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Alli commends Edo’s grassroots development strides
Former National Team Captain, Yusuf Alli, has commended Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, for raising the bar in sports development, leading to various laurels and successes recorded by the state in the sports sector.
Nigeria’s Kanemi suffer shock CAF Cup loss to rookies
Nigerian club El Kanemi Warriors were shock CAF Confederation Cup first round casualties on Saturday after losing 2-1 to African debutants Dadje in Benin.
Israel Adesanya labels Lagos babes prostitutes
Nigeria professional mixed martial artist, Israel Adesanya, has labelled Lagos females as ‘asewo’, a Yoruba derogatory word meaning prostitutes.
Nigeria’s first Olympics medallist, Maiyegun dies at 85
Nojim Maiyegun, the first Nigerian to win an Olympics medal when he got a light middleweight boxing bronze at the Japan 1964 Games, is dead.
Osimhen snubs Al Ahli’s millions
Chelsea and Arsenal’s quest to sign Victor Osimhen received a huge boost on Monday after the Napoli forward turned down offers from Saudi suitors.
Inauspicious Cyriel Dessers is no Rangers mug as knackered rivals rave about a man immune to folding – inside Hampden
There were only a couple of minutes on the clock on Saturday when Cyriel Dessers’ opening involvement against Ross County saw him almost ‘trap’ the ball straight off the massive Hampden pitch.
Taraba NBA seeks collaboration to promote basketball
The leadership of the Taraba State branch of the Nigeria Basketball Association (NBA) has called for increased collaboration in basketball.