Tag: olympics
Preparations for Tokyo 2020 has begun – Dalung
Minister of Sports Barrister Solomon Dalung says the ministry as already started preparing for the next Olympics holding in Tokyo, ...
#RioOlympics: Nigeria’s Oduduru comes 2nd after Bolt in 200m heat
Nigeria’s Divine Oduduru finished second behind 200m World Record holder Usian Bolt in Heat 9 on Wednesday at the Rio ...
We won’t leave Rio without medals – Dalung promises
Few minutes after receiving the sum of N30 million donated by Union Bank of Nigeria, Minister of Sports Solomon Dalung has ...
#RioOlympics: D’Tigers lose to Brazil’s B’ball team, 86 – 69
Nigeria has crashed out of the basketball event of the Rio Olympics losing to hosts Brazil 86 – 69. D’Tigers’ undoing was ...
#RioOlympics: Bolt wins gold as Andy Murray beats del Potro
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt became the first athlete to win three Olympic 100m titles by beating American Justin Gatlin to ...
#RioOlympics: Rafael Nadal crashes out, Brazil reaches football semis
World number four tennis player and 2008 Olympics gold men’s singles winner Rafael Nadal was knocked out in the semi-finals ...
#RioOlympics: We We have paid all outstanding allowances – Dalung
Minister of Youths and Sport development Solomon Dalung has stated that the national U-23 football team have been paid all outstanding allowances. ...
#RioOlympics: Nigeria’s men basketball team tastes first victory, defeats Croatia 90 – 76
Nigeria’s men basketball team D’Tigers got their first victory in Rio as they outclassed Croatia 90-76. Croatia started the game ...
#RioOlympics: Nigeria qualifies for semi-final
Nigeria’s football team have qualified for the semi final of the Rio 2016 football event. The Under-23 national team defeated ...
#RioOlympics: Ethiopia wins Africa’s first gold
The United States of America has remained top on the Olympics medal table for the 7th day in a row. ...
#Rio Olympics: Dogara appeals to U-23 team not to boycott quarter final
The speaker of The House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has sent an appeal to the national U23 team not to ...
Reuben Abati: Tales from Rio
In some other countries of the world, a bronze medal at the Olympics is not something to be talked about ...
#RioOlympics: USA remains top as Phelps wins 22nd Olympics gold
The United States of America maintained top spot on the medal standings. The USA has a total of 38 medals, ...
#RioOlympics: Spain defeats Nigeria 96 – 87
Spain defeated Nigeria’s basketball team, D’Tigers 96-87 to win their first game in the Rio 2016 Olympics. The World number two ...
#RioOlympics: Nigerian Twitter may or may not be happy about Dream Team’s loss to Colombia
Nigeria’s Dream Team VI were defeated 2-0 in the closing group stage encounter against Colombia at the ongoing #RioOlympics in the ...
The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories to monitor today 1. Jonathan formed NDA -RNDA The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers CRNDA) ...
#RioOlympics: U.S. leads medal table again, as Brazil qualifies for men’s football quarter-final
The United States of America have toppled China from the medals table. The USA achieved the feat by winning gold in the ...
#RioOlympics: Colombia beats Nigeria 2 – 0
Nigeria’s U-23 team suffered their first defeat in the Olympics as they lost 2-0 to Colombia at the Arena dos ...
Podcast: #GoodVibesOnly presents all the good news from Nigeria in the past week
It’s the second edition of #GoodVibesOnly, a podcast where the host takes you on a trip round the length and breath ...
THE YNAIJA TRACKLIST: Buhari did not sign a padded budget | B’Haram members fleeing to Europe | Jonathan partied for 6 years- MEND | More
From the news this morning- a tracklist Budget padding controversy deepens as Presidency denies signing a padded copy- YNaija EFCC ...
NFF to pay Siasia outstanding salary
Nigeria’s Under-23 coach Samson Siasia and his assistants will be paid their outstanding salaries, Africanfootball.com reports. According to the report, the Nigeria ...
#RioOlympics: Lithuania defeats Nigeria 89 – 80
Lithuania secured a nine-point victory over Nigeria’s D’Tigers this morning in the men’s basketball event. However, the world’s third best ...
#RioOlympics: China displaces USA on medals table
Record Olympian Michael Phelps added two more gold medals to his record 19 as he won the Men’s 200m butterfly ...
5 takeways from Nigeria’s performance so far at the Rio Olympics
by Olaoniye Roqueebah So every four years we get this thing called the Olympics which a lot of people will ...
Rio Olympics: Argentina defeats Nigeria 94 – 66
Nigeria’s male basketball team, D’Tigers lost their first game at the 2016 Rio Olympics to South American giants Argentina. The ...
Rio Olympics: Nigeria beats Sweden 1-0, qualifies for quarter final
Nigeria’s U-23 football team on Monday morning beat Sweden 1-0 to book a place in the quarter-final of the men’s ...
From Abuja to Rio de janeiro, here are the top 10 photos of the past week
From President Faure Gnassingbe’s visit to Abuja to the amazing scenes from the 2016 Olympics in Rio de janeiro, here are top 10 ...
Simon Kolawole: All said and done, Nigeria first
In November 2014, I penned an article, “My Grouse with President Jonathan”. I highlighted his major achievements in agriculture, infrastructure, ...
YNaija Editorial: Why is Solomon Dalung still a minister?
20 years ago this week, Nigeria recorded one of its most remarkable sporting triumphs to win the gold medal in ...
Olympics: Nigeria’s U-23 team finally arrive Brazil (PHOTOS)
Nigeria’s football team to the Rio 2016 Olympics have finally arrived in Manaus, venue of their Group B match against ...
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