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Ecuador's Brian Pintado won the first athletics Olympic gold medal of the Paris Games on Thursday with victory in the men's 20-kilometre walk. Brazil's Caio Bonfim improved on his fourth-place finish from Rio in 2016, taking silver, with Spain's world champion Alvaro Martin taking bronze. READ ALSO:Olympics: Ofili shocked to be left out of Paris…
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Stakeholders advocating for the promotion of the whistleblowing policy introduced by the Nigerian government in December 2016 to fight corruption have raised alarms over the growing perception that the policy has been abandoned. They identified strategic engagements with key stakeholders as a major factor that could be employed to reverse the unfavourable impression. They made…
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Former Arsenal footballer Jay Emmanuel-Thomas has been charged with attempting to import £600,000 worth of cannabis through Stansted Airport. The 33-year-old, who currently plays for Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship, was arrested by National Crime Agency (NCA) officers in Gourock, Inverclyde, on Wednesday, with support from Police Scotland. Emmanuel-Thomas, who started his career at…
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Kogi State Government has wielded the big stick against some lecturers of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, over allegations of sexual harassment of students.
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Israeli intelligence has suffered a blow after having failed to warn of Hamas's October 7 attack, but with this week's deadly pager blasts in Lebanon the fearsome Mossad agency appears to have hit back. Israel has not commented on the unusual attack that turned communication devices used by Hezbollah members into explosives, killing 12 people…
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Founder and editor-in-chief of the Foundation for Investigative Journalists (FIJ), Fisayo Soyombo, has alleged operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) are planning to arrest him. In a report on the FIJ website which quoted an unnamed security source, Soyombo, known for his daring undercover and adventurous investigations, claimed the DSS planned to carry…
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Nigerian singer Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman, popularly known as Oxlade, has opened up about why he left Lagos State University (LASU) in his final year, citing safety concerns and gang threats. Oxlade, in a recent podcast, explained that his decision to drop out was due to a dangerous situation on campus. He said, “I dropped…
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An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday remanded a woman, Olayinka Akinware, 35, and Tunji Adesina, 29, for allegedly unleashing four dogs on police to stop officers from arresting a suspect. The Magistrate, Mr. M. Mudashiru who did not take the plea of the suspects for want in jurisdiction ordered that they should…
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The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has rebuked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for its handling of the high-profile case involving former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello. HURIWA expressed deep dissatisfaction with the confusion and mixed signals surrounding Bello’s visit to the EFCC headquarters, condemning the agency’s lack of clarity, coordination,…
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The Abure-led Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday accused Mr Peter Obi and Dr Alex Otti of seeking to hijack the leadership of the party through the back door. Mr. Obiora Ifoh, National Secretary of the party, said this in a statement he issued in Abuja. Obi was the party’s flag bearer in the 2023 presidential…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has scheduled its 297th Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting for September 23 and 24, 2024, at its headquarters in Abuja. This follows the last meeting held in July under the leadership of the central bank’s governor, Olayemi Cardoso, where the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) was raised by 50 basis…