By Mariam Samuel First man to win 7 gold medals in a single Olympic games. By Mariam Samuel Mark Spitz is a renowned American swimmer, widely considered one of the greatest in the history of the sport. Born on February 10, 1950, in Modesto, California, Spitz began swimming competitively at a young age. His rise…
By Tomi Lala First African and Arab Woman to win Olympic Gold. Imagine being the only female athlete in your team’s Olympic delegation. There’s focus on you, as you battle the fear of failure and expectation to perform and validate your inclusion. That was the position Nawal El Moutawakel found herself in at the Los…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has condemned the arrest of peaceful protesters across various states, including Akure, Kaduna, Jos, Kano, and others, issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to the Nigeria Police Force to release all detained student leaders and protesters. In a statement signed by NANS President of the Senate, Comrade Henry Okunomo, the…
Minimum wage payment to Corps members, NYSC declares Akwa-Ibom Coordinator, driver missing since July 29, 2024 The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has debunked claims circulating on social media about upgrading corps members’ bank accounts to accommodate a new minimum wage of N70,000. In a statement released on Saturday, the NYSC Director of Information and…
New leadership has emerged across the 31 Local Government Chapters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State following the election of Chapter Executive Committee Members yesterday. The new executive committee is expected to hold the reins of leadership of the party for a four-year tenure at the Local Government level across the…
Politics is a game of competition and negotiation between and among contending forces and interests. As power is the ultimate target, politics is about horse trading with actors pulling high and low strings to achieve ambitions. Such strings can be in the form of comedic drama as in the deeply sophisticated shows by Ero Arike…
It is the first time the USA have taken the Olympic title in 12 years, their gold in Paris adding to those won in 1996, 2004, 2008 and 2012. Mallory Swanson scored the winning goal as the United States edged Brazil 1-0 in Saturday’s Olympic women’s football final to claim the gold medal for a…
Council Chairmen, Councilors to enjoy four-year tenure-Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of Nigeria, in a landslide judgement on local government autonomy, ordered that the four-year tenure enjoyed by executives be extended to the offices of all local government chairmen across the country. This is contained in the Certified True Copy (CTC) of a judgement delivered by…
Nigerian businessman, Tony Elumelu says the government and security agents in Nigeria should be able to tell Nigerians who steal the country’s crude oil, especially using vessels that move through the territorial waters. Elumelu stated this in an interview published by the Financial Times on Friday. Elumelu who dreads oil theft said the menace contributed…
The meeting between the trio took place at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received the outgoing Head of the Federal Civil Service, Folasade Yemi-Esan and the incoming, Esther Walson-Jack, on Friday. The meeting between the trio took place at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja. Recall that President…
