, with the option of an additional year. The fee includes a potential […]
