3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (182+ words) Players of Nigeria’s Senior Women’s Basketball team, D’Tigress, have thanked President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after receiving the financial rewards promised to them for winning the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket title. The President announced on Thursday via his X Handle that the…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (320+ words) Nigeria’s Under-20 men’s handball team have secured qualification for the 2027 IHF Men’s Under-21 World Championship after defeating Guinea 28-23 in their quarter-final clash at the 33rd Africa Men’s Junior Handball Championship in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Wednesday. The victory also booked Nigeria…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (289+ words) Team Nigeria delivered an impressive performance at the just-concluded ITTF International Para Table Tennis Open in Cardiff, Wales, winning six medals and strengthening their qualification hopes for the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The Nigerian contingent dominated the championship, securing…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (560+ words) The Customs Police Unit has emerged champion of the football competition at the 2026 Zone A Inter-Command Games after defeating the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command 1-0 in the final. The decisive goal came early in the first half, with the…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (265+ words) Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan endured disappointment at the Diamond League Final in Brussels on Saturday, finishing fourth as American rival Masai Russell stormed to the women’s 100m hurdles title in a meeting-record 12.20 seconds. Amusan, the defending Diamond League champion, clocked 12.54 seconds but…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (203+ words) Nigerian sprinter Kanyinsola Ajayi secured third place in the men’s 100 metres at the Diamond League final in Brussels, Belgium, closing out his debut professional season with a podium finish. The 21-year-old crossed the line in 9.97 seconds, finishing behind Jamaican winner…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (424+ words) Chukwuebuka Enekwechi, who made history as the first Nigerian man to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal in the shot put, has urged the country to increase investment in throwing events, saying his victory should serve as an inspiration for…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (141+ words) LEADERSHIP Newspapers Nigeria earned its first-ever Olympic berth in beach volleyball on Saturday as Esther Mbah and Pamela Bawa defeated Morocco 2-0 in the women’s final of the 2026 African Beach Volleyball Nations Championship. The Nigerian pair won 21-18, 21-10 to secure both the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (291+ words) Super Eagles striker Terem Moffi has completed a permanent move to Bundesliga club Hamburg Moffi joins the German outfit from Ligue 1 side OGC Nice as Hamburg continue to strengthen their squad ahead of the new season. The Nigeria international has…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (319+ words) Team Nigeria continued its impressive campaign at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on Friday, setting a new Commonwealth Games record in the inaugural Mixed 4x400m Relay and securing another place in the field event finals as the country’s medal pursuit gathered momentum....