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Nigeria’s mixed 4×400 relay team failed to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics in athletics. Team Nigeria, comprising Samuel Ogazi, Ella Onojuvwevwo, Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ojeli, and Patience Okon-George competed in lane 5 of the second semifinal. They finished fourth with a new national record of 3:11.99 but it was not enough to take them to the final. Also Read: Nigeria’s …

Police officers in Kano State have arrested 320 suspects for allegedly vandalizing public buildings during nationwide protests in the state. State police command spokesman Abdullahi Kiyawa paraded the suspects at the command headquarters on Friday. He said the suspects were arrested at the State High Court building and other public buildings with various items found in their possession. He added …

Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has advanced to the men’s shot put final at the 2024 Olympics. Enekwechi secured his place in Saturday’s final by finishing fifth in Group B, with a throw of 21.13m on Friday night. Also Read: Nigeria’s mixed 4x400m relay team crashes out despite setting new record The 31-year-old African champion is the first Nigerian to reach a …

President Bola Tinubu said on Friday that his administration had implemented bold policies to propel Nigeria out of the slump caused by various shocks in the global economy. The President conveyed this when opening the 2024 African Caucus Meeting held at the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja. Tinubu, who was represented at the event by Vice President Kashim Shettima, said his administration …

  The Ogun State Government has announced that over 100 units of detached and semi-detached duplexes are ready for subscription by citizens at the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Estate in Abeokuta. It also states that there are plots of land available for sale to private individuals willing and ready to build their dream home on the estate. Commissioner for Housing, …

Nigeria’s equity market reversed a multi-day downtrend as investors gained N219 billion at the close of trading on Friday. This follows the growth in share prices of stocks such as MAY&BAKER, OKOMU OIL and OANDO, among others, on the trading floor today. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization rose to N55.5 trillion from N55.2 trillion …

Governor Hyacinth Alia has approved the removal of Dr John Chem as chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC), following a recommendation from the state House of Representatives. Lawmakers accused Chem of poor judgment, saying his decision failed to appeal to the majority of stakeholders and did not take into account the public interest. In a statement issued Friday …

Nigerian musician Oludipe Oluwasanmi David popularly known in the music world as Spyro has taken to social media to urge Nigerians to use their platforms to support the ongoing protests. The ‘Who Is Your Guy’ singer, who made the call in a post shared on his Instagram page, said that he hopes that God’s servants can speak for the people …

Prominent Nigerian actor, content creator and citizen activist Adebowale ‘Debo’ Adedayo popularly known as Mr Macaroni’ has taken to social media to criticize the government’s response to the ongoing #endbadgovernance protests. Mr Macaroni in a post shared on his X page (formerly Twitter) while responding to Benjamin Hundeyin’s post stated that the protests in Lagos State have so far been …

Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi has dismissed a trending video accusing him of declaring war on northerners, describing the video as a manipulated, deliberate and well-orchestrated attempt by some people to blackmail him to suit some of their evil agendas. Obi who reacted to the video in a post on his X account on Friday, said that the …