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The Nigerian men’s 4x100m, 4x400m, and women’s 4x400m and mixed 4x400m teams failed in their bids to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on the last day of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Olympics National Trials at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos on Sunday. The relay teams however have another chance to secure […]
Apex ethnic groups and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday expressed shock and anger over President Muhammadu Buhari’s jibe at advocates of restructuring of the polity. The President at the weekend described advocates of restructuring and secession as “naïve and mischievously dangerous.” The president spoke during the launch of the Kudirat Abiola […]
Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has vowed to proceed with the planned Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos. The Nation reports Igboho will storm Lagos on Saturday July 3 alongside other agitators for the Yoruba Nation rally. Hinged on the heels of similar rallies held across southwest States including Osun, Ogun, Ekiti, […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s rejection of calls for structuring as unacceptable and an attack on the people’s rights. The party said: “As citizens of a democratic state, Nigerians have every right to demand constitutional restructuring as well as a democratic forum to deliberate on good governance and […]
Oscar-winning actor Angelina Jolie on Sunday visited a refugee camp in Burkina Faso sheltering thousands of Malians who have fled jihadist violence in the region. Jolie visited the camp at Goudebou, in the northeast of the landlocked west African country, as part of her role as an ambassador for the UN refugee organisation, the […]
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has given a posthumous award of “Peace Idol” to late President Umaru Yar’Adua and late Lt.-Col Muhammad Abu-Ali for their contributions to the peace process of Nigeria. Yahaya Bello awarded the late peace icons at the celebration of his birthday in Lokoja. The governor, who is an advocate of […]
Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) have eliminated more than 20 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno, the Nigerian Army says. Army Spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Monday, said that the terrorists were hit in their camp around Wartek […]
Teams at Euro 2020 could face fines if their players move drinks provided by sponsors at news conferences. European soccer’s governing body, UEFA asked players not to move drink sponsors’ bottles out of the way during news conferences, after Cristiano Ronaldo’s decision to move Coca-Cola bottles started a trend that worried officials. The director […]
American reality star,business woman and model, Kim Kardashian has said that her ex-husband Kanye West is like family, despite their divorce, adding in a television show that she will always be his biggest fan. Kardashian, 40, was speaking on a reunion show for “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” which broadcast its final episode last […]
The founding president of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97. “KK”, as he was popularly known led his country for 27 years and championed Africa’s struggles against apartheid and HIV/AIDS, The former Zambian president was being treated for pneumonia at the Maina Soko Medical Centre, a military hospital in Lusaka […]
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