PSG Celebrate 26 Years Anniversary of Signing Austin Jay Jay Okocha
French Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain are celebrating the 26 years anniversary of signing former Nigerian national team captain Austin Jay-Jay Okocha. Okocha was one of the early Nigerians to play for European clubs and had a professional career that…
50kg bag of rice to be sold at N40k – Nigerian Government
The Nigerian government said that the price of a 50kg bag of rice has been reduced by 50 per cent to N40, 000 across the country. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this in a statement…
Health Benefits of Ginger
There are a ton of benefits to consuming ginger—especially if you do it every day: “Ginger looks so inconspicuous from the outside, but it hides a wide range of medically effective ingredients inside,” explains Dr. Roman Huber, head of the…
Tinubu approves youth secretariat for FCT
ABUJA: Few months after granting approval for the establishment of a Women Affairs Secretariat in the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA, President Bola Tinubu has approved the creation of another Secretariat to cater for youths. The decision followed a presentation…
FG directs NNPC to sell crude to Dangote Refinery, others in naira
The Federal Government has instructed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) to sell crude oil to the Dangote Refinery exclusively in naira, in a bid to boost the local currency and promote domestic economic activities. Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser…
Protest: EFCC Begins Probe Of Sponsors’ Bank Accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigations into the bank accounts of some individuals and organisations allegedly sponsoring the planned nationwide protest, Daily Trust reports. It was gathered that the anti-graft agency was directed to liaise with…
CJN Ariwoola set to retire
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, is set to retire from the bench as he clocks the mandatory retirement age of 70 in August. A valedictory court session will be held in his honour on his 70th birthday…
Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore fails drug test, out of Olympics
Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore has been disqualified from the Paris Olympics women’s boxing tournament after testing positive for a banned substance. The International Testing Agency (ITA) announced on Saturday that Ogunsemilore, 22, tested positive for the diuretic furosemide, a substance…
Basketball: D’Tigress beat Australia in Olympics upset
African basketball champions, Nigeria’s D’Tigress, started their Paris Olympic Games on a winning note after they defeated their highly favoured Australian counterparts 75-62. The team last won an Olympic match 20 years ago. In what has been described as the…
PARIS 2024 : 61-Year Old NiXia Lian Wins First Round Match At Sixth Games
As the table tennis ball drifted off the side of the table on the last point of the first-round match of the women’s individual competition at Olympic Games Paris 2024, Luxembourg’s Ni Xia Lian beamed as the crowd roared their…