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CEO NILAYO SPORTS YETUNDE OLOPADE GETS INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION AS ONE OF AFRICA’S INFLUENTIAL SPORTS WOMEN.

  The global impact of Nilayo Sports management Company Limited has further been boosted with the recognition of its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director,...

30 DAYS TO GO: OKOCHA, KANU, ADEBAYOR LEAD STAR-STUDDED AFRICAN LEGENDS SQUAD FOR CHAMPIONS CUP CLASH AGAINST BARÇA LEGENDS IN ABUJA

  Ex Super Eagles Captain, Jay-Jay Okocha, two-time African footballer of the year, Nwankwo Kanu, 2008 African player of the year, Emmanuel Adebayor, and Arsenal...

FROM INVESTMENT TO LEGACY: DR. AKIN OGUNBIYI’S DRIVE TO ELEVATE NIGERIAN CANOEING.

  When the story of sports development in Nigeria is told, the name Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi consistently makes the tale. Known for his passion, vision,...

TEAM NIGERIA HEADS TO CHILE FOR WORLD PARA-POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

  Team Nigeria will depart for Santiago, Chile, this week to compete in the 2025 World Para-Powerlifting Championships, scheduled for August 11–18. The squad, made up...

TRAGEDY AVERTED AS OGUN GOVERNOR RESCUES TUNISIAN ATHLETES IN CRASH.

  It was a close call for members of the Tunisian delegation attending the ongoing CAA U18 and U20 African Athletics Championship in Abeokuta, as...

OGUN STATE ATHLETICS SHINES AS SPORTS HUB AT CAA U18/U20 ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP.

  It was a colorful and energetic start to the Confederation of African Athletics U18 and U20 Championships in Abeokuta, as the newly refurbished MKO...

NFF MOURNS PASSING OF FORMER SUPER EAGLES COACH, MONDAY SINCLAIR.

Nigeria’s football community is mourning the loss of one of its legendary figures Monday Sinclair a former international player and revered coach fondly known...

AFRICAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP:DG NATIONAL SPORT COUNCIL PAID A COURTESY CALL TO FORMER PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO.

    In a show of high-level solidarity ahead of the 3rd CAA U18/U20 African Athletics Championship, the Director General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola...

NIGERIA SET TO PARTICIPATE IN INAUGURAL AFRICAN SCHOOL GAMES IN ALGERIA.

Nigeria is gearing up to participate in the first-ever African School Games, a continental youth sports event scheduled to hold in Algeria from July...

FIBA U19 WORLD CUP JUNIOR D’TIGRESS STUN CHINA IN OPENER, NSC HAILS VICTORY.

  Nigeria is celebrating a strong start by its Junior Women’s Basketball team at the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup in the Czech Republic. The...

PARA-OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OPENS CAMP AHEAD OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS.

In a renewed push to ensure Nigeria’s dominance in para sports, the Paralympic Committee of Nigeria has opened a national training camp in Lagos,...

CONGO ARRIVES NIGERIA AHEAD OF AFRICAN U18/U20 ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS.

With just four days to the start of the 3rd African U18/U20 Athletics Championships, the Democratic Republic of Congo has become the first country...

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GOV. YUSUF DUMPS NNPP AS KANO POLITICAL SHAKE-UP DEEPENS

  Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has resigned his membership of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), deepening political realignment in the state. The...

SOKOTO–BADAGRY SUPERHIGHWAY: CCTV, STREET LIGHTING TO ENHANCE SAFETY OF ROAD USERS

  The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering safe, durable, and economically transformative road infrastructure with the ongoing construction of the 1,068-kilometre Sokoto–Badagry...

PRESIDENT TINUBU HAILS COMPTROLLER-GENERAL OF NCS, ADEWALE ADENIYI AT 60.

  President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service, Dr Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, as he marks his 60th birthday, praising his...

ASSOCIATION OF NGOS, CEOS IN NIGERIA READS RIOT ACT TO GRANT HANDLERS, SEEKS PAYMENT FOR SUBSCRIBERS

    The National President of Association of NGOs, CEOs in Nigeria, Amb. Dr. Paschal Anyanwu has called on grant handlers to get their documents and...