By Emmanuel Okogba America’s fastest woman, Sha’Carri Richardson will play no part when the Olympic Games begin on July 23rd after she accepted a one-month ban for testing positive for cannabis. Richardson, 21, was expected to be among those who will light up the Games after racing to a 10.86 seconds victory in the 100m at […]

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, dismissed the People’s Democratic Party, PDP,’s suit challenging the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Adetokunbo Abiru’s victory at the Lagos East Senatorial bye-election.

THE Bayelsa State-owned Niger Delta University, NDU, Amassoma, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area, has been shut down indefinitely following students unrest.

By Emmanuel Elebeke  The Vice-president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, says the leather products industry will generate over $1 billion by the year 2025 and create employment for over 700,000 people. The Vice President made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at the formal launch and sensitisation workshop on the National […]

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has said it is examining the recent outburst made by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed against the Kwara state Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, with a view to punishing the minister.

Leonardo Bonucci described Italy’s Euro 2020 semi-final win against Spain as the “toughest game” of his career and urged his team-mates to complete the job by lifting the trophy. The Azzurri beat Spain 4-2 on penalties in a gripping contest at Wembley on Tuesday that finished 1-1 at the end of extra time. Alvaro Morata […]

A law compelling Power Generating Companies in the country to set aside five per cent of the revenue they generate from selling electricity for communities hosting electricity installations has been approved for final reading in the House of Representatives.

By Rotimi Ojomoyela – Ado-Ekiti Ekiti State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the abduction of four farmers in a farm located in Ikosun-Ekiti, Moba Local Government Area of Ekiti state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Ekiti Command, Mr Sunday Abutu, confirmed the kidnapping, stated that the Command had deployed policemen in the surrounding bushes at Ikosun […]

Police detectives have shot dead a suspected member of a robbery gang in Akure, the Ondo state capital.

It’s a bad day for a yet-to-be identified theif as the Rapid Response Squad of the Lagos State Police Command arrested him for using a blade to cut open the bag of a lady at Oshodi area of the state.

By Ikechukwu Odu Enugu State Police Command on Wednesday said its personnel have arrested three male suspects over railway track vandalism at Emene, Enugu state. The suspects, including one 56-year-old Chukwuma Okoye, Boniface Eze, 37 and 25-year-old Oluchukwu Igboke, all from Anambra state were intercepted and arrested while conveying vandalized railway tracks and slippers along […]

By Marie-Therese Nanlong, Jos The Chairman, Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Professor Muhammad Isah has commended the leadership of the Industrial Training Fund, ITF, for ensuring staff of the Fund were sensitised on assets declaration to ensure full compliance with its provisions. The Chairman stated that ITF organising a sensitization workshop was a testament to […]

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Disturbed by the high cost of COVID-19 tests for people seeking to travel out of the country, an indigenous company, Bundi International Diagnostics Ltd said it would soon unveil a new technology that will crash the cost of such tests in-country. The average cost of the COVID-19 test for people travelling […]

Scores of people are fear killed as Boko Haram insurgents attacked Danga community in Hong local government area of Adamawa state.

By Tordue Salem – Abuja A law compelling Power Generating Companies in the country to set aside five per cent of the revenue they generate from selling electricity for communities hosting electricity installations has been approved for final reading in the House of Representatives.  The Bill entitled: “An Act to Amend the Electric Power Sector […]