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...Say Bayelsa eager to host the world The organisers of the Oloibiri Run Yenagoa Half Marathon have commended the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva for his drive to ensure the event holds as scheduled…
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Ben Alaiya Ben Alaiya, former Super Eagles Media Officer between 2011 and 2015 before he was replaced by Toyin Ibitoye, has died few weeks after that of former Nigerian football chieftain, Brig-Gen. Dominic Oneya, and few weeks after…
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Tyson Fury • Tyson Fury tops, as Oleksandr Osyk trails Saidu Abubakar with Agency Reports Oleksandr Usyk’s recent extraordinary victory over Anthony Joshua at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, to win the WBA, WBO, IBF and IBO…
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-By Saidu Abubakar Blessing Oborududu’s silver medal in wrestling and Ese Brume’s bronze medal in the long jump at the recently concluded Tokyo Olympic Games may not really be seen to change the narrative for Nigeria. They may only…
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...After altering medal count to claim those won by Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau Although these are Chinese territories, they govern and compete separately from mainland China China earned 38 gold, 32 silver, and 18 bronze for a total…
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Former Super Eagles coach Bonfere Jo has hit out at the current handler of the national team, Gernot Rohr, saying the team is not playing to its full potential because of the poor tactics of the German tactician. Bonfere, who led…
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*The French capital will welcome the Games for the first time since 1924 <img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2021/08/08/18/PRI193999624.jpg?width=982&height=726&auto=webp&quality=75" alt="<p>A…
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By Saidu Abubakar It’s no longer news that the centre-piece of the coronavirus-delayed 2020 Olympic Games is the new 68,000-capacity Japan National Stadium, following Friday’s (23rd July, 2021) opening ceremony. Torchbearer, Japan’s…
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There has been a few bursts of brilliance from the African continent at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics. South African athletes saw a silver medal win for Tatjana Schoemaker in the women's 100m breaststroke, while compatriot, surfer…
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Nigeria’s Ese Brume reacts as she competes in the women’s long jump final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 3, 2021. Credit: AFP Brume, 25, claimed the bronze medal in the women’s long jump at…
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