It has been a milestone for our Unstoppable Nigerian Para-powerlifting team and today, we celebrate them for their resilience and wins in the ongoing TOKYO 2020 Paralympic games. They have truly shown us that impossibility is nothing with the incredible feat they have each achieved in their different para-lifting categories. We are particularly proud of... Read More

The Nigerian Paralympic Team presented with the YNaija Person of the Year 2016 award

Paralympic gold medalists, Kehinde Paul and Bose Omolayo were at the Y!/YNaija.com office on Monday, January 30, 2017 to receive the Person of the Year 2016 award on behalf of their teammates. The Paralympic team was last December selected among a shortlist of nominees including AY Makun, Peter Obi, Wizkid, Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II, Bukky Shonibare, The Chibok... Read More

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December 24, 2016

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Elohor Omame profiles the Nigerian Paralympic team: Champions among winners (Y!/YNaija Person of the Year 2016 Nominee)

The 2016 Rio Paralympic Games was an occasion to make every Nigerian proud. 23 Paralympians represented our country, delivering our best performance since Nigeria started competing in 1992. They were also Africa’s best-performing team. It’s not easy to write a profile that accurately captures the spirits of 23 different people. They competed in 3 sports:... Read More

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September 12, 2016

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Paralympics: Nwosu, Omolayo win 2 more gold medals for Nigeria

Team Nigeria on Monday landed their fifth and sixth gold medals at the ongoing Paralympics games in Rio. Ndidi Nwosu on Monday afternoon landed Nigeria’s fifth gold medal of the Rio 2016 Paralympics, beating the defending champion to win women’s -73kg Powerlifting event. Nwosu’s victory didn’t come easy as only seconds before all was set... Read More

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Paralympics: Nwosu, Omolayo win 2 more gold medals for Nigeria

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