Nigerian wrestler, Blessing Oborududu has won the country’s second medal at the ongoing Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The Bayelsa-born athlete wrestled her way to win a silver medal for Nigeria, the country’s first silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Delta-born jumper, Ese Brume had earlier won a bronze medal for Nigeria. Oborududu claimed her silver medal following her loss to USA’s Tamyra Mensah-Stock in the final of the freestyle 68kg event. She therefore becomes the first Nigerian wrestler to ever win a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Oborududu qualified for the final showdown after defeating Mongolia’s Soronzonboldyn Battsetseg 7-2…
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Primate, Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion, Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba has called on the Federal Government to consider the resolutions of previous National Conferences in addressing the various agitations and challenges in the country. Addressing Anglican Chancellors, Registrars and Lawyers in Abuja, Archbishop Ndukuba who expressed concern over the calls by different aggrieved groups for disintegration of the country urged the present administration to urgently address the situation. While appealing to all aggrieved groups to embrace dialogue to resolve their grievances, Archbishop Ndukuba also stressed the need for Government to avoid using Military power to suppress those expressing their views.…
Nigerian Wrestler, Odunayo Adekuoroye will not return to Nigeria after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. According to veteran sports journalist, Godwin Enakhena who is a close source to the Wrestler on his program on radio (Top Sports on Top Radio) on Tuesday broke the news. Godwin Enakhena said: “Odunayo Adekuoroye will not return to Nigeria after the Olympics. “She will going to school in the Americas.” It was also stated that Odunayo Adekuoroye is an adopted daughter of the General Overseer of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministeries, Dr Olukoya who has made every necessary arrangements for her to school in…
Nigeria’s D’Tigers star, Chimezie Metu, has revealed the reason Team Nigeria failed to live up to expectations in Tokyo. Both D’Tigers and D’Tigress raised the hope of millions of Nigerians ahead of 2020 Games by winning their preparatory games convincingly only to get to Japan and lost all their group games. While speaking to ESPN, Metu placed the blame at the door step of the Nigeria Olympic Committe (NOC) and further explained that they were all committed to representing the country. “It is extremely difficult to go out there and try to focus on a basketball game when you are…
According to the reports coming from the camp of Belgian Jupiler League side, Club Brugge, Nigeria international David Okereke may be on his way to Turkey this summer. The former Under 23 attacker joined Brugge in 2019 and has since found it difficult to tie down a regular shirt in the team. The Belgian side has decided to offer him to Turkish Super Lig club Besiktas ahead of the 2021/2022 season. The ex-Spezia of Italy forward as conspicuously missing in a league game played on Sunday against newly promoted club Union Saint-Gilloise. Since joining Brugge Okereke has netted 15 goals…
Despite failing to take Nigeria’s D’Tigers to the expected position, head coach Mike Brown is keen on staying on with the team beyond the Olympic games. Brown, an associated coach in the NBA with Golden State Warriors was appointed in 2020 to take charge of the team and . The Nigeria senior men’s basketball team showed promises before the ancient Games by winning high profile friendly games but were unable to replicate same form at the finals. The position of Brown will come under scrutiny immediately after the Games. He has made his intention known while speaking to ESPN that…
The strike embarked upon by the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is taking its toll on operations of hospitals and medical centres across the country. Across various hospitals in Ondo, Umuahia, Lagos, Ibadan, Bauchi, Akure, Ilorin, Ado-Ekiti, Sokoto, it is a story of lamentation, pain, agony by patients who are bearing the brunt of the industrial action. While some members of management of some hospitals have taken to rendering appeals over the strike, the striking doctors have also insisted they would not succumb to threats until government meets their demands. Some patients and some relatives, who are still on…
The much anticipated success from Divine Oduduru is at the door steps after he was disqualified due false start in the 100m. The never say die spirit of Nigeria was brought back to life by the sprinter as he qualified for men 200m Divine Oduduru, has qualified for the semi-final of men’s 200m at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by finishing second in 20.36sec behind Jamaica’s Rasheed Dwyer who won in 20.31sec. South Africa’s Anaso Jobdwana emerged third in 20.78sec Also, Team Nigeria’s Patience Okon-George finished seventh in 52.41sec in heat one of women’s 400m. Shaunae Miller-Uibo won the heat, jogging…
The former chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has called on Nigerians not to vote for the All Progressives Congress ( APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP) in the 2023 general election. This is because, in his view, the two major parties are like Siamese twins of corruption, hence it was high time Nigerians looked for a credible alternative. Speaking in a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa programme on Monday, the Professor of Political Science noted: “Nigerians should dump the two parties because of their bad antecedents over the last 20 years. “Looking…
The Federal Government on Monday met with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to evaluate the implementation of the Memorandum of Action (MOA) entered into by both parties. Addressing reporters at the end of the meeting, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed that the meeting evaluated seven key issues. He noted that both parties were satisfied with the implementation stages of what he termed “work in progress, hinting that some of the items in the MOA were nearly done 100 percent within the timeline. The minister stated that the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) was…