Nigerian-British bodybuilder Samson Dauda has won the 2024 Mr Olympia bodybuilding title, and took home $600,000, the biggest prize awarded in the in the sports history. The competition which was the finale of the 2024 Olympia was held at the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas, United States. Fifteen...
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TikTok said it removed over 2.1 million videos in Nigeria in the second quarter of 2024 for violating its community guidelines. According to the Community Guidelines Enforcement Report shared on Tuesday, Tiktok said the action is part of the company’s ongoing efforts to enhance content moderation and create a...
Thomas Tuchel was named England’s new manager on Wednesday, with the Football Association turning to the German to try to land their first major trophy since 1966. Former Chelsea manager Tuchel will start in the role from January 1, 2025. The 51-year-old, who has been out of work since...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The North East Development Commission (NEDC) has pledged to support the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH) in repairing some of the equipment damaged during the recent flood that ravaged Maiduguri and its environs. The Managing Director of NEDC, Ambassador Goni Mohammed Alkali, made...
A Moscow court fined Telegram Messager four million rubles (41,400 U.S. dollars) for refusing to delete information banned in Russia, the court press service said. Telegram was found guilty of committing an administrative offence for failing to “remove information when such removal is required by Russian law,” the court...
It was a night of fun and thrills as musical artistes on Tuesday in Lagos gave electrifying performances at the New Afrika Shrine in celebration of Felebration 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the musical concert is part of the activities for “Felebration”, an annual musical...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Sokoto state governor, Ahmed Aliyu has inaugurated the state monitoring committee and local government coordinators to ensure the unhindered sales of it’s 55 percent discounted grains and others. Addressing them at the Government Chamber on Monday, the governor disclosed that those appointed were on...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Kogi State Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has flagged off construction of the 20KM Obajana-Uro-Aku rural road linking parts of Lokoja and Adavi local government areas off the state. The project is part of interventions by the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP) supported...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, on Tuesday said the country’s foreign reserves rose by 12.74 per cent to $39.12 billion as of October 11. Cardoso stated this while appearing before the House of Representatives Committee on Banking Regulation. The apex bank boss noted that the...
The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has accused the Libyan Football Federation of deliberately mistreating the Super Eagles in the North African country. Players and officials were stranded for hours at a Libyan airport on Sunday and denied access to food and the internet as they prepared...
The Nigerian stock market extended its positive momentum on Tuesday, posting a 0.33 per cent gain. This gain added N197 billion to investors’ portfolios. The market capitalisation, which opened at N59.510 trillion, closed higher at N59.707 trillion. Similarly, the All-Share Index (ASI) rose by 0.33 per cent, advancing by...
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo on Tuesday said being a state governor at this time in Nigeria is not a fanciful job, given the gamut of allegations against governors over local government funds. Soludo made the assertion at a news conference in Awka, to clarify the new State Economic...
The Federal Government is to overhaul the Alau dam in Maiduguri with special focus on raising its reservoir level and fixing damages resulting from the Sept. 9 disaster, an official has disclosed. Director, Dams and Reservoir Operations, in the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, Mr Ali Dala,...
A former Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has urged the incumbent Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to use his offices to reclaim the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system and expand waterway transport system. Fashola gave the advice at the 2024 Lagos Physical Planning Summit on Tuesday. He emphasised the...
Chairman of Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, has allayed the fears of Nigerians on possible introduction of new taxes through proposed tax reform laws. Adedeji made this known during an interactive session with members of the Senate Committee on Finance in Abuja on Tuesday. He assured Nigerians...
The World Bank has said it could take more than a century to eliminate poverty for nearly half the world. According to the Bank’s new Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report released on Tuesday, this accounts for people who live on less than 6.85 dollars per day. A statement issued...
The President of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), Philémon Yang, has said Africa would need $194 billion dollars in additional financing annually to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Yang, said this at a joint debate on the New Partnership for Africa’s development at the ongoing 79th...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied arresting a presenter, while on air, or disrupting lawful activities at Urban Radio 94.5FM, Enugu on Monday The EFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Tuesday said contrary to the claim of the radio...
The Police Command in Imo says it has dismantled an armed robbery syndicate terrorising residents of Owerri North Local Government Area of the state. Its Spokesman, Mr Henry Okoye, in a statement on Tuesday, attributed the feat to enhanced security measures to tackle violent crimes, especially at night. “On...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – On October 5, 2024, the United Evangelical Church (UEC), Adankolo in Lokoja, Kogi State, was filled with joy and laughter as friends, relatives, parents, siblings and dignitaries gathered to witness the union of Offor Callistus, the News Editor of NATIONAL ACCORD Online Newspaper, and...