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Gateway Games Day 5: Bayelsa Conquers Weightlifting, Claims 9 Gold 

By Samuel Akpan Live in Abeokuta Team Bayelsa has emerged as the undisputed powerhouse in weightlifting at the ongoing Ogun 2024 National Sports...

Siblings Feud Over Mother’s Mysterious Death, Secret Burial as Court Orders Exhumation

A simmering family dispute in Akure, Ondo State, regarding the death and secret burial of Mrs. Kehinde Hannah Bodunde has escalated into a...

Caution, Strategy Key to Successful AMCON Wind-Down, Says Finance Minister

Mr. Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, has urged the new board of AMCON to strategically and...

Gateway Games: Osaretin Shocks Ukpeseraye in 200m Heat, Sets Up Thrilling Semi-Final Showdown

    By Samuel Akpan live in Abeokuta Teenage cycling sensation Osaretin Godwin of Edo State caused a stir at the 22nd National...

Bayelsa Maintains Lead, Delta Surges to Second Position at Gateway Games

LBayelsa State is still dominating the 22nd National Sports Festival, the Gateway Games, in Ogun State. As of Day 4, they are holding...

Kanu’s Trial: Judge Warns Lawyer Over Social Media, FG Opposes Live Streaming

The Federal Government has formally written to the court, objecting to the live streaming of court proceedings in Nnamdi Kanu’s trial over alleged...

Just in: Court Admits Judgment on Military Raid of Kanu’s Home as Evidence

The Federal High Court in Abuja has accepted three judgments as evidence, notably including the N1 billion in damages awarded by Justice Benson...

Gateway Games: Osun State Female Football Team Stomps Benue 6-1, Seals Semi-Final Spot

By Samuel Akpan reporting from Ikenne The Osun State female football team has sealed a place in the semi-finals of the ongoing National...

Gateway Games: Ogun State Swimmer Tobiloba Clinches Historic Gold

By Samuel Akpan in Ikenne, Ogun Omolola Tobiloba Akinsanmi has etched her name in history at the “Gateway Games” National Sports Festival in...

Gateway Games Day 4 : FCT, Akwa Ibom Shine in Ayo Singles

By Samuel Akpan reporting from Ikenne centre The Ayo competition at the 22nd National Sports Festival has wrapped up at the Ikenne Centre...

Gateway Games Day 3: Bayelsa Leads Pack with 6 Gold Medals

By Samuel Akpan live in Abeokuta As the 22nd National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State, heats up, Bayelsa State has emerged as...

Insurgency: Boko Haram Has Moles Among Politicians, Military, Alleges Borno Gov. Zulum 

The protracted war against insurgency in Nigeria has taken a disturbing turn, as Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum has accused some Nigerian politicians...

Drug Abuse Crisis Alarming, Gripping Nigerian Youth, Small Doctor Cries Out

Worried by the alarming rate of drug abuse among young Nigerians, street-pop sensation Small Doctor has raised a heartfelt alarm about the deepening...

Gateway Games: NSC to Name and Shame 10 More States Involved in Doping – Olopade

By Samuel Akpan Live in Abeokuta Following Persecondnews’ report on Akwa-Ibom, the National Sports Commission (NSC) has vowed to crack down on states...

EFCC Hands Over 753 Forfeited Properties Linked to Emefiele to FG

The 753 housing units in the Abuja housing estate of the former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, have been handed over to the...

External Auditors Cite Legal Constraints for Senate Committee Absence, NNPCL, NAPIMS Not Implicated

The external auditors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and the National Petroleum Investment Management Services (NAPIMS) declined to appear before...