Category Archives: Sports

Adeniyi Adds To Nigeria’s Commonwealth Gold Medal Haul

April 15 Sports no comments

Aminat Adeniyi and Melvin Bibo capped a memorable outing for Team Nigeria in the wrestling event, winning gold and silver respectively on the final day of competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Austral...

Nigeria’s Adekuoroye, Oborududu Strike Gold In Commonwealth Game...

April 13 Sports, Wrestling no comments

Odunayo Adekuoroye retained her Commonwealth crown, even as Blessing Oborududu won her first-ever gold medal in the Games history on Day 2 of the wrestling event in Gold Coast, Australia. In a keenly contested finale, Wo...

WWE Wrestler Luscious Killed By Truck

April 5 Sports no comments

Former WWE wrestler, manager and later television star “Luscious” Johnny Valiant has died. The 71-year-old – whose real name was Thomas Sullivan – was hit by a pick-up truck while crossing a road ...

RevolutionPlus Joins Access Bank Marathon In N500m Deal

April 2 Athletics, Sports no comments

One the nation’s foremost Real Estate company, Revolution Plus Property Development Company has joined the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon train as the official Real Estate Partner. Project Consultant Access Bank Lagos C...

Stephens Beats Ostapenko To Win Miami Open

March 31 Sports no comments

US Open champion Sloane Stephens beat Latvian Jelena Ostapenko 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 to win her first Miami Open title. American Stephens looked tense at the start and there were eight breaks of serve in the first set before the...

Badminton: 7 Nigerians In S/Final Of Africa Tourney

February 18 Sports no comments

Nigeria will be having no fewer than seven of her players in the semi final of the All Africa individual Badminton championship in Algiers, Algeria on Sunday. The Team Led by President Francis Orbih have vowed to make up...

National Sports Festival Withdrawn From Cross River State

February 15 Sports no comments

The 19th National Sports Festival has been officially withdrawn from Cross River state. The decision was taken at the National Council on Sports meeting which ended on Thursday at the General Hassan Katsina House, Kaduna...

African Wrestling: Amas Claims 6th Gold Medal

February 12 Sports no comments

Nigeria’s Amas Daniel won his 6th continental gold medal, even as Ekerekeme Agiomor entertained the crowd with an impressive display after winning gold on a remarkble Day 4 for the hosts of the ongoing African Wrestling ...

Access Bank Lagos Marathon: Ambode Tired Of Given Top Prizes To East A...

February 10 Sports no comments

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday unveiled plans to invest in training of Nigerian athletes to compete with elite athletes all over the world for the grand prize of the annual Access Bank Lagos City M...

Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Kenya’s Kiprotich Grabs First P...

February 10 Sports no comments

The 2018 Access Bank Lagos City 42km Marathon held in Lagos State, Nigeria on Saturday, 10 February, saw Kenyan-born French citizen Abraham Kiprotich emerging as winner of the male category and he is going away with the ...

Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Ambode Targets IAAF Gold Label Award

February 9 Sports no comments

.Buratai, Dalung, Pinnick, A-List Artistes, Celebrities, Others To Participate – Ahead of Saturday’s Lagos City Marathon, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday said the State Government has set a tar...

Buhari Urges Nigerians To Use Sports To Create Jobs

February 8 Sports no comments

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged Nigerian youths to believe in the potentials abound in Africa. He made the remark at the opening ceremony of the African Wrestling Championships on Wednesday at the Alfred Diete Spiff...

Access Bank Lagos Marathon: Nigerian Champs Vow To Defend Titles

February 7 Athletics, Sports no comments

The top Nigerian finishers at the 2017 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Iliya Pam and Olude Fadekemi have both promised to do all within their reach to retain their number one positions in Saturday’s 2018 ...

Winter Olympics: Travelstart, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Partner Nigeria...

February 1 Olympics, Sports no comments

Africa’s largest online travel agency, Travelstart and aviation giant, KLM Royal Dutch Airline, will serve as “Official Travel Partners” of Nigeria’s Winter Olympic contingent to the 2018 Winter Olympics, in PyeongChang,...

Michel Obi Says Media Is Losing Originality

January 25 Sports no comments

President of AIPS Africa Mitchel Obi says Nigerian media is fast losing its credibility, especially the originality associated with the profession.

Nigeria’s Adekuoroye Shines In India

January 18 Sports no comments

.Records First Win In Pro Wrestling League Season 3 – World Silver-medalist Odunayo Adekuoye on Wednesday recorded an impressive 5-1 win over Marwa Amri in the 57kg weight category at the ongoing Pro Wrestling Leag...

2018 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon: Over 100 Top Runners Ready For R...

January 15 Athletics, Sports no comments

The interest shown in the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon is growing with each edition and this is evident in the number of top runners from across the world seeking participation in the one-day event. For the forthcomin...

Commowealth Games: Nigeria To Face Australia, N/Zealand & Canada

January 7 Commonwealth Games, Sports no comments

Nigeria has been grouped alongside Australia, New Zealand and Canada in the basketball event of the XXI Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast 2018. Despite being ranked number 1 in Africa and 32nd in the world, Nigeria is still...

Federer, Serena Named AIPS Best Athletes Of The Year

December 29 Sports no comments

After ten years, ‘The King’ Roger Federer was voted the AIPS Best Male Athlete of 2017 for a fourth time – edging closer to Usain Bolt, who is the record holder with six ‘AIPS Ahtletes of the Year...

Nigeria Athletes Step Up Training For Commonwealth Games

December 27 Sports no comments

Reports from the Ministry of Sports say Nigeria athletes preparing for the Commonwealth Games billed for April 2018 have intensified preparations at various camps across the nation. It was gathered that the Ministry of Y...

Access Bank Marathon: Elite Runners, Non-Resident In Nigeria Barred Fr...

December 20 Athletics, Sports no comments

Elite athletes and road runners not resident in Nigeria are not eligible to participate in the February 10, 2018 Access Bank Lagos Marathon 10-kilometre race which starts at the foot of the Ikoyi-Lekki Link Bridge and en...

Mitchel Obi Re-Elected AIPS Africa President

December 19 Sports no comments

Nigerian journalist Mitchell Obi has been re-elected unopposed alongside first Vice President Mourad Moutaoukil at the AIPS Africa Congress in Nairobi, Kenya on Monday, December 18.   Incumbent Guinea’s Amadou Diou...

Dubai Marathon Winner Tumo For Access Bank Lagos City Marathon

December 15 Sports no comments

The number of gold labeled athletes eager to compete at the 2018 Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, slated for February 10, keeps growing by the day. The latest runners to join the ranks include a past winner of the Dubai ...