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Nigeria’s men’s and women’s table tennis teams will kick off their campaigns at the 2026 ITTF World Team Table Tennis Championships on Tuesday, facing Saudi Arabia and Wales respectively in their opening fixtures.This year’s edition holds special significance as it marks the centenary of the competition, first staged in England in 1926.In the men’s category, Nigeria is drawn in Group 15 alongside Hong Kong, China; South Africa;...

Nigeria’s women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, delivered a more competitive performa...

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has formally endorsed his deputy, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, for the 2027 governorship election, signalling an early political alignment ahead of the contest.The endorsement was announced on Monday at Lagos House, Marina, where the governor publicly backed Hamzat’s ambition, describing him as a capable and experienced leader well-positioned to succeed him.The move comes amid growing momentum behind Hamzat’s aspiration, follo...

The Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, CP Bode Ojajuni, has ordered the establishment of a police post around the Ibogun Campus of Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) following a midnight robbery attack on student hostels.The move, according to the police boss, is aimed at enhancing rapid response, increasing police visibility, and strengthening community policing within the institution and its host communities.The decision comes in the wake of a weekend i...

The Ogun State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating malaria, marking this year’s World Malaria Day with renewed efforts aimed at reducing the disease’s prevalence to zero.Speaking during a sensitisation walk and medical outreach, the Director of Public Health at the Ministry of Health, Dr. Abayomi Bamiselu, disclosed that the state has recorded a significant decline in malaria cases in recent years.According to him, data from the National M...

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area I Command, has intensified efforts to combat smuggling and cross-border crimes, calling for stronger collaboration with traditional institutions in Yewa land.Acting Controller of the Command, Olukayode Afeni, made the appeal during a courtesy visit to the Paramount Ruler of Yewa, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, at his palace in Ilaro.Afeni stressed that the mandate of the Service—ranging from revenue generation and trade facilitation to ...

A 31-year-old man, Chukwemeka Destiny, has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly plotting the kidnap of his aunt who raised him from childhood.The suspect was paraded on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Bright Edafe, who disclosed that Destiny had paid N900,000 to some persons believed to be kidnappers t...

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has dismissed as fake a viral result slip claiming that a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.The result, which circulated widely on social media, was shared by an X user, @Onsogbu, who alleged that one Okon Winniefred Sam...

The Edo State High Court sitting in Benin City has discharged and acquitted the Benin City Manager of DHL, Mr. Nuhu Omokide, over his alleged involvement in a missing parcel bound for the United Kingdom.Delivering judgment, Justice E. G. Adekanmbi set a...

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