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…
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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…
The 26th day of August 2021 was a great day to behold as lovers of sports throng out to Nnewi high School to witness the Otolo football ⚽ tournament finals. You could recall that the Otolo youth football tournament started Read more…
No doubt, Leo Messi left Barcelona as a legend. This is as the Argentine star holds all of the main records in FC Barcelona’s history after equaling Xavi as the footballer with the most games played The Argentine star is Read more…
The U.S. has shipped and donated more than 110 million coronavirus vaccine doses to over 60 countries, the White House said Tuesday. Why it matters: It is more than the combined donations of all other countries, the White House said, citing Read more…
Ese Brume on Tuesday gave Team Nigeria their first medal at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a bronze medal in the women’s long jump event. Brume recorded a 6.97 metres jump in the final of the event at Read more…
Ten Nigerian athletes have been disqualified from participating in the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. This was contained in a statement in a statement from the Athletics Integrity Unit obtained by our correspondent on Wednesday. The Athletics Integrity Unit is an Read more…
There is a saying that ‘all works and no play makes Jack a dull boy’. It is in that spirit that members of the Royal Table Tennis Club of Nnewi, took time off from their active table tennis session to Read more…
Lionel Messi was uncharacteristically quiet in Argentina’s 1-0 win over Brazil on Saturday but his performance was irrelevant compared to what the victory means – a first major title for Messi in the blue and white of the national side. Read more…
Nigeria pulled off one of the greatest upsets in international basketball history Saturday night by stunning Team USA in an Olympic exhibition game in Las Vegas, 90-87. It was Team USA’s first-ever loss to an African nation. Team USA defeated Read more…