The management of Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) on Monday announced Sept. 30 as kick-off date for the of 2023/24 league season. The Media Officer of NPFL, Harry Iwuala, said in a statement in Lagos that Davidson Owumi, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of NPFL had notified the...
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Security has been been beefed up at the Roseline Omotosho Courthouse, Ikeja, as the Lagos State Election Petition Tribunal is set to deliver judgment in petitions challenging election of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate for Lagos State in the March 18 poll, Dr Abdulazeez...
Bolatito “Tito” Oluwole, at the just concluded GOtv Boxing Night 29, beat Celina Agwu to claim the National Cruiserweight Championship following an eight-round unanimous decision. The event held at the Molade Okoya – Thomas Indoor Sports Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos on Sunday and had many boxing fans cheering...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ado-Ekiti – Ekiti House of Assembly has summoned officials of the State Sports Council over the ‘embarrassment’ recently caused the state through the ‘shabby outfits’ worn by the athletes during the opening parade of the ongoing Asaba Sports Festival. The Chairman, House Committee on Media...
Miss Esther Fatayo, an eight year old gymnast representing Team Ogun at the 7th National Youth Games (NYG 2023) holding in Asaba has said she is in Asaba to win medals. Fatayo told journalists on Saturday in Asaba that she was aware of the task ahead of her, but...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar- Ahead of the 2023 National Youth Games in Asaba Delta State, the Cross River State Government has sent 150 athletes to participate in eight different games Including football, cycling and cricket. Cross River State Commissioner for sports, Agnes Atsu while speaking to newsmen ahead of...
No fewer than 21 suspected bandits have been reportedly neutralised by security agencies in collaboration with vigilante and locals in Danko Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State, an official has said. The Council Chairman, Alhaji Hussani Bena, confirmed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of...
MTN Nigeria has entered into a partnership with the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), GTI Investment Ltd. and Propel Sports Africa to sponsor the Nigerian league. Andrew Ekejiuba, Media Officer of GTI Investment Ltd., said this in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. He said following the...
Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan has emerged winner of the Diamond League trophy for an astonishing third consecutive time. On Sunday night at Oregon in the U.S., Amusan with a time of 12.33 seconds emerged winner of the fiercely-contested 100 metres hurdles event. The win has come after...
Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma earned their first win of the 2023/2024 season. This was after two quick-fire goals set them on their way to a 7-0 home trashing of bottom-placed Empoli in Serie A on Sunday. After a horror start to the season, the victory lifted...
Real Madrid came from behind to beat Real Sociedad 2-1 on Sunday as the hosts regained the top spot in LaLiga with their fifth consecutive win. Carlo Ancelotti’s side maintained their perfect league run to reach 15 points, two clear of second-placed Barcelona, who crushed Betis 5-0 on Saturday....
Rivers United of Port Harcourt started their campaign in the 2023/2024 CAF Confederation Cup on a relatively good note on Sunday in Cote d’Ivoire. They held hosts Etoile Filante to a goalless draw in the first leg match of their second preliminary round fixture. The News Agency...
The national under-18 women handball team on Saturday defeated their Algerian opponent 28-18 in the first game in Monastir, Tunisia at the ongoing Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerians gave a good account of themselves in the first match to...
Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) U-17 champions, Senegal will play Argentina, Japan and Poland in Group D of the 2023 FIFA Cadet World Cup slated for Indonesia in November. In the draw conducted on Friday in Zurich, Switzerland, hosts Indonesia were drawn in Group A alongside one of...
Team Nigeria on Friday won three gold medals on the last day of the Paris 2024 Olympics Africa Boxing qualifiers in Dakar, Senegal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Team Nigeria had nine boxers – six females and three males – and two coaches. The...
By ORKULA SHAAGEE, Abuja – Minister of Sports, Senator John Owan Enoh, Wednesday in Abuja met with representatives of the Sports Performance Reward Fund (SPRF) and described the project as a private sector fit that falls in line with the ‘new hope agenda’ of President Bola Tinubu led...
A Nigerian man identified Tonye Solomon, has made a new Guinness world record for the Most steps climbed on a ladder while balancing a football on the head After Tonye walked 60 km (37 mi) with the ball on his head from Amassoma to Yenagoa in Bayelsa State,...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has condemned the attack on Sebastian Onwe, the referee for the final match of the 2023 governor’s cup competition on Sunday said The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that players and supporters of the Ishielu Local Government Area (LGA) team swooped on the...
The Super Eagles Chief Coach, Jose Peseiro, has said that his team played wth maximum commitment to win the last group match against the Falcons and True Parrots of Sao Tome and Principe by 6-0. Peseiro said this in a post match briefing at the Godswill Akpabio International...
Victor Osimhen grabbed a hat-trick as Nigeria signed off their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying campaign with a thumping 6-0 win over Sao Tome on Sunday. The Ballon d’Or nominee has now taken his goal tally to 10 in the 2023 AFCON qualifying campaign, and also...