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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…
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Team Nigeria performed better at Rio Olympics – Dalung
Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung on Saturday said Team Nigeria had a better performance at the Rio Olympics compared to previous outings. Dalung said this while declaring the second edition of…
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I am sometimes tempted to represent another country – Okagbare
Nigerian athlete, Blessing Okagbare has said she sometimes contemplate dumping Nigeria and representing another country during athletics events. In a recent interview with Punch, Okagbare said athletes representing the country…
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Rio Olympics: I put more than £30,000 into Dream Team – Mikel Obi
Captain of Nigeria's bronze winning team at the Rio 2016 Olympics, John Mikel Obi has revealed the poor training conditions the team had to put up with ahead of the tournament. Mikel who…
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Mikel shares his Olympics experience | The good, bad and the ugly
Nigeria's captain at the 2016 Rio Olympics, Mikel Obi has narrated his experience during the games. Mikel told his club's website, Chelseafc.com, that it was mixed experience of good and…
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Human trafficking: Dalung has apologised – Siasia
Bronze medal winning coach of the Nigerian Under-23 team Samson Siasia says he has no ill feelings against Sports Minister Solomon Dalung for labelling him a "Human trafficker" as he…
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Rio Olympics: Buhari appreciative of Nigeria’s performance – Dalung
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Barrister Solomon Dalung on Tuesday disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari was appreciative of the performance of Team Nigeria at the just concluded 2016 Olympic Games.…
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I am done with Nigeria for now… – Coach Siasia declares
Coach of Nigeria's bronze medal winning under-23 team at Rio 2016, Samson Siasia has lamented the poor treatment meted out to him and members of the team. Speaking to The Vanguard he…
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Are you not thoroughly ashamed of Nigeria at the #RioOlympics? 5 takeaways on what this says about us
by Tolu Omoyeni The 2016 Olympics have come and gone but our problems as a country will always be here as long as we are run by the same incompetent…
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#RioOlympics: Team USA makes it a double in basketball [See medal table]
America's basketball team clinched gold in both the male and female events in Rio 2016. The female team trashed Spain 101-72, while the male team outclassed Serbia 96-66. Serbia beat…
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Recap: All the important things that happened for Nigeria at the #RioOlympics
As the Rio Olympics comes to an end today, Nigeria's participation has been, to put it mildly, dramatic. All summed and considered, he Nigerian delegation to Rio was able to…
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#RioOlympics: Neymar leads Brazil to its first Olymics football gold
Barcelona superstar and Brazilian captain Neymar led Brazil to its first ever Olympics victory in the football event. Before the Rio 2016 victory, the football event had been the only…
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#RioOlympics: Nigeria gets first medal as U-23 team defeats Honduras
Nigeria got its first medal at the ongoing Rio Olympics, after the U-23 football team defeated its Honduras counterparts 3-2 to win the bronze medal. Captain Mikel Obi's sterling performance…
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#RioOlympics: Not even cancer can stop this athlete from competing…
There have been so many shockers and unusual events at this year's Olympics at Rio Janeiro, Brazil. It was first a winning dive by Bahamian sprinter, Shaunae Miller to win…
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#RioOlympics: We deserved to lose against Germany – Siasia, Mikel
Coach of the National Under-23 team Samson Siasia and captain Mikel Obi have said that Nigeria did not deserve to win against Germany as the Europeans were the better side on…
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#RioOlympics: Usain Bolt wins 200m gold
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won gold in the men's 200m athletics event. Bolt who ran a time of 19.78 seconds beat Canadian Andre De Grasse and Frenchman Christophe Lemaitre to second and…
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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories to monitor today. 1. Abusidiqu sues EFCC Blogger, Abubakar 'Abusidiqu' Usman has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to court for violating his fundamental rights.…
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#RioOlympics: Germany beats Nigeria 2 – 0 to reach finals
Germany beat Nigeria 2-0 in the semi final of the football event of the Rio Olympics and will now face hosts Brazil in Saturday's final. The Germans started the game…
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#RioOlympics: Boxer, Efe Ajagba crashes out in quarterfinals
Nigeria’s only boxer at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympics Efe Ajagba has crashed out of the Games. The 22-year-old who was one of the country's medal hopefuls lost his quarter-final bout…
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#RioOlympics: Okagbare crashes out of 200m
Blessing Okagbare on Wednesday missed out on qualifying for the women’s 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Okagbare, clocked 22.69secs in heat one of the semifinals finished fifth behind Holland’s …
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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, Japan. The minister said this on his official Facebook page,…
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#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 Olympics. The Nigerian sprinter clocked a time of 20:34 seconds,…
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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 reassured Nigerians that the athletes will make the nation proud…
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#RioOlympics2016: Two U-23 players, 3 officials sent back to Nigeria
Two U-23 alternate players - Stanley Dimgba and goalkeeper, Yusuf Mohammed who are with the Dream Team in Brazil for the Olympics games have been sent back to Nigeria by…
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#RioOlympics2016: Bahamian Miller wins women’s 400m, Kenya gets another medal
Bahamian Sprinter, Shaunae Miller on Monday won the Women's 400m final after completing the race in a time of 49:44s. Coming second place behind her was American, Allyson Felix who…
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#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 the second quarter where the Brazilians outscored them by 12…
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Sports Ministry returns $4600 to Mikel Obi
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has refunded the sum of $4,600 to captain of the Under-23 team Mikel Obi he paid for the team in Sao Paulo on their…
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#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 gold at Rio 2016. Bolt, 29, ran 9.81 seconds in…
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#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 by Argentine Juan Martin del Potro 5-7, 6-4, 7-6. Del…
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#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. The minister also said that footballers were not entitled to…
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- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy