Team Nigeria on Saturday, 3 May, 2025 won four gold medals in day one in the women’s category of the ongoing African Senior Wrestling Championships in Casablanca, Morocco. Christianah Ogunsanya in the 53kg set the dice rolling for Nigeria, outclassing Ivorian Nogona Bakayoko 11-0 to clinch the Nigeria’s first gold and her third African title. In the 62kg Esther Kolawole outperformed Egyptian Al Mohamed Husseni 10-0 to win her third Africa title. Damola Hannah Ojo followed the gold winning trajectory with a 6-0 victory over Ivorian Amy Youin. In a concluding bout for day-one, Hannah Reuben in 68kg category dispatched…
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The Vaccine Alliance, Gavi, has provided Nigeria a grant of $191 million to strengthen the country’s health system and boost immunization coverage over the next four years. Gavi’s Director of Health Systems and Immunization Strengthening, Alex de Jonquieres, made this disclosure while Speaking during the launch of the grant at the weekend in Abuja. de Jonquieres, who said the grant is one of the largest ever made by Gavi , added that it is intended to help extend the reach of the health system to 1.8 million zero dose children, and increase immunization coverage to 84% by 2028. “The grant received…
Ahead of the 2027 general elections, hundreds of members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State have joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The former PDP members who came from Egbeda and Ona Ara local government areas announced their defection at an APC meeting held at Elekuro High School, Olorunsogo Ibadan, the state capital. The event, which was held on Saturday,3 May, 2025 was attended by an APC aspirant for Egbeda/Ona-Ara federal constituency, Kazeem Akinola, Yinka Folarin, Shina Adeagbo, Bola Fawole and Alhaji Agbedo. Akinola, who welcomed the defector to APC on behalf of other members of the…
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted no fewer than 25 women in Kurmi town, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State. According to BBC Hausa, the women were reportedly on their way to attend a wedding ceremony when they were intercepted and taken away by the attackers. In a separate incident, 19 people were also abducted in Galadi, a town in Tsafe Local Government Area of the state, just as several others sustained injuries during the attack, which occurred in the night. Both attacks have caused fear and anxiety among residents in the affected communities. As at the time…
Kebbi State Police Command has detained three officers over the alleged murder of a suspect arrested in connection with a theft case. The State Police Public relations Officer CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, made this disclosure this in a statement issued on Saturday, 3 May, 2025 in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital According to Abubakar the incident followed a report of stolen trailer truck rims lodged at the Divisional Police Headquarters in Jega, just as he also added that suspect, identified as Abubakar Auwal, was arrested on April 15 in connection with the case. “On April 16, at about 6 a.m., while…
Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has assured workers of his administration’s commitment to investigate and address the issue of loan deductions from workers’ salaries that were not remitted to the appropriate banks by the previous administration. The governor gave this assurance on Sunday, 4 May, 2025 in response to a passionate appeal by the Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Sokoto state, Comrade Abdullahi Aliyu, who decried the financial hardships many civil servants are facing due to the non-remittance of loan repayments. According to the NLC Chairperson, affected workers who accessed loans through salary deductions have continued to suffer,…
The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly known as the Old Bailey, has fixed June 3, 2025 for the trial of a Spanish-Brazilian man, Marcus Monzo, arrested for the alleged murder of a 14-year-old Nigerian boy, Daniel Anjorin, in the United Kingdom. Monzo, who described himself as a “mystic musician,” was arraigned in connection with Anjorin’s death, which occurred after a knife attack in Hainault, North-East London, on April 30, 2024. The 37-year-old allegedly murdered the Nigerian boy after slashing him in the chest and neck, with two Japanese swords on his way to school. According to the…
The New York State Catholic Conference, an organisation that represents the bishops of the state in working with government to shape laws and policies that promote social justice and respect for life, has criticised United States President Donald Trump for sharing seemingly AI-generated images of himself dressed as the Pope. In a post on X.com on Saturday,3 May, 2025, the NYS Catholic Conference wrote: “There is nothing clever or funny about this image, Mr President. “We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St Peter. Do…
Inter Miami CF returned to winning ways on the night of Saturday, 3 May, 2025 securing a 4–1 win over the New York Red Bulls at Chase Stadium, snapping a three-match losing streak in all competitions. According to a post on Fabrizio Romano’s X handle on Sunday, 4 May, 2025, Argentine legend Lionel Messi’s 67th-minute strike in the goal rout was his 859th career goal. “Leo Messi scores for Inter Miami now reaching 63 G/A in 53 games for the MLS side. 859 career goals so far,” Romano posted, Winger Fafa Picault, who did not play in the midweek Concacaf…
Five men, including four Iranians, have been arrested by the London Metropolitan Police on suspicion of “preparation of a terrorist act”. British police, which confirmed the development in a statement issued Sunday, 4 May, 2025, said the arrests were carried out in London, Swindon and the Greater Manchester area, with all five arrested on suspicion of “terrorism offences According to the statement, the men aged between 29 and 46 were detained by Counter Terrorism Police on Saturday in relation to “a suspected plot to target a specific premises” — wich was not named — and remain in custody. The Metropolitan…