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  Samuel Okon Peter (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian professional boxer. He held the WBC heavyweight title in 2008, when he stopped Oleg Maskaev in six rounds. In his prime, he was known for his rivalry with the Klitschko brothers, having faced Wladimir twice (in 2005 and 2010) …

  Joseph Michael Yobo (born 6 September 1980) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He was the captain of the Nigerian national team until his international football retirement in June 2014, and is Nigeria’s joint record appearance holder. In February 2020, he was appointed …

Team Nigeria has signed out of the Tokyo2020 Paralympic Games on a high with two(2) more medals. Ugwunwa won Gold and Silver at the 2015 All African Games held in Brazzaville in the women’s F54/57 Discus and F54/56 Javelin throw events respectively. She won Gold at the Rio 2016 Paralympic …

Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu speaking today immediately after watching the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers Match at the Teslim Balogun Stadium between the Nigeria Super Eagles and the Lone Stars of Liberia which ended in a 2-0 in Favour of Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu expressed his satisfaction and says …

Earlier today Governor Seyi Makinde hosted leaders of the country to a commissioning of remodeled stadium in Ibadan. Among these leaders are former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and leading governorship aspirant of PDP in Ekiti state, Professor Kolapo Eleka.

  INCREDIBLE: Moment girl, 15, clinging for life to a tree in a raging river after falling out of her kayak is airlifted to safety by police helicopter Dramatic footage has been released of the daring rescue of a stranded teenage girl trapped in a tree in a flood-swollen river …

The Nigeria Football Federation on Wednesday sealed a partnership agreement with Air Peace that made the frontline indigeous airline company the Official Airline Sponsor of Nigerian National Teams, and which President of NFF and FIFA Council Member, Mr Amaju Melvin Pinnick described as “an ordained union of two super brands.” …

  Medals handed out at the Tokyo Olympics are losing their shine and beginning to disintegrate, according to a pair of Chinese athletes who took to social media to complain. Zhu Xueying, who won gold in the women’s trampolining during the games, shared an image of her medal on the …

Nigeria has added to her Gold medal at the Paralympic Games holding in Tokyo, Japan. The event which commenced on August 24 will come to a close on September 5, 2021. Nigeria’s Lucy Ejike and Olaitan Ibrahim clinched bronze medals at the Para-Powerlifting event. Lucy Ejike who participated in the …

Nigeria has won her first Gold at the Paralympic Games holding in Tokyo, Japan. The Paralympic Games (or Paralympics) is a series of International contests for athletes with disabilities that are associated with and held following the summer and winter Olympic Games. The event which commenced on August 24 will …