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Reigning Commonwealth champion Odunayo Adekuoroye says she is not under any form of pressure ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in Japan, and remains confident of claiming a historic gold medal for Nigeria in wrestling. The 3-time World Championships medalist Adekuoroye and four other Nigerian wrestlers will be attempting to …

As efforts to guarantee podium performance of Team Nigeria at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gathers momentum , two of Nigeira’s top table tennis players – Aruna Kadiri and Funke Oshonaike were today in Lagos adopted by the SIFAX group. The announcement came after a meeting with the Chairman of the …

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Sunday declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr Jude Ogbimi winner of Saturday’s Isoko North Constituency by-election. The Returning Officer for the by-election, Professor Christopher Onosemuode of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun, FUPRE who announced the result, said 11 …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Aliko Dangote on his 64th birthday, describing him as a key partner and ”a ‘Corona Warrior’, who continues to show consistent faith and belief in our dear country.”The president’s congratulatory message is contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, …

Team Oyo, on Saturday, won gold and silver in 49kg men’s Para-powerlifting at the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged ‘Edo 2020’ in Benin.  Yakubu Adesokan defeated his fellow Oyo counterpart, Olabode Mimololu, to win their state gold and silver, while Badamasi Muhammed clinched the bronze medal for Delta in …

Emmanuel Naibel of Kenya has won the 2021 edition of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon#ABLCM2021 with a time of two hours, 15 minutes one second, taking home the cash prize of $30,000.

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Two teenage girls reportedly sustained gunshot injuries from policemen attempting to stop a moving vehicle in Edjeba community, Warri South council area of Delta state. The Nation learnt the incident occurred on Thursday afternoon around CAC Junction in the community as the operatives made frantic efforts to stop the occupant …

The identities of victims of the helicopter crash in a residential part of Opebi in Lagos on Friday afternoon have been revealed. The three of them, according to Quorum Company, owners of the helicopter, were crew members. Two of them, including the pilot, were confirmed dead while the third victim …

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim has declared the party dead in Ondo after joining the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ibrahim stated the strategy he used to revive the PDP from death would be deployed to destroy the party in the October 10, governorship election. …