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Nigeria’s Paralympic Team Gets ₦18 Million From House of Representatives

    The inspiring performance of Nigeria’s athletes at the just concluded Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has been recognized by the nation’s lawmakers. The House of Representatives has decided that it will be giving the sum of N18

Pele Visits Nigeria to Mentor Football Loving Teenagers

Football fans in Lagos will get the chance to see the game’s greatest player live, as he is expected to be in Nigeria on Wednesday the 20th of September on a three-day visit. Edson Arantes do Nascimento- or Pele, as

Josephine Orji Wins Nigeria’s Eight Gold Medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympics

Josephine Orji totally outclassed other contenders for the gold medal in the women’s +86kg powerlifting event of the Paralympic Games currently going on in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She set a new world record on the way to claiming an

Flora Ugwunwa Wins Nigeria’s 7th Gold at the Rio Paralympics

Day six of the 2016 Paralympic Games didn’t have much in it for Nigeria until a class act from Flora Ugwunwa in the women’s Javelin event landed the nation its seventh gold medal. It was Nigeria’s second medal in track

More Medals For Nigeria at the Rio Paralympics

Nigeria’s athletes at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have now amassed a total of nine medals, six of them being gold. Sterling performances from Ndidi Nwosu and Bose Omolayo in their respective categories of the powerlifting event moved Nigeria up

Rio Paralympics 2016: Nigeria’s Medal Harvest Gathers Pace

NIGERIA’S athletes at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games have won more medals for the country. These wins have come from powerlifting, a sport in which the country’s athletes have been dominant. Paul Kehinde who represented Nigeria in the 65kg men’s

Rio Olympics: Dream Team VI Gives Nigeria Bronze Medal With Victory Over Honduras

At long last, Nigeria has medaled in the soon to be concluded Olympic games taking place in Brazil. Nigeria’s representatives at the football event of the games edged Honduras 3-2 in the third place match played on Saturday, August 20.

The Olympics: Lessons Nigeria Can Learn From Usain Bolt

“There’s no point!” A man crows next to me. In the dark lighting of the bar, his skin is dyed almost silver in the light of the television depicting the 2016 Rio Olympics 100 metre dash. The other occupants turn

Nigeria’s Dream Team Sails into the Semi-Finals of the Rio Olympics Football Event

Nigeria will face Germany in the Semi Finals.

Rio 2016: Nigeria’s Dream Team VI Sweeps the Swedes Aside

Nigeria’s U-23 football team put its hectic start to its campaign at the Rio 2016 Olympics behind it to defeat their Swedish opponents 1-0 in their second group match at the games. The scoreline suggests a tight game, but the

Meet Chierika Ukogu, the First Nigerian to Row at the Olympics

When Chierika Ukogu advanced to the quarterfinals of her rowing event at the ongoing Rio Olympics, many who watched- Nigerians and non-Nigerians alike- were surprised. Congratulatory messages popped up across social media in recognition of a feat that most thought

Thank You Delta Airlines

US-Based Delta Airlines Saves Nigeria’s Blushes in Time for Kickoff at the Rio 2016 Olympics

Well Done Team Nigeria

With all the intrigues that preceded the arrival of the Dream Team VI, Nigeria’s Olympic male football team in Brazil, I infer that most people were not really expecting a stellar performance from them during the match against Japan. But

FIFA President, Secretary General Schedule Nigeria Visit for July 24

The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that the President of World Football’s governing body FIFA, Gianni Infantino, and the body’s secretary, Fatima Samoura, will embark on a two-day working visit to Nigeria, which is to begin on July 24. Information

FC Barcelona Sets Up Academy in Nigeria

Spanish football giants FC Barcelona, known for their easy-on-the-eye style of playing the beautiful game, have unveiled their new football academy in Nigeria. The facility, which is the first of its kind to be set up by the club in

The Menace of the Nigerian Youth and Online Sports Betting

“A gambler is nothing but a man that makes a living out of hope.” - William Bolitho

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