Gloria Alozie
28 Jan
World Record holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, yesterday, in Astana, smashed Gloria Alozie ‘s African 60m indoor record. She broke Alozie’s record of 7.82 with improved 7.77 secs at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor.
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have arrested a 48-year-old businessman, Ifeanyi Orizu for ingesting 74 wraps of heroin and cocaine. Mr Femi Babafemi, NDLEA spokesman, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that Orizu was intercepted while attempting to board an Air France flight…
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The Nigerian Army has inaugurated a new recreational facility named the Mariya Abiodun Lagbaja Recreational Park at the Maxwell Khobe Cantonment in Jos. The facility was dedicated to Mrs. Mariya Abiodun Lagbaja, wife of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. T.A. Lagbaja, in recognition of her contributions to the welfare of officers, soldiers,…
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Italy’s top Serie A side, Atalanta BC, has said that Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman, will not be sold or loaned out when the transfer window opens in January. The Nigeria international has been on fire in the past and present season with the Orobics and as further proof of his importance to the Gian…
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to direct the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to publish his assets and encourage Vice President Kashim Shettima, ministers, National Assembly leaders, state governors, and local government chairmen to do the same. In a letter dated December 28, 2024, SERAP commended Tinubu's…
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Waziri Adio, a respected public policy analyst and founder of the Agora Policy think tank, has raised critical concerns over “curious” allocations in the federal government’s proposed 2025 budget, questioning its transparency and priorities. Writing in his column on Sunday, Adio highlighted what he described as puzzling expenditures, including ₦146.14 billion allocated for the Lagos…
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A philanthropist, Muyideen Okunlola Kayode, has urged the Nigerian government to strengthen collaboration with public-spirited individuals and organizations involved in grassroots philanthropy to address the development challenges in the country. Kayode made the plea during his keynote address at the Strategic Media Seminar organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Sobi FM Chapel, Ilorin,…
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The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf hailed Buhari Sanusi Idris who emerged as the winner in the male category of the 39th National Quar’anic Recitation Competition. The spokesperson to the governor, Sanusi Bature said that Buhari who represented the state came out as the winner of the 39th edition of the competition with an…
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Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has intensified efforts to combat rising criminal activities linked to fraudulent native doctors who prepare charms for kidnappers, gunmen, and internet fraudsters, popularly known as "Yahoo boys." In a recent statement, the state’s Commissioner for Information, Law Mefor, clarified the governor’s stance, stating that the crackdown targets only fake…
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A delegation of Islamic preachers, led by the Special Adviser to Governor Agbu Kefas on Muslim Religious Matters, Alhaji Hussaini Ismail, on Sunday, visited Pastor Samuel Omajali, the Overseer of Deeper Life Church in the state. The visit, which The Guardian learned was aimed at celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ with the Christian community,…