Author: Pius Ayinor

By Dr Femi Eperokun The recent performance of the Nigeria national team, the Super Eagles, has been nothing short of dismal. Despite reaching the semifinals of the last African Cup of Nations and boasting two consecutive African Footballers of the Year, the team’s failure to qualify for the inaugural Tri-Nations World Cup in the USA,…

The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), in partnership with Olympic Solidarity, the Nigeria Association for Physical, Health Education, Recreation, Sports and Dance (NAPHER-SD), and Ekiti State University (EKSU), will host the 12th Edition of the Sports Administration Course (SAC) from September 16 to September 18, 2025. The event will be held at the University’s Research and…

The Nigeria Scrabble Community has thrown its support for Scrabble enthusiast and amateur player Chef Hilda Baci as she embarks on another Guinness World Record chase. This time she is chasing a record on cooking the biggest pot of jollof rice. Hilda who was a guest player at the 2024 Lekki Scrabble Classic and Celebrity…

The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) says it had become necessary to inform the general public and the table tennis community that the election of the Technical Representative and Athletes Representative to the NTTF Board was successfully conducted on Wednesday, September 10, 2025. This is coming despite the allegations of cheating coming from the venue.…

The Qatari Ministry of Interior has dismissed reports claiming that it imposed new visa restrictions on Nigerian passport holders. An interior ministry official told the BBC Pidgin on Wednesday that there are no restrictions on Nigerians seeking to visit Qatar. Social media reports had alleged that Qatari authorities introduced a travel ban preventing male applicants…

The Qatari Ministry of Interior has announced new visa regulations for Nigerian travellers. The detail was released to the public on Wednesday. The ministry cited recent cases of overstays as the reason for the new development. It was learnt that a confirmed return transfer must be booked alongside hotel reservations before a tourist or transit…

The Handball Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has alerted local and international partners to the existence of a fake club called Akwa United Handball Club. HFN said the fake team is involved in advertising for foreign coaches. The statement reads, “The attention of the Handball Federation of Nigeria has been drawn to the activities of a…

‎ ‎The fourth edition of  Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) Unity Basketball Championship (South-West Zone) organised by the Defence Headquarters has been scheduled to hold from 30th September to 5th October at the National Stadium and Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. ‎This annual championship is part of the CDS’ non-kinetic approach to strengthen security and foster…

Pius Ayinor Nigeria’s Super Eagles look set to miss another World Cup in a back-to-back fashion after the game against South Africa ended in a 1-1 draw in Bloemfontein Tuesday night. Nigeria last played in the World Cup in Russia in 2018. The automatic World Cup qualification chances for Nigeria got blown just as group…