United Nations rights experts on Monday slammed decisions in France barring women and girls who wear the Muslim headscarf from sports competitions as “discriminatory”, demanding they be reversed. France invoked its strict rules on secularism to ban its athletes from wearing religious symbols, including the hijab, during the Paris 2024 Olympics. And France’s football and

Northern governors have raised concern over the blackout in the region and want the Federal Government and related authorities to fastrack the restoration of power.  The Northern Governors’ Forum said this on Monday after a meeting of the union alongside traditional rulers and other stakeholders held in Kaduna. “Forum resolves to call on the Federal

A Dispatch rider, Monday Osazuwa, has testified before a Lagos High court sitting in Ikeja that the former Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, instructed him not to keep any record of the monies he allegedly collected on Emefiele’s behalf. Osazuwa, who is the first prosecution witness in the trial of Emefiele, took the

Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman has been ranked number 14 in the 2023 Ballon d’Or award which is holding in Paris, France.  The Atalanta forward narrowly missed out in joining Victor Osimhen to become the only Nigerians to have made the top 10 in the Ballon d’Or award. Osimhen was ranked in the 8th position last year.

The National Orientation Agency in Akwa Ibom State has commenced a sensitisation exercise to educate the people on the prevalence and prevention of Mpox disease in the state. This is coming as a report from the Ministry of Health indicated that Akwa Ibom State has recorded eight cases of the Mpox outbreak. The Agency’s Coordinator

Transnational Corporation Plc has announced the successful completion of its share capital reconstruction, reducing its total issued shares by 75 per cent from N40.6bn to N10.2bn. The President of the group, Owen Omogiafo, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. Omogiafo noted that this strategic move is designed to maximize long-term shareholder value while maintaining

The National News Agency (NNA) reported “a series of strikes” on the ancient coastal city, beginning with a raid on a residential apartment. An AFP video journalist reported thick clouds of smoke covering parts of Tyre, including rising from a building along the seafront. The Israeli army had earlier told residents in parts of central

The National President of the  Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Mohammed Ibrahim said its members and those of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) embarked on the nationwide strike because they “have been pushed to the wall”. He revealed this as a guest on Channels Television’s News Track on Monday. According

Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club’s lacklustre start to the season, the fallen Premier League giants announced Monday. United dropped to a lowly 14th in the table after suffering their fourth defeat in nine league games at West Ham on Sunday and have won only one of their last eight

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arrested a lawmaker for assaulting a driver in the nation’s capital. Police spokesperson for the Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed that Alex Mascot Ikwechegh “is at the Maitama Police Station undergoing questioning”. In a statement on Monday, the Command said the Bolt driver Stephen Abuwatseya reported the matter