Niger closes air space citing ‘Threat Of Intervention’.
Niger’s military rulers announced Sunday that they had closed the country’s airspace,warning that any attempt to violate it would meet with an “energetic and immediateresponse”.The country’s new rulers announcement came as the deadline from the West Africanbloc ECOWAS for them to hand back power to the democratically elected PresidentMohamed Bazoum was due to expire.ECOWAS last […]
NRC warns passengers against online sale of tickets for Lagos-Ibadan train.
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) has cautioned Lagos-Ibadan trainpassengers against falling for fictitious claims that it was selling online tickets onthe route.This is contained a statement on Saturday, in Lagos, by Mr Fidet Okhiria,Managing Director, NRC.Okhiria urged passengers to always obtain their train boarding tickets at thedesignated railway stations.“The attention of the NRC has been […]
Sanwo-Olu suspends LASIAMA boss over Elevator accident
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has ordered the immediate suspensionof Mrs Adenike Adekanbi, General Manager, Lagos State Infrastructure andAsset Management Agency (LASIAMA).Mr Olumide Sogunle, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information andStrategy, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.Sanwo-Olu approved the suspension based on the outcome of the investigativepanel set up to probe […]
Resident doctors to begin daily peaceful protests over unmet demands Aug 9.
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) says it will embark on adaily peaceful protests from Wednesday as part of measures to ensure itsdemand are met.The association gave the notice on Saturday in a letter addressed to thePermanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) and made available tothe News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).The letter which […]
FG bans Niger Republic transit cargoes from all land borders, seaports
The Federal Government has directed officers of the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS) to henceforth stop all transit cargoes heading to Niger Republic from allland borders and seaports across the country.Recall that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), hadsanctioned Niger Republic, a land-locked country, after the country’s presidentialguards ousted the democratically elected President, Mohamed Bazoum […]
Buffon retires from professional football at 45
Former Italy goalkeeper and World Cup winner Gianluigi Buffon has retired from football aged 45. Buffon brings an end to a 28-year career that saw him lift the World Cup in 2006 along with 10 Serie A titles with Juventus and Ligue 1 with Paris St-Germain. He ends his career where it began in 1995, […]
Nigeria defeats Mozambique 59-52 to face Rwanda in 2023 Women’s Afrobasket semifinal
We begin with basketball where Nigeria’s national women’s team, D’Tigress havequalified for the semi-finals of the ongoing 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket in Kigali,Rwanda.Nigeria defeated Mozambique 59-52 in the quarter-finals on Wednesday to achieve thefeat for the fourth consecutive time.D’Tigress qualified for the quarter-finals after finishing top of Group D with wins over theDemocratic Republic of […]
Brazil police raids leave at least 45 people dead
Police raids targeting drug gangs in three Brazilian states have left at least 43 peopledead.In the latest operation in Rio de Janeiro, police said they returned fire in a shoot-out inthe Complexo da Penha area, killing at least 10.Earlier, 14 suspects died in clashes during a five-day police raid in São Paulo state,dubbed Operation Shield.And […]
TikTok user jailed three years for cyberstalking Eniola Badmus
A female TikTok user, Nwakaego Okoye, has been sentenced to THREE YEARSimprisonment for cyberstalking Nollywood actress, Eniola Badmus.In a consideration that followed the convict’s remorse, the Judge however gave her anoption of paying a fine of N150,000 in lieu of jail time.Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos who gave theruling […]
Doctors Begin Indefinite Strike In Lagos Over Colleague’s Death
The Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State chapter, has directed all thedoctors working in the three government hospitals on the Lagos Island, to begin anindefinite strike over the death of its colleague, Dr Vwaere Diaso.The association said Diaso died on Tuesday at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos,after she was trapped in a collapsed elevator for more […]
