Archives Tag: Record

SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Reigning African champion, Ese Brume, has leapt to a new Championship record in the Women’s Long Jump event at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Abuja. The Nigerian leap-queen, who is competing for Team Delta, made a sensational jump of 6.62m on Tuesday, to win the gold medal, while also smashing the former record of … Continue reading National Sports Festival: Ese Brume Sets New Long Jump Record

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

In January 2018, Nigerians were thrilled with the news of four of our very own who had qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. One of them would go on to become Africa’s first ever female olympic skeleton athlete, after barely four months of training. She is Simidele Adeagbo, the 36-year-old Nigerian … Continue reading Golden Moments In Sports: Recall Simi Adeagbo, Africa’s First Ever Female Olympic Skeleton Athlete

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Nigeria’s brave Super Falcons have done it yet again — they are the champions of Africa for the ninth time! It wasn’t so much about the players themselves than it was a battle to see who was the better goalkeeper throughout the encounter, and Nigeria’s Tochukwu Oluehi proved herself Africa’s best as the Super Falcons … Continue reading 2018 AWCON: Super Falcons Defeat Bayana Bayana To Win 9th Title

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Seasoned long distance runner and the winner of the 2018 Access Bank Lagos Marathon, Rose Akusho, has once again shown off her distance prowess as she dominated the Lagos Women’s Run to emerge the winner of the ₦500,000 cash prize. The 21-year old was on a class of her own throughout the race — putting … Continue reading 2018 Lagos Women Run: Akusho Sets New Record

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Entertainment

April 19, 2022

Nigerian music sensation, Tiwa Savage, has made history as the first female artiste to win the award for the Best African Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The Afro-pop singer was nominated alongside fellow Nigerian and former EMA award winner, Davido, South Africa’s DistructionBoyz and Shekinah, DRC’s Fally Ipupa and Nyashinski from Kenya. She … Continue reading Tiwa Savage Makes History At MTV EMA

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SPORTS

April 19, 2022

Clearly regarded as one of the teams that would crash out of the tournament in its early stages, the world watched in awe as the Nigeria women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, made history right in Tenerife at the 2018 FIBA Women’s World Cup. Before D’Tigress proved Africa’s strength to the world, no African team had ever … Continue reading D’Tigress Make Africa History As They End Their FIBA Women World Cup Campaign

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Aviation

April 19, 2022

Nigeria carrier, Air Peace, has set a new west African record with its purchase of 10 brand new Boeing 737 Max 8 aircrafts valued at $1.17billion. Earlier this year, Air peace acquired two ex-Emirates Boeing 777s, and with the new acquisitions the airline plans to launch long-haul operations within the next few months. Speaking on … Continue reading Air Peace Orders 10 New Boeing 737 Max For $1.17B

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Did You Know?

April 19, 2022

Reverend Canon Josiah Jesse Ransome-Kuti, grandfather of the Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, was the first ever Nigerian to have recorded and released an album. Church boy The clergyman, who also happens to be the great-grandfather of the Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, had been composing music since 1878. His songs were predominantly indigenous gospel songs … Continue reading Did You Know Fela’s Grandfather Was The First Nigerian To Release a Music Album?

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Entertainment

April 19, 2022

There’s no need to wait for the big time talent shows to get your break, Multiple Award winning artistes DJINEE in collaboration with IROKO TV,  #DearArtiste™  & Kayzee MOTA,  has launched an online singing competition to help boost the career of emerging new acts.

By connectnigeria