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Olarinoye Adenike Adijat wins Nigeria's first Gold medal in the ongoing IWF in Birmingham..... The first gold medal at the Commonwealth Games came through the record-setting Adijat Olarinoye, who emerged as the overall best in the women's 55kg weightlifting. She lifted 92kg in the snatch, 111kg in clean and jerk, lifting 203kg in total which is a Games Record. Congratulations Darling!!! 

A dog has been described as the "world’s most useless guard dog" after being spotted lying down beside its owners during a drug raid.  A footage shared online showed cops arresting the three men yesterday July 28, on a ranch in Hortolandia, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Three suspects were seen lying face-down on the floor with their hands cuffed behind their backs. Their massive Rottweiler decided that it's best to be compliant with officers and laid down beside them.  Officers seized 1,176 bricks containing 1.1 tonnes of cannabis from the property. Narcotics Police said the drugs was shipped to the house in Hortolandia from Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul state. It is believed the drugs were to be sold in and around Campinas, Sao Paulo state. While the men, one of whom owns the house, were taken to the Narcotics Police headquarters in nearby Americana, the dog remained in the property with the woman who owns the land around the house, who police say is not invol...

The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has reacted to all issues that played out during and after the presidential primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Recalls that the primary election produced former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar as the party’s 2023 Presidential candidate. Wike who spoke on Friday at the Port Harcourt International Airport in the Rivers State shortly after he returned from Spain, described the former Vice President as a liar. He stated “I told my special adviser on Media that am going to speak on issues. We know in this part of our world when lies are been contorted, it becomes a fact. “I have always believed when the left speaks, allow the right to also speak. We are not getting younger and as days passes we get older. “So is important when issues are raised or when speeches are made, one should be able to say this the part of my story so that the public we know the truth. “It is most unfortunate since after our primary I have decided...

The Emir of Daura Emirate, Katsina State, Alhaji Faruk Umar Faruk, has married a 22-year-old lady, A’isha Yahuza Gona.  According to sources who spoke to Daily Trust, the wedding took place in Safana town of Katsina State. The source also disclosed that the Emir married A'isha at a lowkey nuptials after a brief courtship that lasted barely a week. The bride is a daughter of former local government chairman of Safana, Alhaji Yahuza Gona. Another source told the publication that the new bride was already in her matrimonial home in Daura. Recall that the Emir married a 20-year-old lady, Aisha Iro Maikano, in December, 2021. The monarch had in 2015 married a much younger woman, Gimbiya Aisha Umar Farouk, and they both have two children together.

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President Muhammadu Buhari presides over Security Briefing at the State House, Abuja.

Senators from opposition parties have issued a six-week ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari to tackle the security challenges bedevilling the country. They also threatened to commence the impeachment proceedings against the President should he fail to address the insecurity within the period given by the lawmakers. The Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Phillip Aduda, made the position of the lawmakers known on Wednesday while briefing reporters at the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Details to follow…

The Ogun State Government says it has commenced work on the bad portions of the Sango-Ota-Ijoko road to ease the suffering of commuters on the road. The reconstruction work will move towards Akute on the border with Lagos in the coming weeks.  The Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, who stated this during a press conference at the Olusegun Osoba Press Centre, Governor's Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta,  on Tuesday, disclosed that the palliative work would be completed in two weeks. According to Talabi, there is a cordial relationship between the state and the Federal Government on finding a lasting solution to the deplorable condition of sections of the road. He added that both governments in the past, had looked at some issues together and taken turns to find solutions. "What is happening is that the road is already contracted out and so it makes it difficult to go into a contracted road. On the source of funding, in recent times, the go...