Author: Pius Ayinor

●Heavy bumper-to-bumper traffic around the Tollgate, Berger areas Eight persons were confirmed dead this morning following a multiple-truck collision on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway near Kara Bridge. The crash on the outward Lagos side of the road on Thursday morning. The accident involved several heavy-duty trucks, leaving many of their goods scattered on the road. The…

The race for a place in the Final Four of the Nigeria Premier Basketball League intensified on Day 3, with traditional teams Kano Pillars, Nigeria Customs, and Kwara Falcons going without a win after three games each. Day 3 of Wednesday dunked off with a 20-point beating of Kwara Falcons by Hoops and Read, who…

Manny Pacquiao has been named new IBA vice president. The eight-division world champion was appointed on Monday during the Board of Directors meeting held in Manila, Philippines. His mission is to develop athlete-centred programmes, expand boxing’s reach in Asia, defend rights, and advise the President, Umar Kremlev, Insidethegames reports. The gathering coincided with the eve…

●Rashidi Yekini award returns Organizers of the Nigeria Pitch Awards have announced plans to host an annual sports conference preceding the awards. By the arrangement, a sports conference will now precede the annual awards which will hold in its 12th edition this year. The additional programme was announced on Monday when Lenders Consult International (the…

The Final Eight of the Nigerian Premier Basketball League continued on Tuesday, as Day 2 in Port Harcourt, with exciting encounters that saw no changes to the winners and the beaten from Day 1. Day two tipped off with a heated clash between Kwara Falcons and Lagos Legends. After a closely contested first quarter, the…

Nigeria’s Flamingos were eliminated from the ongoing FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup on Tuesday after a 4-0 defeat by Italy, who took their tournament tally to four wins in as many matches. The Flamingos entered the game determined to prove that their passage into the Round of 16 was no fluke, and could have been…

The Enugu State Commissioner for Sports, Ike Ekweremadu Jr, has appointed former national hurdler and AFN Performance Director Victor Okorie as Chairman of the Enugu State Athletics Association Board. The inauguration, held in Enugu, also saw 10 other members unveiled to drive a fresh era of track and field development in the state. The board…

African number one in the -67kg category, Elizabeth Anyanacho of Nigeria has made history by clinching a bronze medal at the ongoing World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi, China. The feat guarantees Nigeria its first World Taekwondo Championship medal in two decades, marking a remarkable comeback for the nation on the global stage. Anyanacho, delivered a…