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Olympics 2024: Au revoir Paris, up next Los Angeles 2028
By Samuel Akpan in Paris The Paris Olympics Games 2024 were concluded on Sunday with a colourful closing ceremonies held at the iconic...
Olympics 2024: Nigeria’s D’Tigress coach Rena Wakama named best coach in Paris by FIBA
Rena Wakama, the first Nigerian female basketball coach, earned the title of “best coach” at this year’s Olympics after leading D’Tigress to historic...
Paris Olympics 2024: Team Nigeria: The Good, The Bad, and The Scandals
By Samuel Akpan in Paris With the curtains coming down on the biggest global sporting spectacle, Team Nigeria for the eight time (1952,...
USA’s Benjamin holds off Tebogo of Botswana to claim men’s 4×400 relay gold at Olympics
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Team Botswana came so close to winning the gold medal in the men’s 4x400m as Letsile Tebogo made...
One day to go: Team USA wins fifth consecutive men’s basketball gold medal at 2024 Olympics
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Team USA secured a routine victory, winning the fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball against France...
Breaking: Nigeria’s outing at Olympics is nothing but disastrous—Sports Minister
By Samuel Akpan in Paris The Minister of Sports Development, Sen. John Enoh, has described the outing of Team Nigeria at the Olympics...
Day 14 of Olympics: Nigeria’s 4x400m quartet disqualified
Nigeria’s 4x400m quartet ran a season best of of 2.59.81 but got disqualified for stepping on the line in their heat. Persecondnews reports...
World fastest woman Tobi Amusan not fast enough for the 100m hurdles final
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan is in danger of missing out in the 100m hurdles final after finishing third in...
Olympics: Bostwana President declares Friday public holiday after Tebogo’s landmark 200m victory
By Samuel Akpan in Paris The President of Botswana, Mr. Mokgweesti Masisi, has declared a ‘half-day public holiday’ across the country to celebrate...
Day 14 of Olympics: Team Nigeria’s schedule for Friday
By Samuel Akpan in Paris With another underwhelming performance on Day 13 of the Olympics, Nigeria’s medal drought spilled over to Day 14,...
Day 13 of Olympics: Nigeria’s medal hopeful Ese Brume finished 5th in women’s long jump final
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Ese Brume missed out on a podium placement in the women’s long jump event, finishing 5th in...
Day 13 of Olympics: Major upset in men’s 200m final as Bostwana’s Tebogo picks gold
Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo upset Noah Lyles’ plan for an Olympic sprint double by zooming to victory in the 200m men’s final in Paris,...
Weightlifting: Nigeria fails to clinch bronze in women’s 59 kg
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Folashade Rafiatu Lawal missed out on a podium finish in women’s 59 kg weightlifting, finishing 5th in...
Nigeria’s canoeing duo gets second chance, to paddle their way to women’s 200m semis at Olympics
By Samuel Akpan in Paris The Nigerian duo of Ayomide Powei Bello and Beauty Akinaere Otuedo failed to get an automatic spot in...
Several people injured, vehicles destroyed in another Lagos gas fire
A gas explosion has sparked a fire at a Mobil Oil Company petrol station located near the Lagos Airport Hotel in Ikeja, leaving...
Day 13 of Olympics: Ghana’s participation comes to an end with no medals
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Ghana’s participation in the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris has ended as it failed to win any...
