Abiola Ogunbanwo stunned the pool on Wednesday at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre to win heat 1 of the women’s 100 metres freestyle event of the 2020 Olympic Games’ swimming competition. Running from lane 3 in the four-competitor heat, Ogunbanwo emerged…
The Nigerian Naira is in a tailspin at the Black Market, a day after the Central Bank stopped weekly sale of dollars to the BDCs. According to the ngnrates.com, the Naira slumped to N522 to the US Dollar. Operators in…
Femi Adesina, the special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, has defended his principal’s constant trips to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. Adesina said on Tuesday that Buhari has his medical team in the United Kingdom…
Real Madrid has confirmed that their new signing David Alaba has tested positive for COVID-19. The versatile defender will now be forced to train away from the main group in what is a significant blow to Carlo Ancelotti’s pre-season preparations.…
The Federal Government will soon acquire a central monitoring system (CMS) for the country’s gaming industry for better performance and enhanced revenue generation. The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Sen. George Akume, made this known at the opening…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Wednesday urged the citizens to rise up to the task of ensuring a safer environment for food processing and safety. Sanwo-Olu made the call at the 1st Lagos State Food Safety Conference and…
The 2021 Nigeria Beach Soccer League (NBSL) Super Four has been scheduled to hold from July 29 to 31 at the Murtala Square in Kaduna. The National Coordinator, Mahmud Hadejia, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Kaduna,…
The Kaduna State University (KASU), through its Library and Information Services unit, has introduced a Research Clinic to improve the quality of research among lecturers and scholars of the university. The University’s Librarian, Prof. Abdullahi Musa, stated this in Kaduna…
Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun has congratulated his Ondo State counterpart, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) over his victory at the Supreme Court. Report states that the Supreme Court in the Wednesday split judgment of four-to-three, upheld Akeredolu’s victory. The governor…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Ibadan, on Wednesday remanded four defendants at Abolongo Correctional Centre, Oyo, for alleged armed robbery and kidnapping. The defendants are Usman Abubakar, a.k.a. Mallami, 27, Abubakar Sadiku, a k.a. Buba, 32, Mohammed Bello,…
