Author: Pius Ayinor
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India’s Mudit Dani loves Lagos vibrant energy
Editor Indian table tennis star Mudit Dani has become a familiar face at the WTT Contender Lagos, and his passion for the city has endeared him to fans. The 27-year-old admits he cannot hide his excitement whenever he plays inside the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall at Teslim Balogun Stadium, describing the atmosphere as truly unique. “I…
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Eric Chelle picks 7 NPFL players, 6 new Euro-based for Unity Cup, Poland and Portugal
Editor Head Coach Eric Chelle has picked his Super Eagles’ squad that will battle to retain the Unity Cup Mini-Tournament that it won last year, as well as the team that will take on Poland and Portugal in friendly matches scheduled for Europe next month. For the Unity Cup that will have a semi-final and…
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Arsenal win first Premier League title in 22 years after Man City draw
Editor Arsenal have been crowned Premier League champions for the first time in 22 years. After a season filled with knife-edge matches and at times crippling tension, Arsenal’s title-winning moment came while they were sitting at home. Manchester City needed to beat Bournemouth on Tuesday night to take the title race to the final day…
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NPBL: Peaks beat Gombe Bulls, Rivers Hoopers drill Comets 80-50
Pius Ayinor Plateau Peaks defeated Gombe Bulls 69-63 in one of the games played at the Jos Centre of the Sannah Conference in the Nigeria Basketball Federation’s League. Peaks who had the privilege of playing before their home fans managed to press home their lead in the last quarter as the teams continue to garner…
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N1m for Victor Ikpeba 5-A-Side Football winners
Pius Ayinor The stage has become bigger for the Victor Ikpeba 5-A-Side Football Challenge, with the prize raised to N1m (one million naira) for the Lagos 2026 edition. The winners will take home N500,000, as against the N300,000 earned last year. The second-placed team will get N250,000, while it is N150,000 and N100k for the…
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Bandits behead abducted Oyo teacher
Admin One of the kidnapped teachers of Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, Michael Oyedokun, has been killed. Oyedokun was beheaded in a new video allegedly released by the terrorists on Sunday. The video obtained by our correspondent on Telegram on Monday showed that the teacher was gruesomely killed…
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2026 WTT Contender Lagos serves off
●Stars to watch Pius Ayinor The stage is set for another thrilling spectacle as the 2026 World Table Tennis (WTT) Contender Lagos begins on Tuesday, May 19, at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium. Some of the stars who dazzled at the recently concluded World Team Table Tennis Championships in London will converge in…
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NSC celebrates Weightlifters, as Nigeria hauls record medals at African Senior Championship
Editor The National Sports Commission has congratulated Team Nigeria’s weightlifting contingent for their remarkable performance at the 2026 African Senior Weightlifting Championship in Ismailia, Egypt, where the nation finished with an impressive haul of 29 medals. Chairman of the Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko, praised the athletes for their resilience and outstanding representation of the country…
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Gombe Bulls beat Kano Pillars as Rivers Hoopers overwhelm Hoops
Editor Gombe Bulls and Kano Pillars put up an all-star-quality match in Jos in one of the Savannah Conference games on Day one of the Nigeria Men’s Basketball Premier League. Gombe won the game that was played at a clutch 96-94. It is one of the biggest scores ever in the Nigerian basketball league. 313…
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Defending champions eye historic repeat at 2026 WTT Contender Lagos
Pius Ayinor Since its debut in 2023, the WTT Contender Lagos has never witnessed a player successfully defend a title. That narrative may change this year as Denmark’s Anders Lind and Japan’s Honoka Hashimoto return to Nigeria, determined to break the cycle. From Tuesday, May 19 to 24, the Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall at the Teslim…
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