National Vice Chairman North-West of the All Progressives Congress, Salihu Lukman has cautioned against a move to give the leadership of the party national secretariat to former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. The erstwhile national chairman, Abdullahi Adamu and national secretary, Iyiola Omisore resigned from their positions on Monday. Speaking with journalists, Deputy National…

The Acting Inspector General of Police, Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, on Wednesday embarked on a critical duty tour by convoy patrol to assess and address the prevailing security challenges in some parts of Plateau State. The IG promised that measures will be taken to address the insecurity in the state. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP…

New Zealand, hosts of the 2023 Women’s World Cup, delivered the first upset of the tournament with a famous 1-0 win over Norway, former champions, in the opening match of the tournament. The first match of the Women’s World Cup kicked off at Eden Park, Auckland on Thursday and it duly delivered the hype attached…

The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has approved the appointment of Chairman and vice Chairmen of non-statutory boards. The fresh appointments came a day after the Governor performed the swearing-in ceremony for 25 commissioners and three permanent secretaries. According to a statement signed by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Thursday morning,…

••• As Oyo Assembly Speaker visits Osun, pays homage to Governor Adeleke The Speaker, Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adewale Egbedun and his Oyo State counterpart, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin have jointly called on colleagues in the region to unite to develop the South West geo-political zone of Nigeria. The duo made the…

World-record hurdler and Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan has confirmed that she has been charged with an anti-doping rules violation for missing three drug tests in the span of 12 months. Amusan made the announcement on her Instagram account on Tuesday, July 18, adding that she would fight the charges. She will be fighting the allegations…

Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua insists he is excited to get his career back on track ahead of his huge domestic showdown with Dillian Whyte next month. The 33-year-old is looking to rebuild after successive losses against Oleksandr Usyk in 2021 and 2022. He returned to winning ways by outpointing Jermaine Franklin in April, but…

The naira has appreciated by 6.6 per cent at the authorised window on Tuesday but slipped further at the black market Naira recorded a significant gain against the United States dollar on the Investors and Exporters (I&E) on Tuesday, data from the official window shows. The local currency extended its gains to two consecutive days…

Tobi Amusan, world champion and world record holder in the 100m hurdles, risks being suspended over a charge of missed drug tests, but has promised to contest it. Amusan looking to defend her title at next month’s World Athletics Championship in Budapest shared the development on her Instagram handle. She disclosed that she was charged…

The Department of State Services (DSS) said a lawyer of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Maxwell Okpara, was defending the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. DSS made the remark on Tuesday while describing Okpara as a “charge-and-bail lawyer” after he filed contempt charges against its Director-General, Yusuf…