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Amstel Malta Ultra to sponsor Team Nigeria for Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Premium drink brand Amstel Malta Ultra, the malt drink of choice for health enthusiasts announced its’ official sponsorship of Team Nigeria at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The news of…
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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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House of Reps donate N18m to victorious paralympics team
Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday donated N50,000 each to Nigeria Paralympics team for their impressive performance at the Games in Rio. The motion was passed by Hon.…
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Buhari applauds Paralympics team for outstanding performance
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria's team to the Rio 2016 Paralympics games. Buhari said the team had an outstanding performance at the games in Brazil. This is contained in…
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Just In: Paralympics team arrive Nigeria to warm reception
Nigeria's team to the Rio 2016 Paralympics games on Sunday arrived the country to a warm reception. The team set a record as it won eight gold medals, and twelve…
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Rio Paralympics: Iyiazi gets 12th medal for Team Nigeria
Veteran Paralympic athlete, Eucharia Iyiazi on Thursday increased Team Nigeria's medal tally to 12 at the ongoing 2016 Rio Paralympics after clinching bronze in the women’s F56/57 discus. The 4-time medalist threw a…
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Nigeria gets 7th gold medal at Rio paralympics
Nigeria has gotten its 7th gold medal at the ongoing 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil, through Flora Ugwunwa at the women’s javelin – F54 event, on Tuesday. With a total throw of 20.25…
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Nigeria’s laudable performance at the Paralympics
Nigeria has been attending the Summer Paralympics since 1992, making this their 7th time at the multi sport event set aside for people with physical disabilities, ranging from amputations to…
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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…
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Lucy Ejike wins Nigeria’s 3rd gold in Paralympics
Team Nigeria’s Captain at the ongoing Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Lucy Ejike has won a third gold medal for the country. She achieved the feat by shattering the Paralympic and World…
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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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This Japanese man that is just ‘dashing’ our athletes money – 5 things we found out about him
by Tolu Omoyeni More interesting than the news of the Nigerian Dream Team winning their first medal (bronze) at the Olympics since 2008 is the news of this Japanese man…
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#RioOlympics2016: Okagbare qualifies for Semis, others crash out
Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare has qualified for the semi-finals of the women's 100m after coming second place within 11:16 seconds. Okagbare finished behind 2015 world Bronze medallist, Tori Bowie, who won the race…
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#RioOlympics2016: Dream Team gets allowances, Etebo to miss Denmark game
Nigeria Olympic team have reportedly received their camp allowances for 22 days after threatening to boycott their quarter-final game against Denmark over unpaid allowances. According to Africanfootball.com, the team's spokesperson…
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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 agree is the biggest sporting event ever. This year, it’s …
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Is this why Team Nigeria wore tracksuits to Rio Olympics opening ceremony?
An international sports writer, Alexander Wolff who is currently covering the Rio Olympics has inferred that Team Nigeria wore tracksuits to the opening ceremony of the games because the official outfit…
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Dream Team’s victory was sweet – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his delight over the victory by the U-23 football over their opponents Japan. According to Buhari the team "overcame all odds" to secure a memorable…
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See full schedule of Team Nigeria’s activities at Rio Olympics
A full schedule of activities Team Nigeria will be involved in has been released, just hours to the kick-off of the Rio 2106 Olympic Games in Brazil. Nigeria will first…
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No player here is hungry, I didn’t donate $30,000 to anyone – Mikel Obi
Captain of Team Nigeria to the Rio Olympics, John Mikel Obi has denied reports that he gave $30,000 dollars to his teammates in the U-23 football team. Speaking from the…
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Rio Olympics: Union Bank donates N30m to Team Nigeria
The Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has donated N30 million to the Nigeria Olympic Committee. The bank said the donation was to support the nation’s participation in the Rio 2016…
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2016 Rio Olympics: Okagbare to compete in three events
Nigeria and Commonwealth double sprints champion, Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor will compete in three events during the 2016 Rio Olympics Games- the sprints, long jump and the 4x100m relay. According to the…
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Japheth Omojuwa: How to win Olympic medals or fail woefully – A case study of Team GB and Team Nigeria (YNaija FrontPage)
Based on what I now understand “expectations” to mean with respect to really working out possible areas of strength to win medals…
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Unjust miracles (YNaija Frontpage)
‘So sick of niggas "I want money like Cosby" (Who wouldn't?) - Jay Z (Dead Presidents) Nigerians have always had this penchant for believing in the impossible. At one…
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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu: Nigeria has never been great at sports (YNaija Frontpage)
I’ve noticed a trend in the last couple of months since the run up to London 2012 began with Nigerians. The constant talk is of how Nigeria has lost its…
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SNAPSHOT: #TeamNigeria resplendent at the Olympics
by Hauwa Gambo No matter how angry you get about the dysfunction in Nigeria, surely to see the beautiful simplicity of our green-white-green stirs something in you, no, yes? Gold…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- 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
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- 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