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By Babatunde Ogunrinde Lagos July 30, 2021 Some basketball fans have decried the poor performance of  Nigeria’s senior national women’s team, D’Tigress, which led to thir defeat by the French National team, 87-62, at the basketball event of the Tokyo Olympics. Speaking  with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in …

By Dennis Udoma, Uyo Former Vice President, Exxon – Mobil subsidiaries in Nigeria and Akwa Ibom state governorship aspirant, Mr Udom Inoyo, has announced the institution of a N500,000 Ray Ekpu Award for Investigative Journalism to promote excellence among practitioners in the State. Inoyo, who has not yet announced the …

***Flays lavish funerals by Nigerians ***says don’t distance yourselves from grandparents, elderly cos of COVID – 19 The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Diocese, Ignatius Kaigama has condemned the escalation in the prices of foodstuffs, noting that the problem was also biting hard in his home. The Cleric, in his Homily, delivered …

By Muhammad Nasir Sokoto, July 29, 2021 The District Head of Gagi in Sokoto State, Alhaji Sani Umar Jabbi, has called for more support to physically challenged persons to overcome Gender Based Violence (GBV) challenges in the country. Umar-Jabbi urged stakeholders to increase provision of economic empowerment opportunities for the less …

Berlin, July 30, 2021  Next month’s European Super Cup match between Chelsea and Villarreal in Belfast can be attended by up to 13,000 fans, the European continent’s football ruling body UEFA said on Friday. UEFA said ticket applications for the Aug. 11 game at Windsor Park have started. It added …

You have a heart Comparable to none You always have a cart Compiling with love but undone Even in the dark One can always see your part. Under your star Darkness comes to light Clarity spreads in delight Emotions become transparently bright Unknowingly to all, it was just a plight. …

Nigeria’s celebrated ‘Super Cop,’ Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, is presently in the eye of the storm following an indictment by a United States of America (USA) court in the fraud case involving Nigerian internet fraudster, Hushpuppi. Kyari has been declared wanted by the  Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) …

  Tokyo, July 30 Following is the current medals table at the Tokyo Olympic Games after the competitions on Thursday (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): China                              15    7    9   …

No Nigerian parent jokes with education, as they know that if their children or wards missed the opportunity of being educated, they have missed a lot, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared. Speaking during a panel session Thursday at the Global Education Summit in London, the President according to a statement …

By Monday Ijeh Abuja, July 29, 2021 The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba has ordered an internal review of the bribery allegation brought against Mr Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP). The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 29, 2021 UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Thursday urged States to take action against human trafficking, where a third of all victims are children. Highlighting how the COVID pandemic has pushed as many as 124 million people into extreme poverty, the UN chief insisted …

President Muhammadu Buhari and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain, Thursday, appraised the war against different forms of terrorism in Nigeria, and agreed that the judicial process be allowed to run its course. Holding bilateral talks at the sidelines of the Global Education Summit in London, the two leaders, according …

By Chiazo Ogbolu Lagos, July 29, 2021 The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says 24 ships are presently discharging different items at the Lagos ports. The items according to NPA are bulk wheat, general cargo, container, bulk salt, base oil, soya, soda ash, petrol and butane gas. Others are automobile gasoline …

By now it is no news that the Supreme Court in Jegede v Akeredolu while dismissing Jegede’s suite expressed concern about the functions of the Extraordinary Caretaker and Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the leadership of HE Gov. Mai Marla Buni, relying on Section 183 …

President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to increase the budget for the education sector by as much as 50 percent over the next two years. In a document titled, Heads Of State Call To Action On Education Financing Ahead Of The Global Education Summit, signed as a form of commitment at …

By Victor Okoye Abuja, July 29, 2021 A total of 12 Nigerian athletes have been cleared by the Integrity unit of the World Athletics Council and are eligible to compete at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. This is according to Adeniyi Beyioku, Secretary General of the Athletics Federation of …

  By Ijeoma Okigbo Abuja, July 28, 2021 A total of 10 Nigerians are part of 20 athletes declared ineligible to participate in the athletics events of the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics, the sport’s world governing body, said in a statement on …

By Babatunde Ogunrinde Lagos July 28, 2021 Some basketball fans have expressed shock over the senior national men basketball team, D’Tigers’ loss to Germany 92-99 in their second group game at  the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the team also lost their opening game …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, July 28, 2021 It has never been more urgent to recommit to the spirit and fundamental principles of the 1951 Refugee Convention, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday as the world body marked the 70th anniversary of the key international treaty. “The …

By Victor Nwachukwu Owerri, July 27, 2021 Chikelue Iloenyosi, an ex Super Eagles defender has called for a probe of an alleged assault on Nigeria’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics team. He made the call  while speaking with newsmen in Owerri on Wednesday, against the backdrop of a viral video on social …

Amuzi, Ahiazu-Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria, Sunday July 25, 2021: A Nigeria-based non-governmental organization, the Professor Celestine Onwuliri Foundation (PROFOUND), collaborating with a US-based counterpart, Eze Cletus and Ugoeze Dorathy Oparaoji Memorial Educational Foundation (ECUDOMEF) has concluded a 2- day celebration of the first “World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly”, …

The film, Eyimofe (This is My Desire), has enjoyed rave reviews from leading media organizations in the world, including the influential New York Times, and has won awards and commendations globally. You will not know why until you watch the movie that is made in Nigeria, by Nigerian Directors (twin …

Mr. George Ibe and his wife, Mrs. Ojiugo Ibe got their pretty daughter, Sky Chiekesia Ibe baptized at St. Matthias Catholic Church, Franklin Township, New Jersey, United States of America (USA). The beautiful ceremony was attended by family and friends, including Sir (Architect) Linus and Lady (Dr.) Stella Korieocha and …

By Abujah Racheal Abuja, July, 27, 2021 Nigeria has so far recorded 10 new cases of the Delta COVID-19 variant. The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu disclosed this at the ministerial briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Delta variant …

Abuja, July 27, 2021 Africa’s highest-ranked player Quadri Aruna on Tuesday crashed out of the men’s singles event of the table tennis competition at the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo. Aruna, who reached the quarter-finals of the event at the Rio Games in 2016 could not go far this time …