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NSF names Team Nigeria to World Scrabble Youth Championship
The Nigeria Scrabble Federation has named four players, two boys and two girls to represent the country at the World Youth Scrabble Championships in Malaysia. The team will be captained by a serial winner at the youth level, Abdulqudus Olawale Aliu, a multiple gold medal winner at the National Youth Games to Malaysia tagged ‘Prepared…
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Angola beat Mali 70-43 to become AfroBasket 2025 champions
Angola crushed Mali 70–43, winning the coveted AfroBasket title for the first time since 2013. Though not their most impressive performance in the tournament, Angola led from start to finish. With a lead of more than 20 points in the third quarter, the Angolan fans performed the Mexican wave in unison. At that point, there…
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NYG: Free haircut for Edo State athletes
The Edo State Sports Commission Chairman, Amadin Desmond Enabulele has approved a free haircut programme for all the Edo State athletes heading to Asaba for the National Youth Games. The freebie is also extended to “every other persons around the stadium on the eve of their departure on Monday, 25th August 2025.” The programme is…
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Port Harcourt, Kano, Ibadan to host Nigeria Basketball League
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has named Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as one of four venues to stage the forthcoming 2025 Nigeria Basketball Premier League (NBPL). The other centres are Kano, Ibadan, Abuja and Jos. In a letter dated 19th August, 2025, and addressed to all participating clubs, the NBBF announced Port Harcourt as the…
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Super Falcons: From Mission X to Mission Next
By Dr. Femi Eperokun This is a shout out of congratulations to our Super, Duper Falcons! African Champions! Let’s focus on the following areas, Super Falcons can lay the foundation for success and make significant strides towards becoming world champions in the next couple of years. For the Super Falcons to progress from African champions…
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Athletics Federation officials poke NSC for athletes’ grants
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has been urged to speed up the payments of grants to elite Nigerian athletes ahead of the World Championships billed for Tokyo. The competition will be held from September 13 to 21. As the athletes prepare for the World Athletics show piece, coaches are worried about the silence of…
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Ibom Air passenger cries out, says I’m traumatised, my photos shared online
The Ibom Air passenger, Comfort Emmanson, who went viral after a fight incident aboard the carrier, has spoken about the trauma she has been through with her upper body exposed and in circulation on social media. The airline accused Emmanson of refusing to switch off her mobile phone during the pre-flight safety instructions on the…
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AfroBasket: Nigeria beat Cameroon 99-90 to win Group D into quarterfinals
Nigeria’s D’Tigers completed their Group D campaign of the 2025 AfroBasket on a high and impressive note on Sunday with a 99-90 win over Cameroon, The Sunday win gave D’Tigers a 3-0 finish as leaders of the group and more importantly a direct entry to the quarterfinals of the tournament. In their inspired performance, Nigeria…
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NFF supports Chukwu, Rufai’s families for burial rites
The Nigeria Football Federation has provided some financial support for the organization of the final funeral rites for former Nigeria captains, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwuemeka Chukwu and Prince Peter ‘Dodo Mayana’ Rufai. Chukwu, who captained the Nigeria team to its first triumph in the Africa Cup of Nations competition 45 years ago, died in Enugu on…
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Edo will not settle for less in Asaba NYC – Chikere
The Executive Director of Sports Development and Operations, Edo State Sports Commission, Sabina Chikere, has said that Team Edo has set high goals for the National Youth Festival. “The 9th National Youth Games is not going to be an exception. Edo State is going to Asaba to win; we are going there for business,” she…
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