The former Deputy Vice Chancellor of Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof. Olorunfemi Olaofe, who was kidnapped on July 9, has been found dead. Sources, who could not confirm whether …
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Ogunsemilore couldn’t prove her innocence — NOC
Nigerian boxer Cynthia Ogunsemilore was sent parking from the Olympic Games Village in Paris 2024 after failing to prove her innocence in a doping case, Nigeria Olympic Committee Media Officer …
Read More »Medical lab scientists fault minister on interference
Stakeholders in the Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) have asked President Bola Tinubu to halt the minister’s interference in the functions of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria. The Federal …
Read More »Lagos centre benefits from health project
The Rotary Club of Dolphin Estate has donated chairs and a collapsible canopy to the Primary Health Centre, Ikoyi/Obalende local council to cater for pregnant women visiting for antenatal. Speaking …
Read More »U.S. seeks improve trade, investments in Africa
Trade officials from the United States have called for increased trade between the United States and Africa, saying that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), is a key part …
Read More »Ofili’s omission smears Nigeria’s Olympic campaign
The omission of Favour Ofili from the Women’s 100m event of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris has smeared Nigeria’s campaign, with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria and Nigeria Olympic …
Read More »Legal debate intensifies on citizens’ right to protest
As the #EndBadGovernance protest begins today, legal experts, among others, react to the recent Lagos State High Court ruling restricting the protest in the state to certain locations, writes ONOZURE …
Read More »Two bag nine-year jail term for unlawful importation of codeine syrup
Two businessmen, Chukwuemeka Emmanuel and Amanambu Kingsley, were yesterday sentenced to nine years imprisonment for unlawful importation of 8,200kg of cough syrup containing prohibited codeine. Justice Akintayo Aluko of the …
Read More »Anxiety as Kaduna residents engage in panic buying
Yusuf alleges plot to unleash violence in Kano Amid apprehension, residents of Kaduna metropolis and environs, yesterday, embarked on panic buying ahead of today’s anticipated nationwide hunger protest. Equally, security …
Read More »Hunger protest: Lawmaker, don urge dialogue, restraint
The lawmaker representing Kwara North Senatorial District, Sadiq Suleiman Umar, has called on Nigerian youths to embrace dialogue and shelve the planned nationwide protest. In a statement in Moro, the lawmaker, …
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