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ESE BRUME has won Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics, after winning bronze in the women’s long jump event. ESE BRUME leapt 6.97 meters to claim bronze behind silver medalist BRITTANY REECE of the United States and gold medalist MALAIKA MIHAMBO of Germany. With the result, ESE BRUME joins BLESSING OKAGBARE and GLORY ALOZIE as the only Nigerians to win i...

Doctors under the umbrella of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have unanimously agreed to embark on an indefinite strike from today.  The association reached the decision after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, which was attended by over 50 of its members across the country.  They noted that the government has failed to honor and implement ...

The Department of State Services (DSS) has presented the aides of SUNDAY IGBOHO who were arrested on July 1 at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The aides were arrested when DSS officials raided SUNDAY IGBOHO’s home on July 1, but have sued on grounds that their fundamental human rights were being infringed on. A lawyer to the arrested aides, PELUMI OLAJENBESI, sued the DSS, ...

Ogun State governor, DAPO ABIODUN, has called for collaboration between the private sector and government to develop the country's health care sector with a view to reducing medical tourism. The governor equally called for huge investment in the sector to reduce importation of medial consumables into the country, which according to him, would help the country to save its foreign exchange. ...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has said a person cannot succeed outside his personal educational qualification, adding that anybody who misses education has missed everything. The President said this during a panel discussion at the Global Education Summit in London. President MUHAMMADU BUHARI said the size and population of Nigeria are challenges for any administration, but despite t...

The Nigerian Inspector-General of Police, USMAN BABA, has ordered an “internal review of the allegations” against a Deputy Commissioner of Police, ABBA KYARI, by a United States Court. Force spokesman, FRANK MBA made this known in a statement. The United States District Court for the Central District of California said alleged international fraudster, RAMON ABBAS popularly known as HUSHPUPPI used KYARI to arrest and jail a co-conspirator, CHIB...

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has ended the sales of forex to Bureau De Change operators, with weekly sales of foreign exchange to henceforth go directly to commercial banks.CBN Governor, GODWIN EMEFIELE, made the announcement while briefing reporters on the outcomes of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The CBN go...

The Police in Benin Republic have dispersed journalists and hundreds of Yoruba Nation activists from the premises of the Cour Deappal De Cotonou on Monday.The officers drove into the venue of the hearing of the case against Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho, in about seven trucks.They chased away the crowd, who were waiting on the court's verdict.Igboho’s lawyers and his wife, Ropo, were allowed inside the courtroom....

A total of 89 persons lost their lives while 664 others were injured in 342 road crashes between January and May, in Ogun state.The Ogun state Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps TRACE disclosed this in a document made available to newsmen.According to the statistics, 79 male and 13 female adults died, while 473 males and 191 females sustained varying degrees of injuries in the accidents.TRACE also revealed that 285 vehicles and 57 mo...

Nigerian athletes PATIENCE OKON-GEORGE and CHIOMA ONYEKWERRE have been confirmed by World Athletics to compete at the delayed 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.World Athletics released the details of all qualified athletes at midnight following the expiration of the deadline for qualification.                          OKON-GEORGE and ONYEKWERRE made the cut via their world ranking in their respective eve...