Sahel Standard

The Osun State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) has successfully completed its data collection and verification exercise for teachers across the state, marking a significant milestone in the commission’s efforts to enhance accountability, prudence, and digitalization. This achievement is a testament to the Governor Adeleke-led administration’s commitment to responsible governance and resource management. In a statement…

The Osun State Government through the Ministry of Commerce and Industry under the leadership of Commissioner for Commerce, Revd. Samuel Atanda Bunmi Jenyo and Consultant, Ravicom Integrated Concept Nigeria led by Prince Rotimi Awelewa, will be hosting the Osun State Industrial Investment Summit (OSIIS) 2024 scheduled for September 10-14, 2024. This was disclosed in a…

D’Tigress of Nigeria have crashed out of the women’s basketball event at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The team was defeated 88-74 by the US in the quarter-final of the competition at the Bercy Arena in Paris on Wednesday. The fairy tale run of the Rena Wakama-led ladies came to a halt beneath the heels of…

A soldier attached Operation Safe Haven in Tafawa Balewa local government area of Bauchi State has allegedly killed a young man, Habibu Aminu and injured four others. The incident which occurred on Tuesday, followed an altercation between some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and military personnel stationed at Lere Village in Tafawa Balewa…

Popular South African actress Connie Chiume who starred in the Blockbuster movie, Black Panther is dead. Chiume died on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at the age of 72 at Garden City Hospital in Johannesburg. A statement announcing the passing of the actress by the family on her Instagram handle on Tuesday, requested privacy as they…

She has now qualified for the semi-finals of women’s 100m Hurdles at the Paris 2024 Olympics. World record holder Tobi Amusan qualified for the 100-meter hurdles semi-finals in the ongoing 2024 Olympics in Paris on Wednesday. Amusan led the pack of eight athletes with 12.49 seconds, followed by America’s Alaysha Johnson with 12.61 and Jamaica’s Janeek…

The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, says personnel of the company have nothing to do with substandard importation of petroleum products into the country. He spoke on Wednesday in Abuja when he appeared before a Senator Opeyemi Bamidele-led Ad-hoc Committee over alleged economic sabotage in…

A 39-year-old doctor has been detained in Berlin on suspicion of four counts of manslaughter, police said on Wednesday. The man, who works for a nursing service, is alleged to have killed four female patients in their homes in June, according to the Berlin police and public prosecutor’s office. Police said the doctor, a specialist…

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 former Nigerian hammer thrower, Annette Echikunwoke, who holds the African record in the hammer throwing event, has won an Olympic medal for the United States in women’s hammer throw. The 28-year-old threw a season’s best of 75.48 m to win silver for her adopted country, finishing behind Canada’s Camryn Rodgers, who threw 76.79 m….