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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...

Protests: Pres. Tinubu addresses the nation on Sunday morning

President Bola Tinubu will address the nation in a broadcast on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am. A statement by Chief Ajuri...

Olympics: World’s fastest man, Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson, wins heat 1 of men’s 100m in time of 10.00s

By Samuel Akpan in Paris The fastest man in the world in 2024, Jamaican Kishane Thompson, put on a spectacular show on Saturday...

Paris 2024: Nigeria’s Kanyisola Ajayi defeats Olympic champion to qualify for 100m men’s semis

By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Kanyisola Ajayi is through to the semifinals of the men’s 100m heat, defeating Olympic champion Lamont Marcell...

Olympics: Team Nigeria Exit Women’s Discus Event In 1st Round

By Samuel Akpan in Paris Team Nigeria’s trio of African champions—Ashley Anumba, Chioma Onyekwere, and Obiageri Amaechi—has exited the Paris 2024 Olympics after...

US poll: Vice-President Kamala Harris clinches Democratic Party nomination

United States Vice President Kamala Harris has secured enough delegates to become the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee. A virtual roll call to formally...

Is the House of Reps gaming NNPCL in contrived high-octane script?

by Barrister Musa Eleojo On the surface, the recent tiff between Aliko Dangote, Founding President/CEO, Dangote Group, and Engr. Farouk Ahmed, the CEO,...

Call off ‘hunger protest’, Take-it-Back movement lawyer, Adegboruwa urges

Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, a senior advocate of Nigeria, has made a passionate appeal to the organizers of the nationwide hunger protest to call...