Tag: Ban
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Ban: Okada riders, passengers to be arrested – Lagos Police
The Lagos State Police Command has stated that both motorcyclists and passengers who disobey the new ban on Okada operations, will be arrested and prosecuted. Benjamin Hundeyin, the Lagos State Public Relations Officer, disclosed this in a tweet on Saturday. “Under the new total ban of motorcycles in six local government areas of Lagos State,…
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D’Tigress appeals to Federal Government to reverse Basketball ban
The Nigeria Women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, has reacted to the suspension slammed on all international competitions by the Federal Government. NewsGuru.com reports that president Buhari had given his nod for the suspension of Nigerian basketball teams from all international competitions for 2 years over the unending crisis bedeviling the Basketball Federation.
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Lagos State Govt clarifies deadline issued to ‘Okada’ riders
The Lagos State Government has clarified the deadline issued to operators of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as okada in the State.
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Doping: Tottenham’s Chioma handed 9-month ban
Tottenham Women Football Club’s forward Chioma Ubogagu has been handed a nine-month ban following two anti-doping violations, the Football Association (FA) in England announced on Thursday in London. The 29-year-old, who has three England caps, admitted the violations relating to the banned substance canrenone, which was detected in a urine sample last October.
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FG addresses rumoured plan to shutdown Facebook in Nigeria
The Federal Government has addressed concerns on rumours making the rounds that it was planning to ban Facebook over the alleged inciting statements by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
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BREAKING: Buhari finally returns to Twitter
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Twitter after the federal government lifted the restriction on the microblogging platform.
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FAAN bans 2 immigration officers from airports nationwide
The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN ) has banned two officials of Nigeria Immigration Service from operating in any of the nation’s airports for extorting N8000 from a passenger at Lagos airport. The Spokesperson of FAAN, Mrs Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, said in a statement on Friday in Lagos that the two
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Okagbare’s 10-year ban: Ajunwa advises on ways to stem doping
Nigeria’s first female gold medallist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Chioma Ajunwa-Opara, has called on athletes to stop cutting corners, but rather face the reality of intense competition for world titles. Ajunwa-Opara gave this advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.
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Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare banned for 10 years
Sprinter Blessing Okagbare who was suspended for violating anti doping rules and drug related offences during last year’s Tokyo Olympics has been finally banned by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) Okagbare, who has an Olympic silver medal in the long jump from the 2008 Beijing Games, was provisionally suspended before the 100 metres semi-finals at the…