Day 11 of Olympics: Nigeria’s canoeing duo through to women’s doubles 500m final
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Ayomide Bello and Beauty Otuedo, two Nigerian canoeing representatives, have secured their spots in the final B of...
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Walz as vice presidential candidate for Nov. poll
Democratic Presidential Candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate, choosing a progressive policy champion...
Day 11 of Olympics: History made in Paris as three Nigerians qualify for women’s long jump
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Team Nigeria achieved an unprecedented feat on Day 11 of the Olympics, as for the first time in...
Day 11 of Olympics: Ella Onojuvwevwo qualifies for the women’s 400m semis
Samuel Akpan reports from Paris Nigeria’s Ella Onojuvwevwo has qualified for the semifinals of the women’s 400m, running an impressive race to win...
For the umpteenth time, national grid collapses, plunging nation into darkness
For the seventh time this year, Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed again on Monday at 1:33 p.m., with the total generation on the grid...
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...
