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Call for minister’s sack rages as Paris Olympics end without Nigeria on medal table

“What will the Sports Minister John Owen Enoh tell President Bola Tinubu now that Nigeria failed to win a single medal at the Paris Olympics?” That was the big question by the chairman of Gombe State Athletics Association, Shuiabu Gara-Gombe, on Friday, shortly after World Record holder, Tobi Amusan, failed to qualify for the final of the 100m hurdles event at the Paris Olympics.

‘Nigeria’s Ogunleye wins Olympics gold for germany, eid naser grabs silver for Bahrain

Team Nigeria may be heading home after a medalless campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics for the first time since London 2012, but there are two athletes who have Nigerian blood flowing in their veins who have proved in an environment of good planning and organisation, success will always be guaranteed.

Sports Minister explains why Nigeria Cyclist borrowed bike to compete at Paris Olympics

Six days after he promised to investigate and sanction whoever was responsible for the non-registration of U.S.-based sprinter, Favour Ofili, for the 100m event at the Paris 2024 Olympics and with no report yet, Sports Minister, John Own Enoh, has come out to debunk reports on social media about cyclist, Ese Ukpeseraye, not having the equipment to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Young managers, new face of Nigerian Football

Nigeria boasts a storied, decorated history at youth level in international football.Since the inception of the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in 1985, no nation has won it more times than Nigeria’s five, and from those triumphs have arisen some of the sport’s finest exponents, from Nwankwo Kanu to Victor Osimhen.