African Games: Ese Brume leaps to gold, defends long jump title

Nigeria’s Ese Brume leaped to gold in the women’s long jump event of the African Games, jumping a record 6.92 meters to defend her title in Accra, the Ghanaian capital on Thursday night.  She won the title in 2019 in…

Sagamu Cult Clash: LG imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on motorcycle, tricycle operations (Punch)*Oshodi-Apapa Expressway: How Police, Oduduwa boys, others worsen gridlock (Vanguard)

Sagamu Cult Clash: LG imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew on motorcycle, tricycle operations (Punch) Following a series of violent cult clashes that have left some persons dead while others were injured in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State, the authorities…

Brume named brand mbassador for Amstel Malta Ultra

Commonwealth champion and a three-time African senior champion in the long Jump Ese Brume has been named brand ambassador for Amstel Malta Ultra. The company launched a new campaign tagged, ‘Choose your Way to Live’ at the weekend in Lagos.…

Amusan jumps to 5th in world athletics rankings

Nigeria’s track sensations Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume have made giant leaps in the World Athletics Women Chart. From being ranked 43rd in September 2021, Tobi Amusan is now in the top 10, moving up 38 places to be ranked…

*Tinubu absent, Atiku, Obi, Shettima attend NBA conference (Punch)*Mo Abudu makes directorial debut in two new movies (DailyTrust)

Tinubu absent, Atiku, Obi, Shettima attend NBA conference (Punch) The Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association is currently holding at the Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. The presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour…

*2 policemen arrested for searching civilian phones in Lagos (DailyTrust)*Lagos rail opens 2023, transports 500k daily – Sanwo-Olu (Punch)

2 policemen arrested for searching civilian phones in Lagos (DailyTrust) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested two policemen for allegedly searching the phones of some civilians on Saturday along Osbond Way, Ikoyi The policemen were caught on camera searching…

*Fans lambast Toolz on Twitter for promising to display her nudes to celebrate Arsenal’s win tonight (Vanguard)*Rampaging cultists kill 3 in Lagos community (Punch)

Fans lambast Toolz on Twitter for promising to display her nudes to celebrate Arsenal’s win tonight (Vanguard) Celebrity On-Air-personality, Toolz Oniru, has promised to post her nakedness, if Arsenal football club of England wins Crystal Palace football club, on Friday…

Buhari celebrates Amusan, Brume over World Athletics feats

President Muhammadu Buhari has celebrated the winner of the women’s 100m hurdles gold at the World Athletics Championship 2022, Tobi Amusan, thanking her for promoting Nigeria’s image on the world stage. Amusan, on Sunday, in Oregon, USA became the first…

*4 suspected cultists nabbed in Badagry (Punch)*2023: Lagos voters almost hitting 7m – INEC (DailyTrust)

4 suspected cultists nabbed in Badagry (Punch) Men of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four members of rival cult groups over nefarious and criminal activities. They were said to have been nabbed in the Badagry area of the…

I’ll do my best, Brume promises as Nigeria searches for first medal

Long jumper, Ese Brume, has promised to do her best to end Nigeria’s search for a medal at the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships, which ends tomorrow in the United States. Efforts by Nigeria’s male and female sprinters have not…

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