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…
Edem slams critics after table tennis exits
Nigerian table tennis player Offiong Edem says Nigerians should offer more support and not criticisms to athletes representing the country at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games, following the exits of Quadri Aruna and Omotayo Olajide in the men’s singles on…
Transfer: Conte drops Osimhen for Napoli’s pre-season friendly
Napoli manager Antonio Conte has dropped Victor Osimhen from his squad to play Egnatia in a pre-season friendly on Sunday evening. Osimhen has been left out, with his future at the Serie A club still uncertain. Conte is waiting for…
Cement: BUA hints at price reduction
Prices of cement may likely be reduced, the founder and chairman of the BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu has said. Rabiu who said the prevailing price of cement in the country is the most friendly compared to what obtains in…
Lagos government revokes all building permits; property owners directed to reapply
The Lagos State government has revoked all existing building permits and ordered builders to reapply for validation to continue construction. The special adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on e-GIS and Urban Development, Olajide Babatunde, said this during a visit to…