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Pius Ayinor Organisers of the Okpekpe International 10km Road Race have announced the payment of prize money to Nigerian winners of the 11th edition of the race. This highlights a development they said was significant in a country where athletes have often complained of delayed payments after road races. The prize money, sponsored by Peter…

Egypt Sweeps Team Titles at ITTF Africa Youth Championships in Accra

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Admin Egypt stamped its authority on the team events at the 2026 ITTF Africa Youth Championships in Accra, claiming three of the four titles on offer to reaffirm its dominance as the continent’s premier table tennis nation. The North Africans swept aside Nigeria, Tunisia, and Algeria to secure the U15 boys’ crown and the girls’…

Aghazu so sure as Team Nigeria heads to Glasgow with medal-hungry athletics squad

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Editor Team Nigeria will parade a formidable 29-member athletics contingent at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, as the country intensifies its quest for medals on one of the biggest multi-sport stages in the Commonwealth. The athletics team comprises 16 female and 13 male athletes, blending experienced campaigners with exciting young talents expected to…

Wolves training cancelled, security increased after Tolu Arokodare incident

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●Club may face FIFA sanction Admin Wolves have reportedly increased security to stop striker Tolu Arokodare from entering their training facilities. It is claimed the Championship side were forced to cancel their training session on Monday after the Super Eagles striker refused to leave the pitch. The club’s new manager, Cesar Peixoto, has laid down…

Joshua vs Prenga – all you need to know

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Anthony Joshua returns to the ring against Kristian Prenga on Saturday in a warm-up bout for his planned super-fight with fellow British heavyweight Tyson Fury. Joshua, 36, last fought in December when he beat Jake Paul with a devastating sixth-round knockout in Miami. Albania’s Prenga, 35, carries knockout power but has never established himself as…

Pastor to die by hanging for killing 16-year-old daughter

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Admin A Calabar High Court has sentenced a 51-year-old Apostle, Ubong Bassey Etim, to death by hanging for murdering his 16-year-old daughter in Calabar. Vanguard gathered that Deborah Bassey, daughter of Pastor Ubong Bassey, was a child living with Down syndrome and was falsely branded a witch before her murder, which occurred on February 15,…

Team Nigeria ready for Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Lagos

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Pius Ayinor With the Commonwealth Fencing Federation Championships set to unfold in Lagos from August 9 to 14, Team Nigeria is brimming with anticipation and ambition. Among the squad are two rising stars — Adebodunri Thomas and Alex Chizim Aninyei — who first made their mark at the 2025 African Championships and now stand ready…

Abacha died during sex, says ex-DSS operative

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Editor A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has claimed that former military Head of State, late Gen. Sani Abacha, died from a cardiac arrest during an intimate encounter with his girlfriend. Amachree made the claims in his newly released memoir, DSS @40: My Journey Behind the Shield, excerpts of…

Tojemarine cruise past De Defenders as Day Five produces thrillers

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Editor Hosts Tojemarine Handball Club continued their impressive run at the 2026 Tojemarine Invitational Handball Championship with a commanding 21-12 victory on Monday over De Defenders in the men’s category. It was Day Five of the competition at the Sports Hall of the National Institute for Sports, Lagos. Tojemarine stamped their authority on the contest…

$871m prize: How much FIFA paid Spain, Argentina, others

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