Saturday, 18 January, 2025

Category: Sports


Chieftains of Nigerian basketball from the South-east have rubished the statement accredited to a group called ‘South East Basketball Association’ condemning the withdrawal of Nigeria from all international basketball for two years by the federal government. The South-east basketball stakeholders headed by Read more…


Governor Chukwuma Soludo has urged Bayern Munich FC of Germany to consider establishing an Academy in Anambra as part of an effort to deepen the game of football in Nigeria. Soludo made the request while welcoming the Bayern Munich technical Read more…


Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner Georgina Rodriguez have been left devastated after losing their twin baby boy.   The news was released via a statement shared on social media and was announced with the couple’s “deepest sadness.” “It is Read more…


By Ezeakukwu Emmanuel Nsoedo The Nigerian national team has a make-or-mar game coming up against the Ghanaian national team, the Black Stars. Nigeria had failed to despatch the Black Stars during the first qualifying leg in Ghana and now must Read more…


Seven time Formula 1 champion Sir Lewis Hamilton has officially received his knighthood from the Prince of Wales. The 36-year-old was awarded his knighthood and the resulting title in the 2021 New Year Honours list after matching Michael Schumacher with Read more…


Canada will join the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia in a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over human rights concerns, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. The announcement came after the White House, the Australian government Read more…


By Ifeoma Ejiofor Ifeanyi Ubah club house in Nnewi, Anambra State on Sunday played host to eminent personalities and f and women who were on hand to be part of the maiden edition of Anambra South indoor games. The theme Read more…


The Soludo’s victory football tournament, 2021, proudly sponsored by MING GROUP, kicked off yesterday, Sunday 21/11/2021, at Okongwu Memorial Grammar School’s football pitch, Umudim Nnewi in Nnewi North LGA. The CEO of the sponsoring company, MING GROUP, Hon Barr Sir Read more…


By Magnus Oku It’s a universally accepted truism that the lies we tell other people are nothing to the lies we tell ourselves. The attention of sport-loving Nigerians has been drawn to the recent claims by the NBBF chairman Mr. Read more…


Decorated runner Agnes Jebet Tirop was found stabbed to death Wednesday at her home in Kenya, according to police in that country’s Elgeyo Marakwet County. Police chief Tom Makori said a search was on for Tirop’s husband, who is considered Read more…


PRESS STATEMENT 18th September 2021 The PDP GOVERNORS’ FORUM is outraged at the attempt by the Governor of Ebonyi State, H.E. David Umahi, who illegally and immoraly sits on a PDP mandate and calls himself an APC Governor to turn Read more…


Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has fulfilled his promise to the Super Eagles by giving them a sum of 20 million naira for winning their match against the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde on Tuesday. The Eagles, who flew Read more…