Okagbare Disqualified From Tokyo Olympics For Doping

Nigeria’s medal hopeful Blessing Okagbare has been provisionally suspended from the ongoing Tokyo Olympics for doping.

According to the Athletic Integrity Unit, Okagbare tested positive to a banned substance- human growth hormone.

This information which was disclosed in the early hours of Saturday means the Nigerian queen of tracks will no longer be able to take part in the Tokyo Olympics.

Tinubu Nominates New Oil Regulators as Ahmed, Komolafe Resign

President Tinubu has nominated new chief executives for Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory agencies following the resignation of the heads of the Nigerian Midstream

Rep Raises the Alarm Over Mismatched Gazetted Tax Reform Laws

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abdulsammad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto), has raised serious concerns that the tax reform laws gazetted

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Starmer, Badenoch, Davey Condemn Antisemitism at PMQs Following Bondi Beach Attack

Britain’s main political leaders have united in condemning what they described as “poisonous antisemitism” following the deadly terror attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, which left 15 people dead during a Chanukah celebration, Prime Business Africa reports. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Conservative

Court Order Stops Police From Resuming Tinted Glass Permit Enforcement Nationwide

A High Court of Delta State sitting in Orerokpe has issued an interim injunction restraining the Inspector General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force from resuming the enforcement of the tinted glass permit policy scheduled to take effect on January 2,

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Tinubu Nominates New Oil Regulators as Ahmed, Komolafe Resign

President Tinubu has nominated new chief executives for Nigeria’s petroleum regulatory agencies following the resignation of the heads of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) and the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), developments that come amid intense controversy

Nigeria Secures Release of Military Aircraft, Crew Following Tuggar’s Burkina Faso Mission

Burkina Faso has released a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) C-130 military aircraft along with 11 Nigerian personnel following high-level diplomatic interventions led by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Prime Business Africa reports. The move comes days after the aircraft

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