BERLIN, Germany (September 4) —— World record holder Tobi Amusan dominated the women’s 100m hurdles at the ISTAF 2022 Berlin meeting on Sunday, 4 September, winning in a time of 12.45 seconds. The meet is part of the World Athletics Continental Tour Silver level series. Amusan entered Sunday’s race on the back of a second-place…
The Federal Government has uncovered 14 assets, including shopping malls, residential estate, polo playground, lands and farmland belonging to a former commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police. Kyari was said to have failed to disclose his ownership of the properties in different locations in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and…
The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, is expected to lead stakeholders in the agricultural sector to discuss sustainable ways to boost the cocoa industry value chain in the country at the 2022 National Cocoa Festival. The festival is organised by the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Ondo State Government, Cocoa Association of Nigeria,…
China became the first country to approve a needle-free, inhaled version of a Covid-19 vaccine made by Tianjin-based CanSino Biologics Inc., pushing the company’s shares up as much as 14.5% Monday morning in Hong Kong. China’s National Medical Products Administration approved CanSino’s Ad5-nCoV for emergency use as a booster vaccine, the company said in a…
As a result of his opposition and relentless attacks on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, northern leaders, including senators across party lines, are upset with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Vanguard learned yesterday.It was learned that the leaders, who initially thought Wike’s tantrums were just political jibes, are…
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has met with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over the controversy that arose from the party’s choice of a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 general elections, Daily Independent has gathered. A credible source in the Christian body who was…
Today, Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Rivers, and Katsina are the top five states in terms of the number of voters who have registered to vote. Four of these states are firmly under the control of the ruling APC, while the PDP, which currently holds power in Rivers State, is in a precarious position as a result of…
Referees’ body PGMOL has effectively accepted controversial VAR decisions made at Chelsea and Newcastle were wrong and will fully co-operate with a Premier League review of the incidents. The decisions denied Newcastle United and West Ham goals against Crystal Palace and Chelsea, respectively. Both teams thought they had scored, with the goals confirmed by the…
OCI Foundation Beats 4 Others In Finalist, Grabs Emerging NFP Award In Australia One of the leading non-profit companies in Nigeria, OCI Foundation has come top in the recently concluded 2022 Australian Third Sector Awards where it emerged the overall winner in the emerging NFP (Not For Profit) of the Year category. OCI Foundation trounced…
A TOWERING to-do list faces Liz Truss if she is announced as the new Conservative leader today, with the incoming Prime Minister’s inbox overflowing with issues to tackle. The Foreign Secretary, Truss is expected to be unveiled as Boris Johnson’s successor at 12.30pm today when the result of the Tory leadership election is finally announced….