World Athletics Debunks Claim Of Clearing Tobi Amusan.
The World Athletics (WA) has debunked a media report that the 100m hurdle world record holder, Tobi Amusan, had been cleared to compete at next week’s World Championships holding in Budapest, Hungary. The track and field governing body in a statement by its Head of Communications, Nicole Jeffery, said no decision had been taken on […]
Ecuador: Thousands Of Soldiers Move Gang Leader Fito
Thousands of Ecuadorian soldiers and police have been involved in a dawn operation to move a notorious gang leader to a maximum security jail. Jose Adolfo Macias, known as “Fito” is accused of sending death threats to Ecuador’s murdered presidential candidate, Fernando Villavicencio. The anti-corruption campaigner was shot three times in the head leaving a […]
Maui Fire: 93 Killed As Governor Warns Of ‘significant’ Death Toll Rise
Ninety-three people have been confirmed killed in the Maui fire that razed the historic town of Lahaina, marking the most deadly US fire in a century. The number of victims could rise “significantly”, Hawaii Governor Josh Green warned on Saturday, as forensic work continues to identify the victims. Hundreds remain unaccounted for while hundreds of […]
Tinubu Promises Nigerian Youths 1m Digital Economy Jobs
Celebrating the 2023 International Youth Day (IYD), President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed the commitment of his administration to create meaningful opportunities for Nigerian youths. President Tinubu in a statement by his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, emphasized that youth empowerment is a fundamental pillar of all reform actions being implemented across sectors to create an environment where […]
PDP Appoints New National Vice Chairman
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed a new National Vice Chairman for the South-West zone. Alhaji Rahman Owokoniran, a former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has been appointed as the acting National Vice Chairman. Owokoniran, who was until now the Zonal Secretary of the PDP in the South-West, was appointed following […]
Sen. Ned Nwoko: Dialogue Crucial To End South East Unrest
Senator Ned Munir Nwoko, representing Delta North says dialogue and not military might remain the only solution to the unrest in the South East. An illegal sit-at-home order being enforced by a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in states across the zone has generated varied reactions with many describing it as counterproductive […]
Niger Coup: Russia Warns Ecowas Not To Take Military Action
Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger would lead to a “protracted confrontation” after regional bloc Ecowas said it would assemble a standby force. Such an intervention would destabilise the Sahel region as a whole, the Russian foreign ministry said. Russia does not formally back the coup. But the US, which backs efforts to […]
Judge Chuktan Warns Trump Against ‘inflammatory’ Remarks Before Trial
A federal judge has warned former US President Donald Trump against making “inflammatory” statements which could taint the jury pool ahead of his trial for conspiring to overturn the result of the 2020 election. But Judge Tanya Chuktan ruled that Mr Trump can publicly share some of the non-sensitive evidence which prosecutors disclose to his […]
Hawaii Fires: Maui Death Toll Climbs To 80
Eighty people have now been confirmed to have been killed by wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui, officials say. There are fears the numbers will rise further in what is officially the US state’s worst natural disaster. Firefighters have been trying to contain fires in several areas, including the historic town of Lahaina which […]
Interference With Nation’s Democracy Is Unpatriotic Says DHQ
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, says the call for the military to interfere in the nation’s democracy is highly unpatriotic and wicked. A statement by the Director’s Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau yesterday in Abuja, said it was an attempt by unpatriotic elements to distract the military from performing its constitutional responsibilities. Mr Gusau said the […]
