Nigerian sprinter and 2023 National Junior College Athletic Association 100m outdoor champion, Success Umukoro, is the fastest Nigerian female athlete so far this year after clocking a fast 7.13s on her way to winning the women’s 60m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic on Saturday, Sports Extra reports. She produced the fastest time for Nigerian women and…
The Nigeria Cycling Federation has praised the efforts of ex-Nigerian cyclist, Samuel Fasema, who rode from Lagos to Maiduguri and returned on Saturday, for not only promoting peace but also promoting the enormous benefits of the sport. Fasema started the ride from Yaba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State on January 19 and returned to…
The Philadelphia Eagles soared to a crushing 40-22 Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, shattering their opponents’ bid for a historic hat-trick of NFL titles in a rout watched by President Donald Trump. Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts threw for two touchdowns and rushed for another as the Eagles avenged their agonizing…
The Kano State Judicial Service Commission has compulsorily retired Hudu Idris, a Registrar at the Upper Shari’a Court in Gwarzo, for accepting bribes. He was also demoted by one grade level before his immediate retirement. Additionally, the JSC has terminated the contract of Bala Gwarzo, a casual watchman at the same court, with immediate effect….
The Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Prof Ishaq Oloyede has disclosed that “exceptional” students below the age of 16 can register for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination as the board had opened the Exceptionally Brilliant Window for such candidates. He noted that while the examination body had enforced the minimum age requirement for any…
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has indefinitely adjourned the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. The decision, made on Monday, follows Kanu’s insistence that Nyako cannot preside over his case, citing her previous recusal. Online had earlier reported that Kanu had been ordered to appear for a…
The Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, has sentenced one Faruk Umar to six months imprisonment for engaging in illegal foreign exchange transactions. According to a statement on Monday via X by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke delivered the judgment on Wednesday, following Umar’s guilty plea to the charge brought against…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has thanked family, friends, and dignitaries who joined him to honour the life and legacy of his late eldest brother, Sunday. In a statement on Monday via X referencing a Thanksgiving service held at the Cathedral of St Peter, Aremo, Ibadan, Makinde said that while his brother’s sudden passing was…
Keir Starmer has urged other world leaders to take an HIV test, after becoming the first serving British prime minister and G7 leader to take a public test on camera. His office on Monday released footage of the UK leader completing a rapid home test in Downing Street on Friday, in support of a week-long…
The Church of England’s elected governing body will begin a week-long meeting on Monday, after an “unprecedented crisis” triggered by a number of sexual abuse scandals. The London meeting comes a month after Justin Welby stepped down as Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the world’s Anglicans, over the scandal. Sexual abuse allegations against a priest…
Popular gospel singer Paul Nwokocha has finally addressed the swirling rumours about his marital woes, delivering a no-holds-barred statement in a trending video on his official YouTube channel. Nwokocha declared that he has no regrets about ending his marriage, citing his wife’s alleged “abominable acts” as the reason behind his decision. “If I marry today…
Kunle Ogunrombi, popularly known as K-Peace, has accused the organisers of Nigerian Idol of failing to deliver on the prizes he won after emerging victorious in the show’s fifth edition in 2015. Speaking on the Honest Bunch podcast, K-Peace claimed that despite being promised N7.5 million and a car, he was left struggling financially after…
