Saturday, December 14, 2024

 

Sport

15,000 Athletes to Compete in 2024 Gateway Games – Olopade

As the date for the commencement of the 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged "2024 Gateway Games," scheduled to take place in Ogun State in early January next year, draws closer, about 12,000 to 15,000 sportsmen and women are expected...

Gov. Abiodun Promises State-of-the-Art Facilities for National Sports Festival …as Ogun speeds up preparation

L-R: Commissioner for Sports Development, Hon. Wasiu Isiaka; Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and the Secretary to the Ogun State Governmen, Mr. TokunboTalabi, during an inspection of the ongoing renovation of the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta, on...

Reconstruction Works Begin On Major Sporting Complexes,As Ogun Prepares For NSF

The Ogun State Government has commenced reconstruction and renovation works on the MKO Abiola International Stadium and the Alake Sports Centre, Ijeja, Abeokuta, ahead of the National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged "2024 Gateway Games." Speaking after inspecting the two facilities,...

D’Tigress Win Fourth Consecutive Afrobasket

Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress have defeated Senegal to win the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship for the fourth consecutive time. The Lionesses have now lost to the D’Tigress in four Afrosbasket finals.  The Rena Wakama- led ladies defeated the 11-time...

Pele Names Secret Daughter In His Will 17 Years After Her Death

Pele Names Secret Daughter In His Will 17 Years After Her Death Here is the “untold” story of Sandra, who was born in 1964 and , died 17 years ago, heartbroken that her father still refused to acknowledge her. Football...

FirstBank 61st Lagos Amateur Open Gulf Championship Winner Gets Listed In WAGR

L-R: Kayode Oguntayo, Director, Concierge Sports Limited; Taiwo Okeowo, Deputy Managing Director, FBNQuest Merchant Bank Limited; Dr. Anthony Oboh, Golf Captain, Golf Section of Ikoyi Club 1938; Olusegun Alebiosu, Executive Director, Chief Risk Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited...

The 61st FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship Tees Off Friday

In furtherance of its commitment to the development of sports in Nigeria, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that the 61st edition of the FirstBank sponsored Lagos Amateur Golf Championship has been scheduled to tee-off at the golf...

First Bank Sponsors Fifth Chukker African Patrons Cup POLO Tournament

Kaduna is agog with excitement as preparation for this year’s First Bank of Nigeria Limited sponsored Emir of Zazzau African Patrons Cup and Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign gathers momentum. The African Patrons cup is an annual polo tournament which...

Chelsea Sack Tuchel As Manager

Chelsea have sacked the manager of the club, Thomas Tuchel. This was made known via a statement issued by the club on Wednesday morning. The statement read: “On behalf of everyone at Chelsea FC, the club would like to place on...
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Gov. Abiodun Felicitates Akinwunmi Adesina On ‘African Of The Decade Award’

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has congratulated the President of the African Development Bank (AFDB), Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina,...
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UK Returnee Remanded For Alleged Smuggling ‘Loud’ To Nigeria

A Federal High Court, Lagos, has remanded a United Kingdom returnee, Olu Marshall, in the Correctional center, for allegedly import 700 grams of Canada...

Lagos bizwoman jailed 17 years for N57.6m fraud

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja on Thursday convicted and sentenced a businesswoman, Oluremi Phillips, to 17 years imprisonment for defrauding a...

NCAA,NAMA,NiMet Visit Ogun,Certify Gateway Airport For Commercial Operations

A cross-section of regulatory agencies in the aviation industry visited the Gateway International Agro-Cargo Airport located along the Ilisan-Iperu axis of Ogun State on...

Court Imposes N3m Fine On 56 -Year-Old For Dealing In 517kg Of Cannabis, 112.9 Liters Of Codeine Syrup

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos today convicted and sentenced a 56-year old Mushin-based, drug dealer, Kazeem Isiaka to three years imprisonment...