Nigeria’s 2008 long jump silver medalist Blessing Okagbare has been banned for 10 years for doping, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) announced on Friday. Okagbare, who has an Olympic silver medal in the long jump from the 2008 Beijing Games, was provisionally…
A Federal High Court Abuja on Friday admitted the Chairman of Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA), Olanrewaju Suraju, to N7 million bails for alleged cyberstalking. The Judge, Justice Binta Nyako, in a ruling admitted the defendant to bail on…
As expected, Messi’s critics immediately capitalized on the event and started mocking the seven-time Ballon d’ Or winner on social media. When asked whether Messi is criticized too much,Cesc Fabregas told Mundo Deportivo: “Definitely the criticism aimed at Messi after…
Nonye Josephine Ezeanyaeche, a 102-year-old woman has declared her intentions to run for presidency come 2023. According to her, there are a lot of good plans she has lined up for the country should she be voted in as President.…
The ECOWAS Court has rejected an application by the Federal Republic of Nigeria seeking to dismiss a consolidated suit before the court challenging the decision of the Nigerian government to suspend the Twitter platform in Nigeria and fixed May 10,…
The Itori Unit Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ogun, has warned motorists and other Nigerians to desist from buying fuel on roadsides to prevent damage to vehicles and other property. The Unit Commander, Mr Shamaki Yerima, gave the…
Some students of University of Jos have appealed to the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to find a common ground toward ending the incessant strikes in the universities. They made the appeal in an interview…
The Presidency has declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is healthier than most young Nigerians criticizing him over his health. Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said Nigerians were now appreciating the fact that the President is…
…Commits to deepening operator-regulator relations As part of the novel initiative to strengthen and deepen regulatory engagements and relations with operators, a delegation of top management of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has visited the headquarters of Mobile Network Operators…
Barely a week to the deadline set by the NCC for the payment of the spectrum fees by the winners of the 3.5GHz spectrum auction, the Federal Government has officially handed over the spectrum allocation for Fifth Generation (5G) deployment…
