Be the first to hear it ...
The Disciplinary Tribunal has banned Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare for a total of 10 years, five years for the presence and use of multiple prohibited substances and five years for her refusal to co-operate with the AIU's investigation into her case.The sole arbitrator adjudic ....
The National Convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled for February 26 may not be held on that day after all.THISDAY can authoritatively confirm that the convention will be postponed by two weeks.Efforts to speak to the Chairman, Caretaker/Extraordina ....
The Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, was booed during the presentation of certificates to elected area councils chairmen on Friday.The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the nation’s capital, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, presente ....
The Police Service Commission says embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police Abba Kyari remains suspended and not dismissed from the Nigeria Police Force.This was contained in a statement on Thursday by the Commission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani.The police commissi ....
Swearing-in ceremony takes place some three weeks after military coup that overthrew Roch Marc Christian Kabore.Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba has been inaugurated as Burkina Faso’s president, just over three weeks after he led a coup that overthrew democratica ....
An unidentified man has reportedly slumped and died at a hotel in Ada George in the Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State after alleged sex romp with his female partner.PUNCH Metro gathered that the incident occurred a few hours after the duo checked into the hotel in the ....
A fire outbreak on Wednesday(sic) night, engulfed the Lagos Campus of the Nigerian Law School, located on Ozumba Mbadiwe street, Victoria Island.A student (eye witness), who confirmed the incident said the fire, suspected to have been caused by an electrical fault, started at around ....
INDIAN music legend Bappi Lahiri has died at the age of 69 after suffering from breathing problems.Lahiri was one of the country's most iconic singers and considered a trailblazing music composer who was dubbed the "King of Bollywood Disco".Known for his flash fashion and groovy tunes, he was fondly ....
France and its allies in the Barkhane and Takuba anti-jihadist operations in Mali on Thursday announced a "coordinated withdrawal" of their forces due to "multiple obstructions" by its ruling military junta. In a joint statement, Paris as well as other EU nations and Canada vowed to pursue "joint ....
The federal government is increasing the disbursement of the N140 billion solar intervention fund, a facility established by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to address Nigeria’s massive energy gap, particularly in rural communities.In the fourth quarter of 2020, the CBN ann ....