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A superb long-range free-kick from Alexia Putellas gave world champions Spain a 1-0 win against Nigeria’s Super Falcons in their second Group C match at the women’s football event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. This is now two consecutive defeats for the Falcons, while the Spaniards have achieved two victories in two games. Falcons coach Randy Waldrum made some …

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has warned that many Nigerians fall victim to human trafficking because they do not understand the antics of traffickers and the nature of the crime. Speaking at the 2024 World Day Against Human Trafficking, marked in Abuja over the weekend with a unique football match between female officers of …

Nigerian tennis star Quadri Aruna succumbed to the pressure as Romanian Eduard Ionescu came back from a 3-0 deficit to secure a 4-3 victory in the round of 16 of the men’s singles table tennis event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Aruna started off strong, taking a 3-0 lead with scores of 11-8, 11-9 and 11-6 in sets against …

The Senate has confirmed the death of Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah. Senate Spokesperson Yemi Adaramodu confirmed Ubah’s death in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. The MP died in a hospital in the UK on Saturday morning. Adaramodu said: “It is with deep sadness and regret that the Senate announces the passing of our esteemed colleague, Senator Ifeanyi …

    The Nash Gwagwalada Izon Gwarinpa road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, remains abandoned by the contractor despite millions of naira being shelled out for its repairs. According to Monitng, a civic technology platform that provides citizens with information to track the progress of public projects and access public data, the contractor visited the site only briefly, …

The federal government has tightened security at the country’s borders ahead of planned nationwide protests on August 1. The Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Kemi Nandap, stated this in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Kenneth Udo, on Saturday in Abuja. He ordered Zonal Immigration Chiefs, State Command Superintendents and Divisional Immigration Officers …

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Vice President Kashim Shettima has appealed to youth to avoid planned nationwide protests set to begin on August 1. Shettima, according to a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by his media aide, Mr. Stanley Nkwocha, made the appeal at the palace of the Shehu of Borno, Dr. Abubakar El-Kanemi, in Maiduguri. The Vice President was the Special Guest of …

The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the ongoing dispute between the Dangote Oil Refinery and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The investigation will also involve the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Deputy House Speaker Philip Agbese stated this at a press conference on Saturday in …

Former Kano State Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Saturday, appealed to Nigerians to be patient and support the government, despite growing frustration with poor governance. Kwankwaso, in a press statement, acknowledged the resonance of the recent calls for protest, but warned against the potential consequences of such actions. The elder statesman stressed the importance of putting the nation’s interests first and …