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…
‘Why I cancelled P-Square deal to sign Iyanya’ – Ubi Franklin
‘Why I cancelled P-Square deal to sign Iyanya’ – Ubi FranklinPublished on March 19, 2024By Racheal Ayodele. Nigerian famous music executive and talent manager, Ubi Franklin has narrated how he cancelled P-Square’s deal to sign singer Iyanya. Franklin explained that…
NCC orders telcos to reactivate all lines barred over NIN-SIM verification issues
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered all telecommunication companies in the country to reactivate all lines they have barred over issues surrounding the linking and verification of National Identification Numbers (NIN) linked with their SIMs. The sudden U-turn from…