Nigerian quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha ran a race of their lives to clinch another Gold in the 4x100m women’s relay event on Sunday with a time of 42.10s and also setting an African Record. Read More »
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Breaking: Amusan Wins, Breaks Record Again, Increases Nigeria’s Gold To 10
World Record and World Champion, Tobi Amusan won the Women 100m Hurdles event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England Like she did at the World Championship in Eugene, Oregon two weeks ago, Amusan not only won but did so in record breaking fashion setting a new Commonwealth Games record by clocking 12.30secs in the final of the event ... Read More »
Italian Police Arrest Suspect in Murder of Nigerian
The Chairman/CEO of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Hon. (Dr) Abike Dabiri-Erewa said the suspect in the murder of Mr. Ogochukwu Alika has been arrested by the Italian police and is expected to be charged to court . In reaction to the murder of the deceased, the NiDCOM Boss said the Italian police were working and cooperating with the ... Read More »
Filming Police Officers On Duty Is Not A Crime – AIG Kamaldeen*
The Assistant Inspector General, AIG, of Police, Zone 6, AIG Kamaldeen kola Okunlola has disclosed that filming a police officer while performing his duty was not a crime but legal and within the rights of citizens. AIG okulola made the disclosure at the Cross River state Police Command Headquarters during a familiarisation visit on Thursday in Diamond Hill, Calabar. He ... Read More »
INSECURITY: NIGERIA POLICE DECRIES UNAUTHORISED, ILLEGAL POSSESSION, SALES, USE OF POLICE UNIFORMS, ACCOUTREMENTS
As IGP Orders Immediate Prosecution of Offenders The Nigeria Police Force has expressed concern over the incessant and authorised possession and use of Police uniforms and accoutrements by some individuals, movies and skit makers, as well as the illegal sale of Police materials and accoutrements by traders in shops, open stores not approved nor recognized by Police authority. The IGP ... Read More »
i never said Police Officers were involved in Cultism and Yahoo Yahoo AIG adeyinka
The Zone 2 command released this statement over the Viral reports It becomes very imperative for the Command to clear the air and set the records straight on the news being circulated by some media that the Assistant Inspector General of Police in-charge of Zone 2 Command, AIG Adeleke Adeyinka Bode, mni admitted that some of his men are into ... Read More »
No Area Commander sent out magistrate Lagos Police
Police Area Commander Walks Out Lagos Magistrate On Police Station Visit From Detention Facility It has come to the attention of the Lagos State Police Command news making the rounds that the Police Area Commander in Ikorodu walked Magistrate Ganiyat Anifowose out of the premises of the Area Command. The record needs to be set straight. On July 27, 2022, ... Read More »
Pinnick says Nigeria may co-host 2025 AFCON
Nigeria may host Africa’s continental football showpiece twenty-five years after it hosted that which it lost to Cameroon in the final. Nigeria and Ghana co-hosted the African Cup of Nations in year 2000 where two stadia – one in Lagos and another in Kano, were used in Nigeria. Ghana also presented two. President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick said ... Read More »
Ijebu Ode residents hold rally for Tobi Amusan
Hundreds of youths and women in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State held a rally in celebration of hurdler Tobi Amusan, who on Monday became the first-ever Nigerian athletics world champion and record holder, The PUNCH reports. Ijebu Ode-born Amusan, 25, ran a time of 12.12secs – shaving almost a tenth of a second off the previous world record held by American ... Read More »
DIASPORA: WORTHY REPRESENTATIVES OF NIGERIA – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the 17 million Nigerians in the Diaspora for being worthy representatives of Nigeria in their various host countries and for their contributions to Nigeria. Buhari gave this commendation while declaring open 2022 National Diaspora day celebrations in Abuja. Buhari, who was represented by Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, his Chief of Staff , described the celebration as ... Read More »