The Kogi State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has been placed into mourning. This comes in response to the untimely passing of broadcast journalist Mrs. Queen Toba Shaibu from the Kogi State Broadcasting Service. After a brief illness, late Shaibu passed away on Thursday. Just over a year after Lucy Damian, a…
Tobi Amusan, the current world and Commonwealth 100-meter hurdles champion, recently won the World Athletics Championship in Oregon, US, and Zurich, Switzerland. She has now arrived in Lagos. The 25-year-old won the women’s 100-meter hurdles race in Zurich last Thursday, setting a meet record time of 12.29 seconds in the process.
Chelsea has confirmed that Graham Potter will become their new manager. In an official statement released on Thursday afternoon, the Blues noted that the former Brighton boss has signed a five-year contract. Potter replaces Thomas Tuchel who was sacked just yesterday by Blues co-owner, Todd Boehly. On making the move to Chelsea, Potter said: “I…
Chelsea on Wednesday sacked their manager, Thomas Tuchel, following their UEFA Champions League group stage 1-0 defeat to Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday. Chelsea announced this in a statement via its website, adding that the Blues’ coaching staff will temporarily take charge of the first team. The statement partly read, “Chelsea Football Club has today parted…
Fatih Karagumruk, the Turkish Super Lig club, have parted ways with Ahmed Musa. The club recently terminated the contract of Musa, who is the Nigerian captain. The modest club announced the news on their various social media platforms on Friday. Musa has a year left on his contract at the club. The 29-year-old joined Fatih…
Tobi Amusan, the world-champion sprinter from Nigeria, won the silver medal on Friday night at the Diamond League Meet after making a breakthrough in the World Athletics Championship in Oregon, United States, this year. Jasmine Camacho-Quinn of Puerto Rico won the gold medal, and Amusan, who was still hurting from the record-breaking Commonwealth Games gold…
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa has announced the birth of his fifth child, a bouncing baby boy. He announced the birth of the newborn via his Instagram page. Sharing a photo of the baby’s hand, Musa revealed his name to be Adam Ahmed Musa (ZAYD) and thanked Allah for the blessing. ‘All thanks be to…
World boxing champion Oleksandr Usyk, has contacted Tyson Fury. Usyk made it plain that after defeating Anthony Joshua one more, he intends to face heavyweight boxing champion Tyson Fury next. In their rematch on Saturday night in Saudi Arabia, the unbeaten Ukrainian prevailed by split decision despite Joshua’s valiant effort. Usyk successfully defended the IBF,…
Anthony Joshua, a British-Nigerian boxer, was defeated by Ukrainian boxer Aleksander Usyk. Usyk won the rematch for the heavyweight title on Sunday by a split decision over Joshua. In the final round, Usyk continues to land powerful jabs on Joshua while the former champion tries to answer with his own blows. Usyk lands more solid…
Gunmen have kidnapped five grassroots female footballers and the owner of Itugbe Queens football club, Precious Agbajor in Uronigbe, Orhiomwon Local Government Area of Edo State. The victims were kidnapped at the border town between Edo and Delta State while returning from a football tournament at Owa-Alero in the Ika North-East Local Government Area of…