World record-holder Oluwatobiloba Amusan on Friday failed to fulfill her promise of a medal as she finished below the qualification range at the Paris Olympic Games. Amusan who has been Team Nigeria’s brightest hope for a medal, especially in the face of several losses in the contigent’s Paris 2024 adventure, finished third in her race. She ran a time of 12.55 seconds from lane 6 of semi-final 1, out of contention for qualification from the heat. Stark Grace of the U.S won their heat with a time of 12.39 seconds, while Devynne Charlton of Bahamas finished second with 12.50, thus…
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kaduna Sector Command, said 11 people lost their lives while four others sustained injuries in a crash in Gwargwaje, Zaria Local Government Area. The Sector Commander, Kabir Nadabo, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Kaduna. Nadabo said, “A crash involving a truck with registration number BAU 142 XA and a Golf salon with registration number FST 134 FX occurred at Gwargwaje, Zaria in the early hours of Friday, at precisely, 05:50 a.m. “A team of policemen attached to the Gwargwaje Division conducted the rescue and informed the…
The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, has raised the alarm over the invasion of its national headquarters, Right House, in Ikeja Lagos by the Nigerian Police. A statement by CDHR National President, Comrade Debo Adeniran, and National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Idris Olayinka, noted that the Police laid siege to the Rights House in the early hours of Friday. They said the Police prevented occupants of the building from gaining entrance. The statement further noted that the Police presence at the Rights House is to stop the Education Rights Campaign Symposium scheduled to hold at the main hall…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo says the N570 billion released to governors was not a handout or bailout from President Bola Tinubu’s government to the 36 states to expand the livelihood support to citizens across the country. In a nationwide broadcast on Sunday following the #EndBadGovernance protests that grounded activities in major cities of the country, Mr Tinubu explained that his administration had released more than N570 billion to states. “Also, more than N570 billion has been released to the 36 states to expand livelihood support to their citizens, while 600,000 nano-businesses have benefitted from our nano-grants. An additional 400,000…
The Enugu state government, on Thursday, distributed agro inputs and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), grants worth N4.6 billion to registered farmers and traders in the state. In a speech at the launch of the programme in Enugu, Gov. Peter Mbah said the gesture was intended to enhance food security, agro-industrialisation and MSMEs development in Enugu. Mr Mbah said that it was imperative to nurture small scale entrepreneurs for sustainable growth through the provision of the key enablers since they remain the lifeblood of economic development. According to him, 12,000 small-holder farmers will each receive one bag of fertiliser,…
The National Inland Waterways Authority on Friday expressed condolences to the Bayelsa Government and the families of victims of the boat accident. This is contained in a statement by NIWA AGM Corporate Affairs, Suleiman Makama in Lokoja. NIWA described the boat accident as “sad and unfortunate.” The boat accident which occurred on Wednesday at Ezetu I River, Southern Ijaw Local Government of Bayelsa State, reportedly claimed 20 lives. The ill-fated boat, popularly called ‘Denghe market Boat’ is a long big boat that sailed on Monday and moved from community to community picking traders to arrive in Yenagoa. “We share in…
The Nigerian Navy has announced that its Forward Operating Base in Bonny successfully rescued 59 individuals from a dredging vessel, MV AMBIKA 4, which was operating at the Okpobo field near the Okpobo River. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, on Friday in Abuja. Adams-Aliu reported that the navy lost an officer, Lieutenant-Commander Gideon Gwaza, during the operation, noting that the area is known for its turbulent conditions at this time of year. He explained that the dredging vessel, contracted to Sterling Global Oil Limited, was at risk of sinking…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has called for transparency and accountability in the oil and gas sector, urging the Federal Government to be honest with Nigerians regarding the payment of fuel subsidies. The former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP said the ” back-and-forth” position of the Federal government on the removal of subsidy on premium motor spirit, popularly called petrol has thrown Nigerians into confusion, saying citizens of the country deserve to know the truth. PUNCH Online reports that ongoing speculations and debates continue regarding whether the Federal government removed the subsidy on PMS…
Officers from the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested two individuals suspected of armed robbery during a routine stop and search operation in Ikeja. The command disclosed this in a post on X.com on Friday. It read, “Two suspected armed robbers were arrested by officers of Ikeja Division while on Stop and Search along Allen-Opebi Road on August 6, 2024 at about 0115HRS. In their possession was one locally made pistol, one life cartridge and charms. Investigation is ongoing.” PUNCH reported in April that two suspected robbers were arrested at a hotel along AIT Road in the Agbado…
The coordinating minister of health and social welfare, Ali Pate, says pandemics transform the world and that of COVID-19 is already underway. Pate said this on Thursday in Abuja at the launch of a book titled ‘An Imperfect Storm’. The book was written by Chikwe Ihekweazu, former director-general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), and his wife, Vivianne Ihekweazu. According to Mr Pate, traditionally, pandemics have almost always resulted in transformation of societies. “Right from the ancient Greek periods, pandemics resulted in major transformations. The Greeks suffered from it, the Romans suffered from it. The plague,…