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This is my season, Amusan boasts

The Punch 

Women’s 100m hurdles world record holder Tobi Amusan is confident of securing a medal in the event at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris after failing to do so in previous two editions in 2016 and 2020 in Rio and Tokyo, respectively, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 27-year-old made this mission statement after she qualified

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Tunisian President Replaces Prime Minister

International Business Times 

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked his prime minister Ahmed Hachani without explanation on Wednesday and replaced him with social affairs minister Kamel Madouri, according to a statement from his office.

Activist urges revival of looted PAP vocational centre

The Punch 

A human and environmental rights activist, Alagoa Morris, has called on the Presidential Amnesty Programme to revisit the PAP Vocational Centre at Boro Town, Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The PAP training centre was looted and vandalised in 2019, and starter packs for graduates of the amnesty programmes and training equipment were stolen

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Government inefficiency marring NIN-SIM linkage

The Punch 

MANY government agencies in Nigeria are bogged down in inefficiency. For years, the Nigerian Communications Commission has tried to register citizens for the National Identity Number. At one point, it mandated citizens to link their NIN to the Subscriber Identity Module. The linkage policy, too, has continued to be fraught with challenges. It is unacceptable

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Team Nigeria begin 4x100m relays today

The Punch 

Nigeria will begin campaigning in the 4x100m relays of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games today, having been drawn in heats 1 and 2 of the men’s and women’s categories, with the latter having a seemingly more difficult route to the final. The Nigerian men’s team, comprising Favour Ashe, Godson Oghenebrume, Kayinsola Ajayi, Udodi Onwuzurike, Usheoritse

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Paris Olympics: El Bakkali clinches Olympic double, Hall swipes 400m gold

France24.com (en) 

Wednesday's Olympics athletics events saw Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali reach rarefied air with his second 3000m steeplechase gold, while American Quincy Hall's last gasp 400m win and Jamaican Roje Stona's record-breaking discus performance dazzled a capacity crowd at the Stade de France.

Smart Base Running Helps Sugar Land Top El Paso

OurSports Central 

SUGAR LAND, TX - A passed ball and a ground-rule double were the difference in the Sugar Land Space Cowboys' (71-38, 22-12) 3-2 win over the El Paso C... - PCL Sugar Land Space Cowboys

Salt Lake Bats Go Cold in Loss to Las Vegas

OurSports Central 

The Salt Lake Bees came up short against the Las Vegas Aviators for the second game in a row on Wednesday night, going cold with the bats and falling ... - PCL Salt Lake Bees

Ibibio group urges Tinubu to cut governance cost by implementing Oronsanye report

The Punch 

A socio-cultural organisation of Bio ethnic nationality in Akwa Ibon State, Mboho Mkparawa Ibibio, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to drastically reduce his over-bloated Federal Executive Council and faithfully implement the Stephen Orosanye’s Report to reduce the high cost of governance in the country. It further advised the All Progressives Congress-led government to scrap

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