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Olympics basketball quarterfinal: Nigeria’s D’Tigress overwhelmed by USA
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress, crashed to the United States of America (USA) in the quarterfinals of the...
Just in: Nigeria miss out in 400m men’s final in Olympic Games
By Samuel Akpan in Paris United States runner Quincy Hall won the gold medal in the men’s 400m dash, while Nigeria’s Samuel Ogazi...
Olympics: Historic night for Zimbabwe as Charamba and Makarawu qualify for 200m men’s final
By Samuel Akpan in Paris A landmark victory has been secured for Zimbabwe as Makanaishe Charamba and Tapiwanashe Makarawu qualified for the final...
Day 12 of Olympics: Sports Minister visits D’Tigress ahead of quarterfinal clash, charges them to go all out
By Samuel Akpan in Paris In a bid to motivate and inspire Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, ahead of their crucial quarterfinal game...
Day 12 of Olympics: Nigeria’s Edose Ibadin hopeful of qualifying for men’s 800m semis
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Edose Ibadin will return for the repechage round to fight for another chance into the semifinals of...
Day 12 of Olympics : Christianah Ogunsanya gets last chance to grab bronze medal
By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Christianah Ogunsanya lost her second round bout in the women’s freestyle 53 kg last-16 wrestling match in...
Day 12 of Olympics: Amusan Storms Tracks, Ogazi Eyes 400m Medal, D’tigress to Unleash ‘Terror’ on US
By Samuel Akpan in Paris As the 2024 Paris Olympic Games enter the 12th day today, Team Nigeria is set to compete in...
Olympics Day 11: Blessing Oborodudu loses bronze medal bout
By Samuel Akpan in Paris On Day 11 of the ongoing Olympics in Paris, France, Team Nigeria suffered another setback as Blessing Oborududu...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Exclusive: All Olympic, local, foreign camp allowances cleared by Sports Ministry, says official
With Team Nigeria gradually gathering momentum at the Olympics, the Secretary General of the Nigeria Rowing Canoe and Sailing Federation, Olubunmi Ola-Oluode, has...
