Day 11 of Paris 2024: Ofili not fast enough for women’s 200m final medal
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Favour Ofili missed out on a podium finish at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics 200-meter final. The...
Paris Olympics: For the first time, Nigeria’s home-based athletes now get training grants – Sports Minister
By Samuel Akpan in Paris The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, says home-based athletes representing Nigeria at the Games have received...
Olympics Day 11 : 28 years jinx broken, Nigeria qualify for 400m men’s final
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Samuel Ogazi, Nigeria’s sprint star, has become the first Nigerian athlete in 28 years to qualify for the...
ESG: FirstBank wins 2024 Euromoney Award for Nigeria’s best bank
FirstBank, the West African premier financial institution and financial inclusion services provider has emerged the winner of the prestigious Euromoney Award for Nigeria’s...
Day 11 of Olympics: Nigeria’s canoeing duo through to women’s doubles 500m final
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Ayomide Bello and Beauty Otuedo, two Nigerian canoeing representatives, have secured their spots in the final B of...
Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Walz as vice presidential candidate for Nov. poll
Democratic Presidential Candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to be her running mate, choosing a progressive policy champion...
Day 11 of Olympics: History made in Paris as three Nigerians qualify for women’s long jump
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Team Nigeria achieved an unprecedented feat on Day 11 of the Olympics, as for the first time in...
Day 11 of Olympics: Ella Onojuvwevwo qualifies for the women’s 400m semis
Samuel Akpan reports from Paris Nigeria’s Ella Onojuvwevwo has qualified for the semifinals of the women’s 400m, running an impressive race to win...
For the umpteenth time, national grid collapses, plunging nation into darkness
For the seventh time this year, Nigeria’s electricity grid collapsed again on Monday at 1:33 p.m., with the total generation on the grid...
Russia distances itself from #EndBadGovernance protesters waving its flag
The Russian Federation through its Embassy in Nigeria, has denied being involved in the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in the country. Russia was reacting...
Olympics: Wrestling: Blessing Oborududu’s quest for semifinal suffers setback, loses bout
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Blessing Oborududu suffered a painful defeat as she lost her semifinal bout in women’s wrestling 68kg to Kyrgyzstan’s Meerim...
Day 10 of Olympics: Jinx breaker Favour Ofili qualifies for 200m women’s final
By Samuel Akpan in Paris After her 100m ordeal, Favour Ofili becomes the first Nigerian woman to qualify for the final of the...
Day 10 of Olympics: Go for gold, Nigeria’s Sports Minister charges Blessing Oborududu
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Blessing Oborodudu has secured her spot in the semifinals of the women’s freestyle 68 kg wrestling event...
Olympics: Wrestling: Blessing Oborududu qualifies for Semi-finals of women’s 68kg
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Cheering news has hit Nigeria from the ongoing Olympics in Paris, France, as Blessing Oborududu qualified for the...
Naira Abuse: After six months in jail, Bobrisky breathes air of freedom
After spending six months at Kirikiri Correctional Centre, Lagos, for abusing the naira, controversial cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has been...
Olympics: China’s Yuehong wins gold in 25m men’s rapid-fire pistol
By Samuel Akpan in Paris China’s Li Yuehong, twice a bronze medallist, won gold on Monday in the 25m men’s rapid-fire pistol in...
