Gallant D’Tigress lost 88-74 to USA in Paris Olympics Games
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, crashed out of the 2024 Olympic Games after losing 88-74 to the United States of America in the quarterfinals of the women’s basketball event last night The team became the first African side – male or female – to reach the quarter-finals of an quarter-finals of an Olympic Games […]
Malawi announces 21 days of mourning for vice president
The Malawi government has announced that Vice President Saulos Chilima will be honored with a state funeral after he died in a plane crash along with eight other people. President Lazarus Chakwera had already announced 21 days of national mourning yesterday, and appointed a ministerial committee to oversee preparations for Chilima’s state funeral, although no […]
Saudi Arabia declares June 16 as Sallah Day
Saudi Arabia has announced the sighting of the Dhul Hijjah crescent, signalling the beginning of the 12th Islamic month. In an announcement, Saudi said last Friday marked the beginning of the holy month, which ushers in Eid Al Adha, the biggest Islamic festival, and the second major Islamic festival celebrated by Muslims after Eid-el-Fitr. Also, […]
The Senate Passes National Anti-Doping Bill
The Senate has also passed the National Anti-Doping Bill seeking to domesticate the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s convention against doping in sports. The Upper legislative chamber passed the bill for the third time, after the adoption of a report presented by the Chairman of the Committees on Sports Development and Judiciary, Human […]
JUSUN Ogun branch to embark on indefinite strike
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Ogun Branch, says it will embark on an indefinite strike from today Monday. A statement issued and jointly signed in Abeokuta on Sunday by the JUSUN Chairman, Ajiboye Olanrewaju, and the Publicity Secretary, Mr Adewale Adenekan, says the strike is to protest the non-payment of the 40 per […]
ECOWAS chairman supports the direct election of members into parliament
The Chairman of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu has said he will support a proposal pushing for the direct election of members into the parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). President Tinubu speaking yesterday at the inauguration of the sixth legislature of the parliament in […]