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Poland vs Nigeria: Bassey in camp as Super Eagles go for victory
Editor Nigeria will go for victory in Wednesday’s international friendly encounter against Poland, says Head Coach Eric Chelle as he welcomed energetic defender Calvin Bassey to the team’s Warsaw Presidential Hotel on Tuesday. Bassey’s arrival brought the number of players in camp to 20, and with a good balance of personnel across the sectors of…
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Glasgow 2026: Nigerian athletes set for national trials in Lagos
Editor The race for places on Team Nigeria to the 2026 Commonwealth Games has officially begun, with the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) announcing dates for the national trials. The meet will determine the country’s track and field representatives for the Glasgow Games. The trials will be held from June 20 to June 22 at…
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Serena Williams returns to WTA circuit
●Picks Victoria Mboko as partner Editor Serena Williams is back. After many weeks of rumours, the WTA Queen’s 2026 has officially announced that the American tennis star will compete in the doubles draw starting from June 8th. This marks the highly anticipated return in women’s tennis after almost 4 years of absence. Serena has not…
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Bag used to deliver ransom found in Seriki Fulani’s kitchen
Admin ABDULLAI Muhammadu, the 67-year-old Seriki Fulani and leader of the Fulani community in Ijebu Ode, who was arrested alongside his eldest child by the police in Ogun State for recent kidnappings around communities in the Ijebu area, has pleaded innocence, but one of the bags with which ransom was delivered was recovered in his…
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Super Eagles ready for any style of game or team – Eric Chelle
Our reporter Nigeria’s Head Coach Eric Chelle says his team is prepared to retain the Unity Cup Tournament trophy in Saturday’s final in London, no matter which circumstances present themselves on the day. The Super Eagles and the Reggae Boyz won their semifinal encounters against Zimbabwe and India, respectively, by 2-0, and face off for…
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Okpekpe 10km Race to stream Live on World Athletics channels
Editor The Okpekpe International 10km Road Race will be broadcast live worldwide on Saturday, May 30, organisers have confirmed. The first road race to earn World Athletics Label status in West Africa, since its debut in 2013, has grown into one of Africa’s premier road events, attracting elite athletes from Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, and Nigeria.…
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IGP Disu: Inside the rotting walls of Zone II
Tunde Odesola Except for its motto and morality, there is hardly anything wrong with the Nigeria Police Force. If burnished in the furnace of grammar, the statement, “Police is your friend,” which is the motto of the Nigeria Police, is wrong because ‘police’ is a plural noun, and so, cannot legally coexist with ‘is’, a…
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Nigerian women power to triple gold haul in Accra
●Rosemary, Jennifer, Rosemary Chukwuma, and Miracle stormed to victory in the 4x100m By Editor Nigeria’s women once again carried the nation’s golden hopes on their shoulders, delivering all three gold medals for Team Nigeria at the ongoing African Athletics Championships in Accra. From the last Solidarity Games to the World Championships in Tokyo and the…
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How Alexx Ekubo died of kidney cancer – Family
Editor The family of Alexx Ekubo has officially announced the passing of the Nollywood actor. The family described his last moment as a courageous battle with advanced metastatic kidney cancer. In an emotional statement released on social media, the family confirmed that the actor died at Evercare Hospital following complications related to the illness. The…
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David Fizdale named Nigeria’s D’Tigers coach
Pius Ayinor Former NBA coach David Fizdale has been named by the Nigeria Basketball Federation as D’Tigers coach (Nigeria men’s basketball team). The Nigerian federation said on Saturday that hiring Fizdale was in the quest of achieving a long-term vision of building a world-class basketball structure and teams capable of competing at the highest international…
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