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D’Tigress stun Australia to record first Olympic win in 20 years

SPORTS

D’Tigress stun Australia to record first Olympic win in 20 years

Bode July 29, 2024

Nigeria’s D’Tigress, on Monday, pulled off a famous shock win against Australia as they took down the Opals 75-62 in their opening game of the Women’s Olympic Basketball Tournament Paris 2024. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the win was Nigeria’s only second victory in the...

Security News

IGP orders DIGs, AIGs, CPs to protect protesters nationwide

Bode July 29, 2024

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has directed police top brass to protect intending participants of the planned #EndBadGovernance protest slated for August 1 to 10, 2024. This was contained in a letter by the IGP to the request of human rights lawyer Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa. Adegboruwa,...

SPORTS

Paris 2024 Olympics: Falcons lose second game to Spain

Bode July 29, 2024

Nigeria’s Super Falcons, on Sunday, lost their second group C game at the Paris 2024 Olympics to World champions Spain, by a lone goal. The defeat means Nigeria will continue the search for their first points of the tournament as they regroup to face Japan on Wednesday, The...

SPORTS

Edem crashes out as Team Nigeria suffers another loss at Paris Olympics

Bode July 29, 2024

Offiong Edem lost to Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi 4-0 on Sunday to add to Team Nigeria’s losing run at the ongoing Olympic Games in Paris. Edem lost 8-11 4-11 11-13 10-12 in her Round of 64 match in the women’s singles event of the table tennis competition. Her loss...

Dangote in Battle Fatigue, By CHIDI AMUTA

Bode July 28, 2024

Africa’s prime money man, Mr. Aliko Dangote of Nigeria, has recently changed from business suit and kaftan to battle fatigue. For a man whose visibility is defined by money and huge investments, this sudden change of costume is important. Ordinarily, Dangote as a person and a...

SPORTS

Aruna, Omotayo crash out of Paris 2024 table tennis men’s singles event

Bode July 28, 2024

Nigeria’s players in the men’s table tennis event of the ongoing Olympic Games on Saturday lost their matches in the first round of the competition. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Quadri Aruna lost 3-4 in his round of 64 match at the South Paris Arena...

Nigerian News

Iwuanyanwu: Nigeria has lost a rare gem – Igbo Tink Tank

Bode July 26, 2024

Foremost South-East group, Igbo Think Tank, Aka Ikenga, has described the late President-General Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu ,as a leader that radiates love and simplicity effortlessly. The group’s Director of Publicity, Mr Collins Ugwu, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos...

Nigerian News

Araraume mourns Iwuanyanwu, says Nigeria has lost a genuine patriot

Bode July 26, 2024

By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Imo State, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has mourned an elder statesman and President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who passed on Thursday at the age of 82. Araraume said the passing of Iwuanyanwu was painful,...

SPORTS

Super Falcons lose to Brazil in Paris Olympic opener

Bode July 26, 2024

Nigeria’s Super Falcons lost their 2024 Paris Olympics Games opener by a lone goal to the Canarinhas of Brazil. The game played on Thursday saw the Women African Cup of Nations (WAFCON) nine-time champions displayed spirited performance but failed to convert their chances. Rasheedat Ajibade led the Falcons...

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and UN Messenger of Peace, Malala Yousafzai

Nigerian News

Malala Fund Invests $7.8M in girl-child programmes in Nigeria

Bode July 25, 2024

Aaa The Malala Fund says it has invested 7.8 Million US Dollars in partner organisations and their programmes across Nigeria. Lena Alfi, the Chief Executive Officer of the fund, made this known in a statement issued by the fund’s Communications Manager, Nankwat Dakum, on Thursday in Abuja. “Our organisation...

International Telecommunication Union ITU

BUSINESS

ITU ranks Nigeria high alongside Germany, Finland and Singapore in Digital Transformation Readiness [UPDATED]

Bode July 25, 2024

By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – A new report of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has ranked Nigeria very high at 71%, in comparative legal, policy and governance frameworks towards G5 – advanced state of readiness for digital transformation known as G5. In the report conducted by the...

SPORTS

2024 Olympic games: Nigeria’s Aruna begins medal quest against Romanian opponent

Bode July 25, 2024

Nigeria will begin the quest for medals in the table tennis competition of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris with Quadri Aruna taking on Romania’s Eduard Ionescu on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Aruna will face Ionesco in a first round match of the...

Nigerian News

FG resumes mass trial of terrorism suspects

Bode July 24, 2024

The Federal Government has resumed mass trial of persons allegedly involved in terrorism and suspects of other heinous crimes against the Nigerian State. This is contained in a statement by Mr Michael Abu, Head of Strategic Communication, National Counter Terrorism Centre – Office of the National Security Adviser...

Nigerian News

Dangote Refinery saga dangerous for Nigeria – Falana

Bode July 24, 2024

Femi Falana, SAN, has said he is worried about the negative impacts of the Dangote Refinery spat, saying the saga sends a dangerous signal to investors about Nigeria. “Well, I’ve enjoyed the inter-class feud or what you might call a dog-eat-dog affair. But it’s at the expense of...

Local Government autonomy: Consolidating Nigerian unitary federalism By LAW MEFOR

Bode July 23, 2024

Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, the nation’s attorney general, became born again after having previously supported the Nigerian governors in their quest to deny local governments (LGs) financial autonomy. Insofar as the brief is good, lawyers, you know, can represent anybody, even terrorists, bandits, rapists, and killers. By...

Nigerian News

Lokpobiri to drive Africa oil, gas digital transformation discuss in Lagos

Bode July 23, 2024

The Ministry of Petroleum Resources has said it is hosting a major conference to tackle the sector’s challenges and unlock its digital potential. Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Lokpobiri said that the event aimed...

AfDB invests $10.9 bn in Nigeria- D-G

BUSINESS

AfDB invests $10.9 bn in Nigeria- D-G

Bode July 23, 2024

The Director-General of West Africa Region, African Development Bank (AfDB), Lamin Barrow, has said the banks’s cumulative financing approvals in Nigeria stands at 10.9 billion dollars. Barrow said this at the Second Interactive Session and Workshop on Developing Bankable Business Proposals/Business Plans for Youths in Agriculture on Monday...

Nigerian News

NiMet predicts 3-day thundery, rainy, weather conditions from Sunday

Bode July 21, 2024

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja, forecast thunderstorms on Sunday with rains over parts of Adamawa, Taraba, Borno, Kebbi, Kaduna, Gombe, and Yobe States during the morning hours. “Later...

POLITICS

Nigeria, South Africa condemn Sudan crisis, call for immediate ceasefire

Bode July 20, 2024

JOEL OLADELE, Abuja Nigeria and South Africa have jointly condemned the ongoing conflict in Sudan, called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the crisis. This was revealed in a joint statement by the two countries, signed by the Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy to the ...

Nigerian News

Tinubu urged to establish Ministry of Men Affairs

Bode July 19, 2024

Non-Governmental Organisation, Life After Abuse Foundation (LAAF) has called on the Federal Government to establish Nigeria’s first Ministry of Men Affairs, to address men’s urgent needs. LAAF’s President, Ms Halima Layeni, in a statement on Friday in Lagos, said that the establishment of the ministry would advance...