Year 2024

UN Inaugurates Project To Help Somalia Improve Food Security

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and its partners have inaugurated an initiative, the Jowhar Offstream Storage Programme (JOSP), in Somalia to improve food security and climate resilience. The JOSP aimed to build resilience against climate shocks in…

Euro 2024: Southgate Drops Seven England Players From Squad

The seven players dropped by England manager Gareth Southgate, from his squad for the 2024 European Championship have been revealed. According to ESPN, they are James Maddison, Harry Maguire, Jarrad Branthwaite, Curtis Jones, Jarell Quansah, Jack Grealish and James Trafford.…

10th Senate Passes Anti-Doping Bill

THE Nigerian Senate on Thursday, June 6, passed the “National Anti-Doping Bill 2024.” This legislation, requested by President Bola Tinubu, seeks to prohibit Nigerian athletes’ consumption of performance-enhancing substances both during and after sporting competitions. President Bola Tinubu had requested the…

Olukoyede Cautions Youths Against Peer Pressure

THE Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has cautioned students and youths across the country against yielding to destructive peer pressures.   He gave the advice on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, at Glisten International…