NIGERIA capped a remarkable campaign at the 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship in India with nine medals, after Mary Taiwo Osijo claimed bronze on the final day of competition, Saturday 30 August. Competing in the women’s +86kg category at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex in Pune, Osijo — a Commonwealth Games medallist — lifted a combined 231kg (103kg […]
ENYIMBA International FC supporters are optimistic the Aba based club of amassing the maximum points against visiting Niger Tornadoes of Minna in the ongoing Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). The supporters who spoke on Saturday in Aba, said the they would not accept anything less than the maximum points against Tornadoes. Report stated that Enyimba […]
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has declared opened the 9th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State, reaffirming his commitment to investing in sports development across the country. Represented by his Special Adviser on Public Communication and former Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, Tinubu assured attendees of his administration’s recognition of sports as a vital […]
IN a response to recent allegations, the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF) has denounced petitions submitted to the National Sports Commission (NSC) against the Federation’s constitution ahead of the forthcoming board elections in 2025. The petitions, reportedly lodged by Engr. Emeka Onyeama, chairman of the FCT Cricket Association, and an individual identified as Pakribo Darego – […]
CHAIRMAN of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria (PFAN) Task Force, Harrison Jalla, has called for urgent reform in Nigeria’s football ecosystem, advocating for the players union to take a central role in managing their welfare. Jalla, who was reacting to the visible absence of senior officials of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the National […]
ATHLETES from across Nigeria are set to arrive in Asaba, the capital of Delta State, today for the 9th edition of the National Youth Games. This marks the third consecutive time that Delta State is hosting the Games, following five successful editions held at the University of Ilorin in Kwara State. The inaugural edition took […]
By VICTOR OKOYE THE funeral of Nigerian football icon Peter Rufai in Lagos on Thursday drew sharp criticism over the absence of top officials from the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and the National Sports Commission (NSC). Rufai, fondly called “Dodo Mayana,” was Nigeria’s first-choice goalkeeper in the 1990s. He played a pivotal role in the […]
By MOHAMMED NUR TIJANI GOVERNOR Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved the air transportation of the state’s contingent to Asaba, Delta, for the forthcoming National Youth Games. The acting Chairman of the State Sports Commission, Ibrahim Fagge, disclosed this shortly after a meeting with the Commissioner for Youths and Sports Development, Alhaji Mustapha Kwankwaso, […]
TWENTY-Six years after his last professional bout, Ike Ibeabuchi made a surreal return to the heavyweight division, reports worldboxingnews.com. The 6ft 2ins, 235-pound Nigerian, once considered the division’s boogeyman of the 1990s, ended his long absence with a retirement victory over local fighter Idris Afinni at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. Ibeabuchi, now 52, forced Afinni […]
By SALIFU USMAN THE second phase of the 2025 Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) Women’s Premier League, sponsored by Zenith Bank PLC, is set to commence at the University of Ilorin Multi-Purpose Sports Centre today. The Atlantic Conference phase will conclude on 1st September 2025. Chairperson of the Women’s Basketball Premier League, Perpetua Clement, confirmed that […]