Russia distances itself from #EndBadGovernance protesters waving its flag
The Russian Federation through its Embassy in Nigeria, has denied being involved in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in the country. Russia was reacting...
Olympics: Wrestling: Blessing Oborududu’s quest for semifinal suffers setback, loses bout
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Blessing Oborududu suffered a painful defeat as she lost her semifinal bout in women’s wrestling 68kg to Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim...
Day 10 of Olympics: Jinx breaker Favour Ofili qualifies for 200m women’s final
By Samuel Akpan in Paris After her 100m ordeal, Favour Ofili becomes the first Nigerian woman to qualify for the final of the...
Day 10 of Olympics: Go for gold, Nigeria’s Sports Minister charges Blessing Oborududu
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Blessing Oborodudu has secured her spot in the semifinals of the women’s freestyle 68 kg wrestling event...
Olympics: Wrestling: Blessing Oborududu qualifies for Semi-finals of women’s 68kg
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Cheering news has hit Nigeria from the ongoing Olympics in Paris, France, as Blessing Oborududu qualified for the...
Naira Abuse: After six months in jail, Bobrisky breathes air of freedom
After spending six months at Kirikiri Correctional Centre, Lagos, for abusing the naira, controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been...
Olympics: China’s Yuehong wins gold in 25m men’s rapid-fire pistol
By Samuel Akpan in Paris China’s Li Yuehong, twice a bronze medallist, won gold on Monday in the 25m men’s rapid-fire pistol in...
Olympics: Ezekiel Nathaniel secures automatic spot in men’s 400m semis
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel booked his spot in the semis of the men’s 400m hurdles on Monday with an...
Perspectives on #EndBadGovernance protests by Dakuku Peterside
We are witnessing some of the worst anti-government protests in our recent democratic history, fueled by economic hardship, hunger and a general feeling...
Olympics: First in 24 years, Nigeria qualifies for men”s 400m semis
By Samuel Akpan in Paris It was a super Sunday for Team Nigeria as Samuel Ogazi became the first Nigerian male quarter-miler to...
NNPC Ltd: An All-round Asset to Nigeria
By Olufemi Soneye In its editorial of 2nd August, 2024, the BusinessDay newspaper, characteristically, launched another scurrilous and baseless attack on the Nigerian...
Just in: Olympics: Favour Ofili defeats Britain’s Asher Smith to win Heat 6, qualifies for women’s 200m semifinals
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s sprint star Favour Ofili cruised into the semifinals of the women’s 200m on Sunday with 22.24s, reigniting...
Olympics: Badminton: Carolina Marin’s knee injury forces her to retire in semifinal against He Bingjiao
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Former gold medallist Carolina Marin was forced to retire from her women’s singles semifinal against China’s He Bingjiao...
FULL TEXT OF BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE NATIONWIDE PROTEST
FULL TEXT OF BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY BOLA AHMED TINUBU, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF...
Gov. Abiodun did not call protesters sore losers – media aide
The Ogun State Government said on Saturday that Gov. Dapo Abiodun did not refer to protesters as sore losers. It said rather the...
Julien Alfred outruns Sha’Carri Richardson to win women’s Olympic 100m
Julien Alfred made history on Saturday as she stormed the women’s 100m title in Paris 2024, becoming St. Lucia’s first Olympic medallist. As...
