Golf
17 May
Knight Frank Nigeria has launched its support for professional golf development, as well as promotion of physical and mental health through recreation.
11 Jan
The Nigerian Army has said that it will continue to promote sporting competitions as a means to upscale cordial relationship between the military and the public. It said through sports, commitment to improve civil military relationship is enhanced to the advantage of the people. The out-going General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 Division of the Nigerian…
27 Dec 2022
Captain, Abeokuta Golf Club, Bashorun Ladi Adegbite, has commended organisers of the first Beginners Tournament hosted by the club over the weekend, saying, “it was a welcome development.” Adegbite, in his address, during the closing ceremony of the one-day event, affirmed that he was happy people were beginning to respond to the call of ‘thinking…
24 Dec 2022
Golf, no doubt, has presented itself as a sport that demonstrates love for humanity. That was exactly what ‘For The Love of Golf Charity Initiative’ demonstrated when it successfully held its third tournament at the Ikeja Golf Club. Apart from the thrilling competition on the golf course, the charity donated medical items to Lagos State…
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The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has alerted the public to antics of some expelled members of the party trying to discredit its national leader and presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and Kano State governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf. In a statement on Monday by Ladipo Johnson, on behalf of the NNPP National Working…
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At least 57 people were killed and many more were feared trapped under debris following landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rainfall in northern Tanzania, the president and officials said on Monday. Torrential downpours at the weekend washed away vehicles and brought down buildings in the hillside town of Katesh, some 300 kilometres (186 miles)…
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In a bid to establish a Regional Electricity Market (REM) within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the ECOWAS Parliament has unanimously approved three draft Community Acts.
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Nepal said Monday that six citizens had been killed while serving as mercenaries in the Russian army and another had been captured in Ukraine, confirming that Nepalis are fighting for Moscow. Kathmandu urged Moscow to stop the use of Nepali mercenaries and send any men serving back home. Nepal's foreign ministry said it had received…
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The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Mr Abubakar Bichi, has disabused the minds of Nigerians over the controversy surrounding the notion of padding the budget.
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Israeli and Palestinian representatives at the United Nations on Monday traded accusations of "genocide" over the war raging in Gaza, with both sides demanding an international response. Israel's war against Hamas was repeatedly mentioned during an event at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva ahead of the 75th anniversary of the Convention on the…
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As part of the efforts to decongest the Correctional Centres, the Federal Government has settled N52m fines and compensation for 399 inmates at various centres across Kaduna State. Dr Ado Saleh, Comptroller of Correctional Service, Kaduna State, disclosed this during the Inauguration of the initiative at Zaria on Monday. Saleh said, “We are here to…