Olympic champion Semenya loses appeal over testosterone rules
Olympic 800-metres champion Caster Semenya on Wednesday lost her appeal against rules that mean middle distance female athletes with a high natural level of testosterone must take medication to reduce…
IGP orders immediate redeployment of CP Kaduna to rejig fight against criminality
Gov. El rufai The Inspector general 0f Police, Mohammed Adamu has ordered with immediate effect the redeployment of Ahmed Abdulrahman as Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State. Adamu Charged CPs…
Oil fire: Communities want Chevron, FG to provide relief for victims
Communities affected by oil field inferno in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State have called on the Federal Government and Chevron Nigeria Ltd. to provide them relief materials. Inhabitants…
UN Secretary General offers to convene a special global meeting on Lake Chad, to consult with Nigeria
UN Secretary General António Guterres and AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina UN Secretary General, African Development Bank President agree to strengthen ties and push development agenda in Africa. Development impact on…
Abia pensioners disrupt May Day rally, protest nonpayment of pension arrears
Angry pensioners in Abia on Wednesday staged a protest at the venue of this year’s Workers Day celebration over the non-payment of 28 years arrears of their pensions. News Agency…
WORKERS’ DAY: Delta will pay N30,000 minimum wage – Okowa
As workers all over the world mark Workers’ Day, Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, has described labour unions as great defenders of the welfare of workers. The governor who…
Our server did not crash, results intact – JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says its server did not crash and results of candidates who participated in its 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination ( UTME) are intact….
‘Ogoni nine’ widows can continue case against Shell- Dutch court
A Dutch court said on Wednesday it has jurisdiction to hear a damages suit brought against Royal Dutch Shell by four widows of activists executed by the Nigerian government in…
Governor pays May salary on May 1st, workers protest
Workers in Cross River have protested the payment of May salary on the first day of the month by Gov. Ben Ayade. Ayade has consistently paid the May salary on…
APC suspends Oni for alleged anti-party activities
Chief Segun Oni, the immediate past Deputy National Chairman (South) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been suspended indefinitely from the party over alleged anti-party activities. In a letter…