Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo has broken her world record in the women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting category. The 39-year-old who is the captain of Team Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, clinched a gold medal for Nigeria in the Para-Powerlifting category. She is now the first Para-athlete in history to lift 167kg. READ ALSO SERAP Urges Tinubu...
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SERAP Urges Tinubu to Reverse ‘Unconstitutional’ Petrol Price Increase
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to order the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to reverse what it described as the ‘illegal and unconstitutional’ increase in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). SERAP, in a statement by its Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, on Sunday, September, told...
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Five Suspected Members of Notorious Black Axe Confraternity Arrested in Owerri
The Imo State Police Command apprehended five suspected members of Black Axe Confraternity that operate within Owerri, the state capital. A press statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Henry Okoye, informed that their arrest was carried out through an intelligence-based operation by the operatives of the command’s Quick Intervention Team,...
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Senate Postpones Public Hearing on Petroleum Industry Crisis
The Senate has postponed the public hearing for the alleged sabotage in the petroleum industry in tackling the lingering crisis in the sector. The Leader of the Senate and Chairman of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the crisis, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele made this known in a statement on Sunday. Recall that the Senate had...
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“N40,000 Rice Scandal: Nigerians Can’t Find Govt’s Subsidized Rice in Abuja”
Nigerians have lamented their inability to locate any visible point of sale of the N40,000 per kilogram bag of rice launched by the Federal Government on Thursday last week. Recall that the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari initiated the sale of 30,000 metric tonnes of milled rice at a subsidized rate of...
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Unity in Unity: Hon. Okolo and Dr. Chukwunweike Unite for Thanksgiving Service
The Honorable Uche Okolo, PDP candidate for Chairman of Awgu local government in the upcoming Council Election, joined forces with the newly elected PDP Chairman of Enugu State, Dr. Martins Chukwunweike, for a Thanksgiving Service in Isuawa on Sunday, 8th September 2024. The event, held at St. Marks Cathedral Anglican Church, Isuawa, was a momentous...
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Weather Alert: NiMet Predicts Rainy Days from Monday to Wednesday across Nigeria
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency, NiMet, on Sunday, predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions across the country, starting from Monday to Wednesday. The weather outlook released in Abuja forecast isolated thunderstorms over parts of Sokoto, Katsina, Kano, Kebbi, Zamfara, Kaduna, Adamawa and Taraba states in the northern region during the Monday ‘s morning hours. The release...
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Hon. Uche Okolo’s Campaign Committee Unveils Ward Campaigns Schedule for September 21 Polls
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Awgu Local Government Campaign Committee has announced its detailed schedule for Ward Campaigns leading up to the Awgu Local Government Chairmanship Elections on September 21, 2024. In a press release signed by Hon. Okey Udeh, the Director-General of Hon. Uchenna Okolo’s campaign organization, the PDP revealed the following itinerary: Time:...
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NAFDAC investigating Pastor Jeremiah’s miracle water, soap – DG
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has alerted Nigerians to the activities of a faith-based organisation, Christ Mercy Land Delivery Ministries, led by Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin, using the agency’s name to deceive the unsuspecting public. NAFDAC, in a statement on Sunday signed by its Director General, Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, noted that...
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US Demands Consular Access to Detained Binance Exec Held in Nigeria
A senior official from Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the United States is pressing for consular access to Tigran Gambaryan, a detained Binance executive currently held at the Kuje Custodial Centre in Abuja. Gambaryan, a US citizen and Binance’s financial crimes compliance chief, was arrested in February 2024, alongside another executive, Anjarwalla,...