Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

Nigeria’s D’Tigress lost 74-88 to the United States of America in the quarter finals, bringing to end a spirited run that saw the team break several records. The defeat ends Nigeria’s participation in the women’s Olympic Basketball event at the ongoing Paris Olympics. Rena’s Wakama’s side put up a fight in the final quarter to win 26-12, but it was not enough as a better USA side held on to their lead to book a semi-final spot. Nigeria lost the first three quarters 17-26, 16-26, and 15-24 respectively. During their participation, they got their first ever win at the Olympics…

The Akwa-Ibom state coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Okun Christopher, and his driver, Daniel Effiong Asibong have been abducted by unknown gunmen. The director of Information and public relations of the NYSC, Eddy Megwa announced this in a statement on Wednesday, August 7. The statement said the two officials of the NYSC were abducted between Onitsha and Owerri road on Monday, July 29, 2024. It urged Nigerians with useful information regarding their whereabouts to contact any of the 37 NYSC State Secretariats, Area Offices, and the National Directorate Headquarters in Abuja or the nearest police station or…

The Federal Government has approved the appointment of 15 new Deputy Comptrollers General, Deputy Controllers General and Deputy Commandants General DCGs for the four paramilitary services under the Ministry of Interior. The agencies are the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS which has the highest, seven; the Nigeria Correctional Service NCoS with four; the Federal Fire Service which has one; and, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC with three. Decorating the senior officers at the Muhammad Babandede Hall of the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo said the era of nepotism…

Spanish football captain Alvaro Morata and midfielder Rodri received a one-match suspension each from UEFA on Wednesday for singing “Gibraltar is Spanish” during the presentation of the Euro 2024 trophy in Madrid in July. Gibraltar is a fortified British Overseas Territory at the entrance of the Atlantic Ocean from the Mediterranean Sea. Morata and Rodri were part of the Spain team that beat England 2-1 in the final in Germany and sang via microphone at a central Madrid square. UEFA’s disciplinary committee “suspends for the next match” the two players for “having violated the basic rules of decency and for…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passing of human rights activist and former Chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ikeja Branch, Barr. Comrade Adesina Ogunlana. Sanwo-Olu, who described Ogunlana’s death as shocking and a great loss to Lagos State, commiserated with the deceased family and the entire members of the NBA, particularly the Ikeja Branch, over the death of “the fearless and courageous lawyer.” In a statement on Wednesday, by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, Governor Sanwo-Olu described the death of Ogunlana as a great loss to his family, associates, clients,…

The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a notorious kidnapper who has been terrorising residents of the Ikara Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement by the Command’s spokesman, Mansir Hassan, the suspect, identified as Abdulrahman of Karshi Abuja, was arrested by the operatives of the police Anti kidnapping unit in possession of an AK-47 rifle along with 27 rounds of live ammunition in Karshi. The statement further explained that the suspect upon interrogation, confessed to being involved in several kidnappings in Ikara local government area. The police said that further investigations are ongoing, and the suspect…

The Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) CEO, Mele Kyari, and Minister of Petroleum, Heineken Lokpobiri, are under investigation by a Senate Ad-hoc committee for alleged economic sabotage in the Nigerian petroleum sector. On Wednesday, the three officials testified before the committee, chaired by Senator Opeyemi Bamidele. Bamidele emphasised that the investigation would be thorough, with no exceptions for high-profile individuals. The probe aims to assess the compliance of NNPCL’s Direct Sale and Direct Purchase agreements with the Petroleum Industry Act, focusing on transparency and accountability within the sector.

The Nigerian Bar Association has expressed sadness over the death of the former chairman of the Ikeja Branch of the NBA, Adesina Ogunlana. Ogunlana who was Chairman of the NBA Ikeja Branch from 2016 to 2018, passed away on Tuesday. In a statement signed by the National Executive Committee of the NBA, through the National Publicity Secretary, Akorede Lawal, on Wednesday, the body said Ogunlana’s passage is a monumental loss. The statement also said that Ogundare’s term as the Chairman of the NBA Ikeja Branch between 2016 and 2018 witnessed a renaissance of some sort within the Bar, as he…

A helicopter crashed in central Nepal on Wednesday, killing all five people aboard including the pilot and four Chinese passengers. Nepal has a woeful track record on aviation safety and the Himalayan republic has seen a spate of deadly light plane and helicopter crashes over the decades. The Air Dynasty chopper was heading to Syabrubesi, a starting point for many trekking routes popular with tourists, from the capital Kathmandu. It lost contact about three minutes after taking off, a press release from the Civil Aviation Authority said, and crashed in Nuwakot district north of the capital. “All five people aboard…

The Deputy Director-General of the Asue Ogie Campaign Management, Rev. Olu Martins, has described as fake the news making the rounds that the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate for the September 21, 2024 election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has been disqualified from contesting the election. Martin described Ighodalo’s purported disqualification by the Court of Appeal as “a concocted story, fake, imaginary, diabolical and satanic creation of the warped minds of the opposition.” In a statement made available to newsmen in Benin, the campaign leader said, “Contrary to the fake news being peddled by merchants of lies and propaganda, no…