Sabastian Sawe broke the two-hour mark for the first time in history on Sunday in winning the London Marathon as Tigst Assefa smashed her own women’s-only world record. Kenya’s defending champion Sawe was locked in a tight battle with Ethiopia’s Yomif Kejelcha in the closing stages but surged clear to cross the line in 1hr 59min…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has dismissed as fake a widely circulated result slip claiming that a candidate from Cross River State scored 394 in the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The result, which trended on social media platform X, was shared by user @Onsogbu and purportedly showed that a female candidate,…
Mali’s Defence Minister General Sadio Camara has been killed amid coordinated attacks on military sites across the West African country, sources told Al Jazeera. The news on Sunday came a day after Camara’s house in the garrison town of Kati came under attack. Brant Philip, a security analyst, disclosed this is his X handle. “Malian…
*Demands just transition as livelihoods crumble By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has raised serious concerns over escalating job losses and what it described as increasing suppression of workers’ rights in the nation’s oil and gas industry.In his valedictory speech at the union’s 6th Quadrennial Delegates Conference in…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has backed the political realignment involving some opposition leaders in the country. In a statement signed by its national publicity secretary, Ladipo Johnson the party noted that the vision of a rejuvenated Nigeria has brought the opposition together with a singular, unwavering focus. The statement said, “We are no…
By: Kingsley Omonobi The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said on Sunday that barely five years after it recorded the first seizure of the deadly terror drug, Captagon, in Africa at the Apapa seaport in Lagos, operatives of the Agency have again intercepted a consignment of the amphetamine substance in Kwara state. The agency…
Yam prices have continued to fluctuate across Lagos markets, with traders attributing the increase to transportation costs, seasonal supply patterns, and sourcing challenges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both traders and consumers are increasingly weighing transport fares and convenience when purchasing the staple food. Yams remain one of Nigeria’s most consumed staples,…
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