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Divine Ododuru, a track and field athlete from Nigeria, was given a six-year suspension on Thursday for a doping offence by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) of World Athletics. The World Athletics Disciplinary Tribunal, which was created to look into claims of two potential Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) by AIU, rendered a decision that resulted in Oduduru’s suspension. The World …

The free-fall of the naira continued unabated at both the official and parallel markets on Tuesday. The Nigerian currency depreciated by 7.63% to close at N881.88/$1 in the official Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) window. This represents a N67.28 decline in the local currency compared to the N814.60 it closed on Monday. The intraday high recorded was N1159/$1, while …

The Nigeria National League (NNL) has said Saturday October 28, 2023 scheduled as commencement date for the 2023/2024 season remains unchanged. NNL Chief Operating Officer Dr.Ayo Abdulrahaman speaking to NNL media said the George Aluo-led board is determined to proceed with it’s calender of events as agreed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Jos. “We are putting every step …

A Professor of Paediatrics from the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Kanu Nkanginieme, says Nigeria ranks fourth in the world’s population of medical doctors. Prof. Nkanginieme stated this in his paper presentation at the Theophilus Oladipo-Ogunlesi Memorial Lecture 2023, organised at the 17th Annual Scientific Conference and All Fellows’ Congress (ASCAF), on Thursday in Ilorin. The News Agency of Nigeria …

What students who cannot afford the high school fees should do: When unable to afford school fees, the student should talk to his trusted friends, especially his class representative, about it. Let him speak to the class representative as he/she knows everyone in the class, both the privileged and the not-so-privileged, and can ask for help on your behalf. What …

The Nigerian currency, naira, on Thursday, continued its free fall at the parallel market, also known as black market, exchanging for N1,030 to a dollar. The naira had earlier, on Wednesday, closed at N1,010 to a dollar at the parallel market. The Nigerian currency, however, appreciated in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window yesterday to N759.2 per dollar. According to …

The Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared wanted the leader of a criminal gang identified as Gift David Okpara Okpolowu aka 2-Baba, and his foot soldiers over the killing of a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in the state. The DPO, Bako Angbashim, was killed by criminals in an ambush in Odiemudie Community, Ahoada East local government area of the …

The Lagos State government has shut down seven hotels and a church in the state over noise pollution. The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) confirmed the development on its X platform, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday in Lagos. The agency said the facilities were sealed for environmental degradation The affected establishments are Infinity Westabul Hotel & Suites, De-Orange Place Lounge …

Police operatives in Lagos have rescued nine underage boys during an alleged forceful cult initiation in the Mushin area of the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the development on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday. He was however silent on the identities of the victims because they are minors. READ ALSO: Police arrests 39 …

At least 11 persons were confirmed dead and 50 others injured in an auto crash along Maiyama/Koko Road in the Koko-Besse local government area of Kebbi State on Monday. The spokesman for the state police command, Nafiu Abubabar, confirmed the incident in a statement on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi. He said 65 passengers were involved in the accident which occurred …