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15 Nov
One of Africa’s most decorated table tennis players, Nigeria’s Offiong Edem, has announced her retirement from the national team. The former African Games champion shared the news, yesterday, on her Instagram page
25 Oct
The Chairman of Heirs Holdings Group and United Bank for Africa (UBA), Tony Elumelu, said the one million barrels project initiated by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) is a crucial part of the solution
10 Oct
To familiarise game masters with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) initiative known as the Olympic Value Education Programme (OVEP), the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), in collaboration with the Nigeria School Sports Federation
8 Aug
World Athletics President, Sebastian Coe, has hit out at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for not having a policy to deal with the current controversy over gender eligibility in Olympic boxing, reports insidethegames.biz. “It’s simple: have a policy,” he said.
31 Jul
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has directed the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) to evacuate women’s 60kg boxer, Cynthia Ogunsemilore, from the Games’ Village immediately.
27 Jul
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has tendered an apology after South Korea's athletes were mistakenly introduced as North Korea at the opening ceremony of Paris 2024 on Friday. As teams waved their flags, floating down the River Seine, both French and English announcers introduced South Korea as the "Democratic People's Republic of Korea" which is…
2 Apr
There are always things to say and memoirs to document, whenever a veteran military General is pulled out of service! Aside from the usual 21 gun salutes and general funfair, there is the official handover notes to guide the new commanders...
20 Mar
Facing a Russia-organised potential rival to the Olympics, the IOC, yesterday, urged sports and political leaders not to participate in the Friendship Games due to launch weeks after the Summer Games in Paris.
6 Mar
The country was recently jolted by the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) referral of Nigeria and Venezuela to the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), for allegedly failing to comply with anti-doping measures stipulated for
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President Bola Tinubu has recalled the moments shared with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as founding members of the All Progressives Congress (APC), saying they were united in the mission to build a better future for Nigerians. While acknowledging their engagement as political opponents in the 2023 presidential election, he said Atiku, who was the…
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Institute child safeguarding policy, UNICEF tells state govts, schools From Rotimi Agboluaje, Ibadan The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called on all states with Child Protection Laws to establish a Child Safeguarding Policy to adequately protect children and their rights. The UNICEF Child Protection Specialist, Lagos, Denis Onoise, made the call…
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The Lagos State Health Facilities Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) has revealed that no fewer than 100 health facilities have been shut down in the last 10 months across Lagos for quackery. The Executive Secretary of the agency, Dr Abiola Idowu, disclosed this on Tuesday during a sensitisation and enforcement exercise in Badagry. She stated…
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says prices of beans, eggs, bread, rice, and other food items witnessed significant price increases in October 2024. The NBS said this in its Selected Food Prices Watch report for October 2024 released in Abuja on Tuesday. The report said that the average price of 1kg of brown beans…
20 mins ago
President Bola Tinubu has celebrated the revival of the Port Harcourt Refinery just as he directed the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to promptly reactivate the refineries in Warri and Kaduna. In a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu congratulated the NNPCL on the…
28 mins ago
The Human Rights Monitoring Agenda (HURMA) has demanded an open and official reversal of the suspension placed on the Chairman of
35 mins ago
A network of support groups under the auspices of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has insisted that in the interest of the party
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The Akwa Ibom Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Mr. Samuel Ekerenam, owner of Hephzibah Shopping Mall, located on Afaha Uqua Obok-Idim Road in Eket Local Government Area. ASP Timfon John, the State Police Public Relations Officer, revealed in an interview on Tuesday that the incident occurred on Saturday at about 10:55 p.m. at…
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The Kwara State government has affirmed its willingness to partner with any group, individual or establishment on access to essential services and infrastructural development. The state's deputy governor, Mr Kayode Alabi, at the official launching of the 10 motorised boreholes facilitated by the Bank of Industry (BoI) and Kehinde Alex Bankole (KAB) Foundation on Monday…
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Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, on Monday, inaugurated an 18-member committee to oversee the second phase of the Postgraduate Scholarship Programme. In a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, it was said that the initiative aims to support 1,001 first-class graduates to pursue their master's degrees in public and private universities in…