Transgender athletes banned from women’s events
Coe said no transgender athlete who had gone through male puberty would be permitted to compete in female world ranking competitions from March 31. Speaking after a meeting of the…
Ronaldo breaks all-time men’s international caps record
Cristiano Ronaldo broke the men’s international appearance record on Thursday by starting Portugal’s Euro 2024 qualifier against Liechtenstein. The 38-year-old, who was dropped from the Portuguese starting XI during the…
PDP sets up caretaker committee for Katsina chapter
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has constituted a Caretaker Committee for the Katsina State Chapter of the party, following the dissolution of the state executive committee.…
Police arrest 30 in Ogun over election violence
No fewer than 30 persons were arrested for allegedly engaging in electoral violence and vote buying during the March 18 governorship election in the Ogun State. The Commissioner of…
Chinese manufacturer lists impediments to Nigeria’s auto industry
The Chairman of CIG Motors Co. Limited, Chief Diana Chen, has said lack of stable electricity supply, and insecurity are among the hurdles militating against effective operation of…
Reps step down bill to ‘decriminalise’ cannabis cultivation, sale, use
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, stepped down a bill seeking to legalise the cultivation, sale and use of cannabis, also known as marijuana, for commercial purposes. Apart from the…
Labour Party rejects Enugu governorship poll results
The Labour Party has rejected the result of Saturday’s governorship election that produced the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Mbah, as the winner of the poll. The Independent…
Equatorial Guinea Marburg virus death toll rises to 20
The Marburg virus epidemic in Equatorial Guinea has left 20 people dead over the past two months, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. The outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever,…
Seplat sues co-founder, consultancy firm
Indigenous energy company, Seplat Energy Plc, has revealed that it had commenced legal proceedings against its co-founder, Dr Ambrose Orjiako and a consultancy firm, Amaze Limited. In a statement signed…
Police arrest three for kidnap in Niger
The Niger State Police Command has arrested three suspects for the kidnapping children in Suleja Local Government Area of the state. In a statement issued by the police…