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Letsile Makes History with Botswana’s First Olympic Gold in 200m

Letsile Makes History with Botswana’s First Olympic Gold in 200m

Letsile Tebogo has won Botswana’s first-ever Olympic gold medal, making history at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. The 21-year-old sprinter triumphed in the men’s 200m final, clocking an impressive 19.46 seconds. Letsile’s victory saw him outpace American runners Kenny Bednarek and Noah Lyles, who finished in 19.62 and 19.70 seconds, respectively. This remarkable achievement also crowns Letsile as the first African […]

FG – MTN Donates N1bn, 4600 Digital Devices

FG - MTN Donates N1bn, 4600 Digital Devices

Vice President Kashim Shettima has lauded the donation of N1 billion to the Federal Government’s Food Support Programme and 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools by telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria. He said the gesture by the telecommunications outfit towards the government’s efforts in addressing hardship in the country is worthy of emulation […]

Gallant D’Tigress lost 88-74 to USA in Paris Olympics Games

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 Olympic Games by beating Canada […]

Bobrisky Freed After Serving Four Months In Prison

Bobrisky Freed After Serving Four Months in Prison

Controversial Nigerian crossdresser, Bobrisky is now free after serving over 4 months in prison at the Kirikiri Correctional Center for abusing the naira. The social media celebrity, whose real name is Idris Okuneye, was seen leaving the facility this morning in a viral video. In a footage, Bobrisky was spotted inside a luxury car accompanied […]

FG Vows to Clampdown on Protesters Hoisting Foreign Flags

FG Vows to Clampdown on Protesters Hoisting Foreign Flags

The Nigerian Police have nabbed 30 #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protesters hoisting Russian flags in Kano and other states. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, who announced this today in Abuja at a press briefing, said one of the flag producers, identified as Ahmed Bello, was arrested with a large quantity of flags in Kano. He added that […]

Big Brother Naija – Toyosi and Damilola have been evicted

Big Brother Naija - Toyosi and Damilola have been evicted

After a night of twists and turns Toyosi and Damilola of the Tami duo have become the first pair to be evicted from the Big Brother Naija: No Loose Guard house. Following the immunity challenge on Monday night, Big Brother placed all 12 remaining pairs of housemates up for possible eviction, leaving their fate in […]

President Tinubu – Stop Protests And Embrace Dialogue 

President Tinubu Directs The Crack Down On Illegal Miners

President Bola Tinubu has urged the #EndBadGovernance protesters and organizers to suspend further demonstrations and engage in dialogue. President Tinubu who made the appeal in a nationwide broadcast on Sunday, expressed sorrow over lives lost and wanton destructions during the protests and called for an end to violence and citizens support of the government irrespective […]

D’Tigress confident of win against France in today’s Olympics women’s basketball game

D’Tigress confident of win against France in today’s Olympics women’s basketball game

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, are confident about securing another victory in their second group-stage clash against the host nation, France, at the Paris 2024 Olympics women’s basketball game, scheduled for today, August 1. The team in a post on its X handle assured fans of their resilience and commitment, expressing their hunger for […]

Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu Meets Wives Of Governors

Nigeria's First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu Meets Wives Of Governors

The Federal Government has announced the upcoming launch of the ‘Renewed Hope’ Empowerment Initiative, aimed at supporting petty traders across the thirty-six states of the federation. First Lady Oluremi Tinubu who revealed this during a meeting with the wives of state governors, who also doubles as the State Coordinators of the Renewed Hope Initiative, RHI, […]