olympics

What Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered for - By Peter Obi
“What a country!” – Peter Obi slams FG as Nigeria exits 2024 Olympics with no medals

Peter Obi, the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) during the 2023 elections has…

Tobi Amusan
Tobi Amusan’s Olympics Hopes Dashed; Nigeria’s 4×400 Men’s Relay Team Disqualified from Final

Nigeria’s sprint icon Tobi Amusan narrowly missed out on the final of the Women’s 100m…

Nigeria's Long Jump Trio Advances to 2024 Olympics Final in Paris
Nigeria’s Long Jump Trio Advances to 2024 Olympics Final in Paris

Nigeria’s women’s long jump team have made the country proud as Ese Brume, Ruth Usoro,…

Olympics Day 11: Team Nigeria's Favour Ofili goes for Gold, Oborududu aims for Bronze in Paris
Olympics Day 11: Team Nigeria’s Favour Ofili goes for Gold, Oborududu aims for Bronze today

Today is the 11th day of the 2024 Olympics in Paris and it presents Team…

Sports Minister Begins Probe into Why Favour Ofili's Name Was Omitted from Olympics Squad
Sports Minister Begins Probe into Why Favour Ofili’s Name Was Omitted from Olympics Squad

Favour Ofili, Nigerian sprinter, was unexpectedly excluded from the women’s 100 meters race at the…

Historic Win: Nigeria’s D’Tigress Triumphs Over Australia at 2024 Paris Olympics

In an impressive start to their 2024 Paris Olympics journey, Nigeria’s women basketball team, D’Tigress,…

Blessing Okagbare – One of Nigeria’s most decorated athletes is banned for 10 years. AFN, Sports Analysts tell Neusroom what it means

When the Athletics Integrity Unit announced on July 31, 2021, that Nigeria’s star sprinter Blessing…

Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020: The IOC and Japan Finally Agree to Cancel the Olympics

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will now be postponed to next year. The decision to postpone…

Chioma Ajunwa
Chioma Ajunwa: How police officer became first woman to win Olympic gold for Nigeria

When you hear about Nigerian police officers what comes to your mind is not always…

Wrestling: ‘Nigeria on course to win an Olympic medal’ – Daniel Igali

President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) Hon. Daniel Igali says the long-term aim of…

Star Lager Sponsors Nigeria’s Historic Bobsled & Skeleton Team

Nigeria’s historic Women’s Bobsled and Skeleton Teams who for the first time qualified for the…

A huge accusation has been leveled against the Nigerian Football Federation…

Who is lying? Idah Peterside or the NFF?.

“I love you”, ‘incompetent’ sports minister tells Vanguard after charring editiorial

Dalung’s response was both swift and brisk.

Siasia appoints Mikel captain of Olympic football team

Mikel Obi is also the captain of Team Nigeria to Rio 2016.

Rio 2016: “I didn’t donate $30,000 to Olympic squad” – Mikel

Obi: “I was first told of this unfortunate story by a friend who called me from Nigeria.”

Rio 2016: “We are suffering,” Siasia laments

Siasia and his team are being owed up to five months salaries and allowances.

Rio 2016: Mikel Obi “overwhelmed” by appointment as Team Nigeria captain

Mikel: “This is the highest accolade you can ever have as a sportsman‎.”