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The Lagos State Task Force team impounded 55 motorcycles in Oshodi during a raid on Friday. The enforcement team also arrested 13 defaulters including riders and passengers, Jubril Gawat, the state governor’s media aide said in a statement. “The Lagos State Task Force raided okada riders today at Toyota bus …

Nigeria’s male Basketball team, D’Tigers, will continue their qualification journey for a World Cup ticket in the third window qualifier series in Kigali against Cape Verde on Friday, July 1, 2022. The 12-man team will be without their head coach, Mike Brown, who was named the head coach at Sacramento …

MPs in Britain’s parliament should not bring babies into the chamber, a cross-party committee ruled Thursday, following a row over a Labour MP bringing her baby into the House of Commons. The Procedure Committee report ruled that members planning to observe, initiate, speak or intervene in debates should not bring …

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed to ban the use of flavoured tobacco vaping products in Europe because of concerns about their increasing popularity and health effects. “With nine out of 10 lung cancers caused by tobacco, we want to make smoking as unattractive as possible to protect the health …

Mandla Mandela has called for a total ban on alcohol – in community taverns at least – following the death of 21 children at the Enyobeni tavern in East London. The grandson of Nelson Mandela spoke out about the tragedy in an Instagram post Twelve boys and nine girls – …

Over 100 doctors in Malta filed a legal protest on Monday against the nation’s abortion ban, after a hospital refused to terminate the pregnancy of an American experiencing potentially life-threatening complications. The so-called “judicial protest” – which often leads to a court case – comes after tourist Andrea Prudente was …

The already crumbled world of Nigeria’s former sprint queen, Blessing Okagbare, has been shattered the more as fresh evidence of doping infringements have been brought against the 33-year-old. A statement issued Monday night by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) indicates that Okagbare has been found to have committed additional anti-doping …

As the families of the 21 teens who died in the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy mourn their loss, the Royal House of Mandela says it is time for a total ban of alcohol in communities. It says the tragic deaths of the teenagers is not an isolated case and calls for …

The federal agency officially prohibited Juul products from further sale this Thursday. Electronic cigarette company Juul will no longer sell its products on store shelves. The United States Food and Drug Administration officially issued “marketing denial orders” to Juul Labs, Inc. this Thursday, meaning that U.S. retailers must remove all current …

Sha’Carri Richardson revealed on Twitter her regret for opening up in an interview following her Olympics ban in 2021. The track star was prohibited from competing after a drug test found cannabis in her system. Cannabis was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) list of prohibited substances. According to …