Following the record-breaking feat of Folashade Oluwafemiayo on Monday in the Women’s 86kg Powerlifting event, Team Nigeria now has three gold medals at the ongoing Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Oluwafemiayo had the best lift of 152kg in her fourth and final attempt to not only claim gold at the Tokyo Paralympic games but also set […]
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The Department of State Services (DSS) has released eight of the aides of Sunday Adeyemo, a Yoruba agitator popularly known as Sunday Igboho, after over two months of detention. The DSS released the eight detainees on Monday leaving four in detention, their lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, confirmed at a press conference. The released persons are Abdullateef […]
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The U.S. government has confirmed that 13 of its military personnel were killed in the bomb explosions at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan. Apart from the U.S. soldiers, about 77 people were killed in the explosion, AlJazeera reports. More than 150 wounded persons are being treated at the emergency hospital in Kabul and other locations. […]
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Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Thursday, dispersed medical doctors, who were at the Sheraton Hotels, Abuja, to take part in the recruitment exercise organised by the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Health. Recall that it was reported on Tuesday, that medical consultants in their hundreds flooded the Ladi Kwali Hall at Sheraton […]
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has declared Profit after Tax (PAT) of N287billion in the year 2020. This was contained in an announced made by President Muhammadu Buhari. According to a communique by his special media aide, Femi Adesina, the President’s announcement is in fulfillment of an earlier pledge by the Federal Government to […]
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By Sumaila Ogbaje The newly appointed Director Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Sawyerr, has solicited the support of the Nigerian media in projecting the image of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) positively. Sawyerr made the call when he paid a familiarisation visit to the Voice of Nigeria (VON) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and the the Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) have disagreed over alleged unaccounted N5.1 billion. Reacting to the disagreement, the House of Representatives Committee for Finance directed both the FRSC and FRC to reconcile their accounts. The Chairman of the Committee, James Faleke, gave the directive at the ongoing interactive session on […]
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“With 22 months to the end of its lifespan, the Wike administration has revived its plan to eject civil servants from government buildings and quarters in the Government Reserved Areas (GRAs) to pave way to sharing those buildings amongst the administration’s top politicians”, said Senibo Chris Finebone, the Convener, Peoples Rights Protection Initiative. Mr. Finebone who […]
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Troops of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have eliminated scores of Boko Haram/Islamic States West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in the ongoing clearance operations around Lake Chad region. The Chief of Military Public Information, Col. Muhammad Dole, said this in a statement on Sunday in Ndjamena Chad. Dole said the renewed vigour and resilience […]
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A goal by Romelu Lukaku on his second Chelsea debut and a strike by defender Reece James earned the Blues a comfortable 2-0 win at London rivals Arsenal on Sunday. It was Chelsea’s second victory in as many games at the start of the 2021 /2022 English Premier League (EPL) season. An almost unstoppable Lukaku […]
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