by Oni Kayode Philips | Jul 3, 2024 | NEWS, Sports
Novak Djokovic has expressed delight at winning his first match since his knee surgery – to reach the second round at Wimbledon. Djokovic, seeking to equal Roger Federer’s men’s record of eight singles titles at SW19, beat Vit Kopriva 6-1 6-2 6-2...
by Oni Kayode Philips | Jul 3, 2024 | International, NEWS
At least 116 people have been killed in a crush at a religious gathering in northern India The incident took place on Tuesday in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh state. The victims, including a large number of women and some children, are still being identified. While...
by Oni Kayode Philips | Jul 3, 2024 | NEWS
The Central Bank of Nigeria has threatened to sanction Deposit Money Banks that continue to reject old and small denominations of the U.S dollar bills. The CBN which issued this warning in a circular signed by its acting Director of the Currency Operations Department...
by Oni Kayode Philips | Jul 3, 2024 | NEWS
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has declared a state of emergency on oil production. Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited Mele Kyari, disclosed this on Tuesday in a keynote address at the opening of the 23rd edition of the...
by Oni Kayode Philips | Jul 3, 2024 | NEWS, Politics
A bill to repeal the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act 2007 has scaled second reading in the Senate. The bill provides for the establishment of a National Identity Database while the NIMC strictly deals with the maintenance of the database, the...
