The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has handed Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan a provisional suspension for allegedly missing drug tests. AIU announced the sanction in a statement on its Twitter account on Wednesday. “The AIU confirms that it has today charged and provisionally suspended Tobi Amusan (NGR) for 3 Whereabouts Failures,” the statement reads. The AIU confirms…
The Federal Road Safety Corps Tuesday vowed to appeal the ruling of the Court of Appeal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, which restricted its operations to only federal roads. In a statement signed by the Corps Public Enlightenment Officer, Bisi Kazeem, the Corp Marshal, Dauda Ali Biu, said the Corps would also seek a stay…
The House of Representatives has resolved to mandate its committee on aviation (when constituted) to investigate the concession of some Nigerian airports by the Ministry of Aviation in the immediate past administration. This followed the adoption of a motion by Kama Nkemkanma at the plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the motion, the lawmaker said, the nation's…
The Sokoto State government has paid the registration fees of its students at Usmanu Danfodiyo University. Daily Trust exclusively reported how the intervention of Governor Ahmed Aliyu saved the students from being expelled by the university over unpaid registration fees. The governor, while receiving the students a few hours after assuming office, pleaded with the…
Women’s hurdles world record-holder, Tobi Amusan, on Wednesday said she has been charged with an alleged anti-doping rule violation, casting doubt on her participation in next month’s world championships. “Today the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has charged me with an alleged rule violation for having 3 missed tests in 12 months,” she said in a…