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Usain Bolt loses $12 million of life savings to hackers
Usain Bolt, Jamaica’s Olympic sprinting champion, lost millions of dollars in his account with Stocks and Securities Ltd, an investment company based in Kingston. The track star's lawyers said they…
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I think my record will stay unbroken for 20 years – Usain Bolt
Retired Jamaican athlete, Usain Bolt has said it may take up to 20 years to break his records. Bolt is the only sprinter to win the 100- and 200-metre track titles…
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Usain Bolt bows out of the 4X100m relay with injury as Britain win title
Usain Bolt had hoped to end his career winning all the medal’s but was denied that glory due to an injury in the anchor leg of the world 4x100m relay won…
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Neymar’s destiny-changing transfer deal; Man up, Amir Khan; Usain Bolt | Here are last week’s winners and losers
Last week definitely had its share of political and pop culture drama but we liked that the news cycle was spiced up with events from the world of sports. Here…
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The Thread: He bent the knee | Twitter reacts to Usain Bolt’s loss to Gatlin
American Athlete, Justin Gatlin stunned Usain Bolt and the world on Saturday to win 100m world London 2017 title. Despite being booed by spectators, Gatlin who has been embroiled in cheating…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Kelechi Iheanacho, Justin Gaitlin and the tributes pour in for Usain Bolt
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…
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The YNaija Cover this morning – the 16th of February
Read the full stories and analyses here, here and here now!
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The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today
These are the top five stories you should monitor today. World Bank loan will be determined by budget size – Udoma Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma has…
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The YNaija Tracklist: Usain Bolt to retire in August | Arik Air to be managed by foreign airlines – AMCON | More stories
From the papers this morning – a Tracklist NCC bans registration of SIM cards in open places - YNaija FG approves recruitment of 10,000 policemen yearly - YNaija World Bank…
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Usain Bolt to retire in August
by Azeez Adeniyi Jamaican sprinter, Usain Bolt has said he has not regrets about his decision to retire from athletics in 2017. According to Bolt, he has achieved everything he…
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Usain Bolt won’t make an appearance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Usain Bolt has ruled out an appearance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia. The Jamaican will however feature in this year’s world championships in London. Bolt was recently stripped…
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Today’s Noisemakers: Apostle Suleman, Usain Bolt, Jay Bowdy, 2face and others
Every day on the Nigerian internet, there are people who keep our eyes glued to our phone screens as we read their rants, opinions, perspectives on political and social matters,…
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The Thread: “Why will you take performance enhancing drugs when you’ve got Usain Bolt?” | #NestaCarter
You may have heard that Usain Bolt- the fastest man on earth- is minus one Olympic gold medal (He had stacked up nine of them). Yea, sucks. Particularly because it…
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The YNaija Cover this evening – the 25th of January
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Usain Bolt’s treble record suffers as IOC strips Jamaica of Beijing relay medal
The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday stripped Jamaica of the 2008 Beijing Games 4×100m relay Gold. According to the IOC, Nesta Carter was caught doping. Carter was found to have…
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Reuben Abati: Nigeria and the Rio Paralympics
Whoever came up with the aphorism that “like attracts like” deserves a special place in the Guinness Book of World Records. How true! Our country Nigeria went to the Rio…
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Opinion: As bold, confident and resilient as a Nigerian, as rude as Jamaicans
by Simon Utsu I did a write-up yesterday where I castigated the arrogance that oozed out of a popular Chinese newspaper's article, where blacks, Indians and Pakistanis were profiled and despicable…
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Joachim MacEbong: The aftermath of Rio 2016 – What can Nigeria learn from Jamaica (and Britain)?
By Joachim MacEbong For over two weeks this month, Nigerians joined the rest of the world in marvelling at the feats of the best athletes on the surface of the earth.…
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These are the 10 athletes who totally ‘owned’ the #RioOlympics (PHOTOS)
It has been three weeks of action, thrills, tears, victories and excitements at the Rio Olympics. This year's games had many record-breaking feats as well unending and unforgettable drama. We…
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Amazing! Top 10 priceless moments from the Rio 2016 Olympics (PHOTOS)
The Summer Olympics in Rio De Janiero may have ended but the memories that captured the Games will forever remain in our hearts. Who can forget the Usain Bolt's cheeky…
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Nigeria’s Winner and Losers at the #RioOlympics – A quick roundup
by Tolu Omoyeni The curtains have been drawn on Rio 2016 today and it's been a roller-coaster two weeks of victory, losses, tears, boos, cheers, emotions and unending drama. The…
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From Rio to Manilla, here are the top 10 photos from the past week
From the victors at the 2016 Olympic games in Rio De Janeiro to the heavy monsoon rains in Manilla that have had a cataclysmic effect on the populace, here are the…
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Bolt completes a triple with Jamaica, Team USA wins women relay race + more on our #RioOlympics update
Usain Bolt has made history clinching his ninth Olympics gold medal, after leading the Jamaican relay team to victory at a time of 37.27 seconds. The 29-year-old who is considered…
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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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#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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Usain Bolt wants to race a cheetah as humans are not good enough
by Olurunwa Lawal World's fastest man, Usain Bolt, has said that it would be cool to race against a Cheetah. Bolt made the statement during a charity cricket match, in…
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Soyombo Ayomikun: Use the rod and kill the child (Poetry)
by Soyombo Ayomikun This Usain Bolt holds no world records. But has rich ‘compound records’. Whenever he chases his children in his compound he wins. Subsequently beating the hell out…
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SWAG: Usain Bolt sets another world record before turning into a DJ
Usain Bolt set a stadium record in the Diamond League meeting in Oslo, plus showed of his DJing and car racing skills Can you feel it? Bolt rounds off…
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‘The owner of the ball decides who plays’ – 10 football rules that will put even FIFA to shame (READ)
by Isi Esene Whoever came up with these kid football rules certainly is a veteran. It is so easy to relate to many, if not all, these kid football rules.…
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Can’t touch him: Usain Bolt to earn £10,000 PER SECOND at the Paris Diamond League
Usain Bolt will earn a staggering £10,000-a-second when he runs the 200m at the Paris Diamond League meeting this summer. The triple Olympic champion will earn £200,000 as he warms…
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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