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The duo produced jaw-breaking performances on the final day of action at the World Championships Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan early Monday set a World Record, twice, to win the 100m hurdles in style at the World Championships. Her victory and another great performance by Ese Brume meant that after labouring all week long with nothing tangible to show for their efforts, …

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, has faulted the President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) and the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, for congratulating the opposition Peoples Democratic Party for winning the governorship election in Osun State last Saturday. Ado-Doguwa, who said Buhari and Gbajabiamila have the right to greet the PDP, he would not congratulate the opposition …

….Tells Akeredolu to boost tourism in Ondo Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, weekend, warned that Nigeria may cease to exist in the next two years, if nothing drastic was done to salvage the present situation. Adams said this during the Okota Festival, at his home town of Arigidi-Akoko, in Akoko North-West council of Ondo State. His words: “Amidst …

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has expressed gratitude to Nigerians and everyone following his recent successful surgery. Osinbajo’s appreciation was conveyed in a statement, yesterday, in Abuja. The vice president underwent a surgical operation on July 16, at Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos. “My deep gratitude to everyone for your get-well wishes and prayers following my surgery. And special appreciation to the …

As the deadline for registration of voters for the 2023 general elections comes to a close this Sunday, Ogun State Governor, Mr. Dapo Abiodun has declared Tuesday, 26th July, 2022 as a work-free day in the state. In a statement issued in Abeokuta yesterday, by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin,  the Governor said the, “one-day public holiday is to provide …

The attacks are planned to be carried out successively, first, in Gusau, then Birnin Kebbi, and finally Katsina, the military told the correctional service Terrorists are planning more prison attacks targeting facilities in Gusau, Birnin Kebbi, and Katsina to free their imprisoned fighters, military intelligence sources have said, a warning already passed to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). The attacks are planned …

Striking Academic Staff Union of Universities and Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities on Sunday said the Federal Government had yet to reach out to them since the Nigeria Labour Congress announced plan to hold nationwide solidarity protests on Tuesday and Wednesday. They also said they were still awaiting official communication from the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, days after …

There is palpable tension in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the continued push by the All Progressives Congress, APC, leadership to ensure  participation of Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, and Godswill Akpabio, in the 2023 senatorial elections of Yobe North and Akwa Ibom North West senatorial districts, respectively. Contrary to what the leadership of INEC had told Nigerians that …

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Nasiru Ila as the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (House of Representatives). Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s media aide confirmed this development in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Ila, a product of Victory College, Alexandria and West London College, United Kingdom, was a successful businessman with …

There appears to be no end in sight to the public spat between the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu and his opponent in the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. In response to a statement credited to the Tinubu Campaign Organisation; in which it accused Atiku of lying about his past record of opposition to …