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Chiney Ogwumike inducted to be into Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame
NIGERIAN-AMERICAN basketball star Chiney Ogwumike has been included among the sporting greats of Stanford University to be included in the school’s Hall of Fame. The 32-year-old star played professionally in the WNBA after a stellar college career, featuring for the Connecticut Suns and Los Angeles Sparks. “The Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame will welcome 10…
US: Trump entourage accused of shoving staff at military cemetery
Donald Trump was embroiled in controversy Wednesday after a report that his entourage shoved staff during a politicized visit to the United States’s most hallowed resting place for its war dead. National Public Radio reported late Tuesday that an Arlington National Cemetery official tried to prevent the Republican’s aides from filming and photographing in a…
RUSSIA: Putin bans entry for 92 US citizens including journalists
Russia said Wednesday it had banned another 92 US citizens from entering its territory, listing names of reporters from the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Washington Post. The foreign ministry said in a statement it was responding to sanctions against Russian figures in the United States. It was not possible to immediately verify…
Tinubu appoints two directors for Bank of Industry
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Rotimi Akinde and Ifeoma Uz’Okpala as Executive Director, Corporate Finance & Risk Management and Executive Director of, Large Enterprises Directorate respectively to the Bank of Industry (BOI). In a statement on Tuesday, a spokesman for the bank, Theodora Amechi, said the appointments take immediate effect. Akinde is a finance professional…
CBN lifts suspension on bank borrowing, sets 31.75% lending rate
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has lifted its suspension on banks borrowing from its window, known as the Standing Lending Facility (SLF). The apex bank also pegged the lending rate at 31.75 percent sequel to tje decisions made at the 296th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the bank. Director of Financial…
‘You can’t impose yourself on APGA,’ Njoku tells Soludo
Amid the crisis rocking the All Progressives Grand Alliance in Anambra, APGA National Chairman, Edozie Njoku, says Governor Charles Soludo cannot impose himself on the party. Njoku said Soludo is not greater than the party and should stoop to conquer. “I have stooped a lot, I have gone to him (Gov Soludo), I have had…
Femi Esho…. Tribute to an encyclopedia of Highlife music history
Femi was an encyclopedia of the history of Highlife music in particular and of pop music of yesteryears, and hardly a musician of note in Nigeria was not on personal terms with him. Though a loving father and devoted husband, Femi also loved nightlife and lived it to the fullest, a pastime that exerted a…
Carabao Cup: Holders Liverpool draw West Ham, City vs Watford, away ties for Ndidi, Aribo
HOLDERS Liverpool will open the defence of their trophy with an all-Premier League clash at home to West Ham, while Manchester City will welcome Watford to the Etihad Stadium. The draw was held tonight, with Everton hosting Joe Aribo’s Southampton in the other all-Premier League fixture. Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi will travel with his…
Four Nigerians jailed for issuing over 2,000 fake marriage certificates in UK
A four-man Nigerian gang member has been jailed for a total of 13 years after forging more than 2,000 marriage certificates that allowed people to live in the UK illegally. According to a UK news platform, Evening Standard, Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, 41, Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, 38, Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi, 31, and Adekunle Kabir, 54,…
NLC mobilises members for Ajaero’s appearance at Police headquarters
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all state chapters and affiliate members to mobilise members in solidarity with the NLC President Joe Ajaero, who is expected to honour police invitation for alleged terrorism on Thursday, August 29, 2024. General Secretary of the NLC, Emmanuel Ugboaja, confirmed the directive to our labour correspondent. According to…
NECO, WAEC exams ban for under-18s absurd – Atiku
FORMER Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has berated the Federal Ministry of Education over its policy that pegged age limits for entry to tertiary institutions, describing it as absurd. The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, had said that individuals under 18 years would no longer be allowed to take part in National Examinations Council and…
KANO: Govt orders closure of all MDA accounts
THE State Government has ordered the closure of all bank accounts operated by its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) in the state. The government directed that they be merged into a single treasury account. Governor Abba Yusuf issued this directive at a meeting held at the Government House in Kano on Wednesday. He explained that…
Malaysia, Brazil top destinations as Nigeria’s exports hit $2.7b in H1’24
The Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Nonye Ayeni, has put the nation’s total exports for the first half of 2024 at 2.7 billion dollars, showing an increase of 2.6 per cent of the total value of exports compared to the first half of 2023. Ayeni, who gave the breakdown at a…
Subscribers get Sept 14 ‘final deadline’ for NIN-SIM linkage
THE Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has announced September 14 as the ‘final deadline’ for the linkage of the National Identification Number (NIN) with the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM). NCC spokesman, Reuben Muoka, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, directing all mobile network operators (MNOs) to complete the verification and linkage of SIMs to NINs…
US Open: Sinner, Alcaraz battle on as Swiatek, Osaka advance, Raducanu out
TOP seed Jannik Sinner brushed aside the doping controversy that marred his US Open preparations in the early hours of today to start his campaign with victory while fellow title contender Carlos Alcaraz also advanced after a minor scare. Women’s top seed Iga Swiatek defeated Kamilla Rakhimova 6-4, 7-6 to reach the second round before two-times…
Canary Islands mark 30 years of migrant influx
Spain’s Canary Islands on Wednesday mark 30 years since two young men from Western Sahara arrived on their shores — the first in an ever-growing procession of migrants from Africa. Since then, over 200,000 migrants have landed on the Atlantic archipelago off the northwest coast of Africa after travelling hundreds of kilometres on packed, rickety boats…
Road accident kills 16, injures three on Ore-Benin expressway
NO less than 16 persons have lost their lives in an accident on the Ore-Benin expressway. According to the Ondo command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), three persons were also injured in the accident that occurred on Monday night. Spokesperson of the command, Samuel Ibitoye in a statement said that the accident involved…
Army won’t succumb to calls to disrupt democracy — Lagbaja
THE Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, has assured Nigerians that the Army will not succumb to calls by some powerful interest blocs to disrupt democratic governance in the country. Lt-Gen Lagbaja stated this on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, in his opening remarks at the 2024 Chief of Army Staff combined second and…
NAFDAC didn’t advise Nigerians to avoid bread – DG
THE Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Moji Adeyeye, says the agency has not advised Nigerians not to eat bread. In a statement on Tuesday, Adeyeye labelled as false, a video circulating on social media, which claims that the agency has raised concerns about bread safety in…