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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...

Team Nigeria suffers another loss at Olympics as wrestler Adekuoroye narrowly misses out in 57 kg semis

By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye lost her quarterfinal women’s wrestling 57 kg fight as she narrowly missed out in...

2024 Paris Olympics: Nigeria’s Edose Ibadin finished 7th in men’s 800m semis

By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s Edose Ibadin missed out in the semifinals of the men’s 800m, finishing 7th in his repechage heat...

Day 13 of Olympics: Nigeria’s quartet fails to qualify for 4x100m women’s final

By Samuel Akpan in Paris Nigeria’s quartet in the 4x100m women’s Heat 2 missed out on an automatic spot in the final in...

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...