Nigeria’s former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has called on students to prioritise education and act as agents of change, innovation and development in the country.Jonathan made the comments on Monday at Ignatius Ajuri University of Education, Port Harcourt at an event organised by the University of Education Women Association.... Read more

The Bayelsa government on Monday said it plans to declare a public holiday in the State in honour of Bayelsa Queens and Bayelsa United following their emergence as Champions of the Men and Women’s competitions of the Aiteo Cup. According to a statement by Mr Doubara Atasi, Media Aide... Read more

The ancient City of Benin is on tenterhooks of high expectations as all arrangements have been concluded for this year’s AITEO Cup grand finale in the women and men competitions, holding at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium on Sunday. Football fans were denied the annual serving last year as a... Read more

The Nigeria Football Federation says it is working at a pace to ensure the payment of outstanding bonuses and allowances of the coaches and players of the senior men national team, Super Eagles, as well as salaries owed the coaches of the team. NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi,... Read more

Egypt’s Omar Assar has equaled Quadri Aruna’s Olympic Games record as the second African player to reach the quarterfinal stage of the men’s singles table tennis event at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Nigeria’s Aruna became the first African to reach the quarterfinal after his quarterfinal finish at Rio 2016... Read more

Rivers United Football Club has officially approached the League Management Company (LMC) to protest the use of an ineligible player in the club’s Match Day 34 encounter with Jigawa Golden Stars in Kaduna. The State’s Commissioner for Sports, Boma Iyaye, made this known to Sports Writers in a statement by... Read more

Former African champion Olufunke Oshonaike has been inducted by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) into the exclusive club of seven time Olympian known as the ‘Club 7’. Oshonaike who is the first table tennis player in the world and the first female athlete in Africa to attend seven... Read more

    Quadri Aruna (NGR) is the highest rated African in Tokyo Team Nigeria captain Quadri Aruna has been listed among the top 15 seeded players in the men’s singles of table tennis event at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games which kicks on Friday July 23 in Japan.... Read more