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Max International Donates Equipments To Special Olympics Nigeria

Max International Nigeria has partnered with Special Olympics Nigeria to deliver health equipments to persons living with intellectual disabilities. At the occasion, which took place over the weekend, parents of children with special abilities were thrilled to an exciting exhibition

Do You Know: Former Nigerian Baseball Player, Olabisi, Is A Biochemical Engineer?

Many times, we see successful athletes retire from the sport, and go on to become successful business men and women in various sectors of the economy. Today, we’ll be looking at a former Nigerian baseball player, who is a Biochemical

Unbeaten Adesanya Defeats Brazil’s Silva

Nigerian-born Israel Adesanya has extend his unbeaten run in the middleweight class. The Nigerian put up a thrilling performance against Brazilian showstopper, Anderson Silva, taking home the win by unanimous decision at the UFC 234. Originally, Adesanya and Silva’s fight

2019 FIBA World Cup: D’Tigers’ Nwamu Confident The Team Will Finish Unbeaten

D’Tigers’ point guard, Ikechukwu Nwamu, is confident the Nigeria senior men’s basketball team can end the second leg of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers unbeaten. So far, D’Tigers have won every group game they’ve played leading up

FIFA Orders Morocco’s El Jadida To Pay Lobi Stars $100,000

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), has ordered Moroccan football club, Difaa El Jadida, to remunerate Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) side, Lobi Stars, the sum of $100,000 for Anthony Okpotu’s overdue signing fee. The 2016/2017 NPFL top scorer

2022 Winter Olympics: Nigeria Prepares To Make History

In April 2018, Nigeria will become the first Africa country to ever participate in the World Curling Federation Championships, scheduled to take place in Stavanger, Norway. The 7-day World Mixed Doubles championships, will see 48 teams from across the globe

Rohr To Play B-Team Against Seychelles

Super Eagles technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, will most likely give room to players in the national team’s lower caste to prove themselves when Nigeria meets Seychelles on March 22, in an African Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers fixture. Although Nigeria

Golden Moments In Sport: How Nigeria’s Male Team Ended Their Campaign At The Rio Olympics

Table tennis trio, Segun Toriola, Aruna Quadri, and Bode Abiodun, all made history at the Rio 2016 Olympics, and this made their exit from the games an even more emotional moment for Nigerian fans everywhere. Team Nigeria was outclassed by

Do You Know: D’Tigers Power Forward Aminu Al Farouq Is A Nigerian Prince

Al-Farouq Ajiede Aminu is a Nigerian-American professional basketballer for the Portland Trailblazers in Portland, Oregon. Aminu joined the Trailblazers in 2015/2016, the 70th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA), following his season run with Western Conference Southwest Division side,

Peter Oboh Asks Joshua To Fight Wilder Anywhere

It is still unclear if world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, will pick an opponent in time for his pre-scheduled April 13 fight at the Wembley Stadium in London. Joshua clearly wants an undisputed title bout with Deontay Wilder, for the

Mikel In Good Hands At Middlesborough

After an impressive performance for Middlesborough in last Saturday’s 3-2 win against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns, Mikel Obi’s new boss cannot hide the excitement of having the player in his team. Mikel has so far made only two

Anthony Joshua Becomes Glo Ambassador

Unified Heavyweight Champion, Anthony Joshua, has been unveiled as the new Globacom brand ambassador. The telecommunications giant made the announcement in a meeting with media executives on Friday, where it revealed its business direction for the year 2019. Joshua’s first

Coach Pleads With NBBF To Improve Communication With Clubs

Mustapha Dogo, head coach of Nasarawa Amazons basketball club, has asked the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) to be build on its communication with clubs in the country. Dogo recalled that last year, clubs were were only given a week’s notice

CAF Champions League Schedule

Group Stage Matchday 3 of 6 Friday, February 1, 2019 Mamelodi Sundowns Vs ASEC Mimosas (Time: 20:00) Saturday, February 2, 2019 Lobi Stars Vs Wydad Casablanca (TIme: 14:00) FC Platinum Vs Horoya (Time: 14:00) TP Mazembe Vs Club African (Time:

Asisat Oshoala Joins Barcelona

Nigerian ace forward and three-time CAF Women’s Player of the Year, Asisat Oshoala, has completed a loan move to FC Barcelona. Oshoala joined Barcelona’s female team on a season-long loan from her Chinese club, Dalian Quanjian F.C. The 24-year-old clearly

Nigeria Para-Athletes Dominate World Para Powerlifting Championships In Lagos

Nigerian para-athletes have once again proved their worth, at the 2019 Lagos World Para Powerlifting Invitational Championships held at Oriental Hotel in Lagos. Nigeria won all 20 gold medals in the competition, alongside 5 silver and 7 bronze medals, bringing

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