- Blessing Okagbare, on Thursday, led Nigeria into the finals of the ladies’s 4x100m relay at the continuing Rio Olympic after finishing at 42.55sec. 3 Nigerians made up of Okagbare, Gloria Asumu, Jennifer Madu and Agnes Osazuwa, got behind Germany that got to the end line at 42.18sec.
- Following the threat of the Niger Delta Avengers that it's going to proclaim the Republic of Biafra on October 1, the Police has warned against the planned secession, pronouncing it is a treasonable offence. The Police Public relations Officer, Donald Awunah, stated that the safety corporations might stand vehemently in opposition to any motion that might result in a breakdown of law and order in any part of the nation.
. - The naira appears to have crashed absolutely as it traded at a rock bottom of 365.25 to the dollar onThursday in a single interbank market trade of $1m. Interbank buying and selling began two hours after the marketplace opened and presented the forex sharply decrease in opposition to the dollar.
- An Abuja division of the court of appeal, on Thursday, faulted the judgement of Justice Okon Abang of the Federal high court in Abuja, which sacked the embattled Governor of Abia state, Okezie Ikpeazu. turning in the ruling, the Justice Helen Ogunwumiju-led 5-man bench held that Abang’s judgment was made in error and consequently declared the Governor back.
Former President, Goodluck Jonathan has for the second time, denied allegations in a few quarters that he is sponsoring the Niger Delta Avengers. Jonathan in an announcement with the aid of his spokesman, Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, on Thursday alleged that the allegation is being sponsored via people who have been intimidated with his soaring profile in Nigeria and overseas.
-Latest report by the Economist Intelligence Unit has ranked Lagos because the 1/3 worst town to live, retaining its position at the lowest of the worldwide Liveability index. The Centre of Excellence is located 138th out of the a hundred and forty towns ranked inside the sparkling liveability survey.
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