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Remo Stars extend lead as Rivers United continue freefall

Remo Stars, at the weekend, continued their steady march to their first Nigerian Premier Football League (NPFL) with an impressive 2-1 defeat of Sunshine Stars ‘away’ from home.

FIE picks teenage fencer, Okanlawon for high-performance camp in China

The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has chosen Nigeria’s teenage Fencer, Wisdom Okanlawon, as one of five athletes from 30 African countries to attend a high-performance training camp and compete at the2025 Cadet and Junior World Championships in Wuxi, China.

Otti justifies new 40,000-capacity Olympic stadium project

Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has said that his government would build a 40,000 capacity Olympic-standard stadium to ensure that the state’s teams have the facility to host its local and international games.

From dominance to decline: Is age behind Africa’s combat sports stars’ recent struggles?

The world of combat sports is witnessing a fascinating and, for many fans, heartbreaking shift. Some of Africa’s most dominant fighters—Anthony Joshua (35), Israel Adesanya (35), Kamaru Usman (37), and Francis Ngannou (38)—have recently found themselves on the losing end of major fights, raising questions about the role of age, evolution, and the relentless nature of elite-level competition. Once seemingly untouchable, these athletes are now experiencing a reality that few in combat sports can avoid: the unforgiving cycle of dominance, decline, and reinvention.