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![[GIST] NSF gold medallist Kolade seeks African Games glory](https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ltyYh4ysBHI/U04MKlHc6pI/AAAAAAAADQo/PFxXaGZu9PQ/w100-h100-c/no-image.png "[GIST] NSF gold medallist Kolade seeks African Games glory")
Kebbi State’s Bright Kolade, who won a gold medal in the 74kg taekwondo at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Asaba, has already set his sights on winning his event at next year’s African Games. Kolade said winning the gold medal at the continental sports showpiece would spur him onto the international scene. “My target
Cross River State is no longer receiving the 13 per cent derivation fund, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Governor Ben Ayade, Mr. Christian Ita, has said. He spoke against the backdrop of media reports listing Cross River as an oil-producing state as well as one of the recipients of the 13 percent
In this interview with Damilola Aina, the Managing Director/CEO of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency, Nurudeen Rafindadi, discusses the deplorable conditions of federal roads and the prospect of alternative funding for road infrastructure. Nigerians mostly blame the Federal Road Maintenance Agency for the deplorable state of roads across the country. Why is the agency not
The Nigeria National Christian Coalition has urged Christians across the country to build a strong political base that would protect their interests and welfare. The Convener of NNCC, Apostle Titi Oluwadare, made the call on Saturday, during a press conference held in Ikeja, Lagos. Oluwadare added that Christian leaders from the regions of the country
The All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State and the State Police Command have debunked the allegation made by the Peoples Democratic Party on Friday that the police were working with Governor Bello Matawalle to arrest and torture its members. The spokesperson for the APC in the state, Yusuf Idris, on Saturday, said the APC had
Residents of Pejuola community in Idi-Aba, Abeokuta in Ogun State have been enjoined to support the state government’s efforts towards grassroots development. The Baale of the community, Alhaji Taiwo Ekerin, who made the call to the people of Pejuola Community in Idi-Aba, Abeokuta, enjoined them to unite with the government at all levels in providing
The Executive Director of Project PINK BLUE, Runcie Chidebe, has said poor cancer research in Nigeria could be responsible for poor cancer management including the rising cancer deaths. Chidebe, who made this known in a press statement made available to our correspondent, however, said Nigeria could make progress in cancer control if it invested in
A Consultant Dermatologist at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Dr Uche Ojinmah, has warned parents against bleaching their children’s skin. Ojinmah said using bleaching creams was harmful and could cause greater health risk, especially to children. Speaking in an interview with Sunday PUNCH, he said substances in such creams could cause skin, liver
Former minister of Education and ex-Vice Chancellor, Imo State University, Prof Anthony Anwuka, tells CHUKWUDI AKASIKE about the challenges facing the nation’s education sector, politics, among other issues The National University Commission recently reviewed the university curriculum after 25 years. Don’t you think the delay would have had an adverse effect on the country’s tertiary
The wife of the Lagos State Governor, Dr. Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has said that the first public school with a ramp specially designed for physically challenged students, in Ohombo, Ajah, has been completed. Sanwo-Olu said this in her address at the 2022 International Day of Persons with Disabilities event held on Friday, at Police College, Ikeja.