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Sunday Dare’s three years of quintessential sports leadership, administration

By Wale Mustapha on August 21, 2022 News, Sports

Like they say, “how time flies!” It is already three years since Sunday Dare’s emergence as Nigeria’s Minister for Youth and Sports Development. Three years ago, the honourable Minister was saddled with the dual responsibility of taking care of the sports sector, just as the vigour of the youthful population. In three years, Sunday Dare […]

Team Nigeria claims historic Women’s 4x100m gold at Commonwealth Games

By Wale Mustapha on August 7, 2022 News, Sports

Team Nigeria women’s 4x100m quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha made history Sunday afternoon at the Alexander Stadium in Birmingham by becoming the first women’s relay team to win a Commonwealth Games gold. The quartet achieved this feat in record breaking fashion, running 42.10 seconds to break the barely one […]

Tobi Amusan wins 100m hurdles Gold, make Commonwealth Games history

By Wale Mustapha on August 7, 2022 News, Sports

Tobiloba Ayomide Amusan has made history as the first Nigerian track and field athlete and the second in history to successfully defend a Commonwealth Games 100m hurdles title. The petite, 25 year old also set a new 12.30 seconds Games Record on the way to winning the event’s gold. Amusan, the reigning World champion and […]

Colourful, optimistic Team Nigeria impresses at Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

By Wale Mustapha on July 29, 2022 News, Sports

Team Nigeria at the Commonwealth Games turned out in glamour, pomp and pageantry during the opening ceremony of the Games in Birmingham on Thursday. Led by the flagbearers, Nnamdi Chinecherem Prosper and Oluwafemiayo Folashade as well as Mike Edwards, the athletes looked radiant and ready for the tasks ahead of them in the simple but […]

2022 Commonwealth Games: Amusan, Brume arrive in Birmingham, boost Team Nigeria spirit

By Wale Mustapha on July 28, 2022 News, Sports

Fresh from their inspiring performances at the just concluded World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, United States of America, the duo of Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume have arrived the camp of Team Nigeria in Birmingham. Both athletes breezed into the Commonwealth Games Birmingham(CGB) Games Village camp in the early hours of Thursday to a […]