AFN
24 Nov
Former international athlete, Seigha Porbeni, has described as ‘big distraction’ a report by an audit committee set up by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) to investigate its finances, which is now causing ripples among board members.
24 Nov
Troops of the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN), in the last one week, have eliminated 99 terrorists and apprehended 198 others in different operations across the country.
10 Nov
After successful stops in Benin and Uyo respectively, the MTN CHAMPS began yesterday in Ibadan, Oyo State, venue of the third leg of the nationwide series of secondary schools’ athletics championships, which has received nearly 4000 event entries from about 2000 Athletes.
7 Nov
To make appreciable impact at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and the African Games in Ghana, United States-based Performance Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Victor Okorie...
28 Oct 2023
The Governor of Katsina State, Dr. Dikko Umar Radda, has called for more military presence in the state. He made the call last Thursday evening when he paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Gwabin Musa, at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja.
14 Oct 2023
United States-based board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Victor Okorie:, has advised sprinter, Divine Oduduru to appeal against the six years ban placed on him by World Athletics.
5 Oct 2023
To discover future generation of Olympics athletes for Nigeria at the grassroots level, telecommunications giant, MTN, in partnership with Making of Champions (MoC), yesterday, unveiled the MTN Schools’ Athletics Championships in Lagos.
23 Sep 2023
United States-based board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Victor Okorie, has declared that the probe panel set up last week to look into its finances from 2021 to 2023 will not in any way divide the federation’s members.
15 Sep 2023
Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Abuja, yesterday, said the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) is committed to end terrorism and insurgency in the country, as it has neutralised 151 terrorists and arrested 456 others.
7 Sep 2023
Nigeria went into the championship hoping to better her performance at the last edition of the event in Oregon, U.S., where it won a gold medal and a silver, as well as creating a world record.
4 Sep 2023
To avoid another winless situation at Tokyo 2025 edition of the World Athletics Championships, a board member of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Prof. Emmanuel Ojeme, has advised that the nation’s athletes must be nurtured and psychologically guided to attain optimum performance,
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As the whereabouts of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, remain unknown a week after he was declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and placed on a watch-list by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS)
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African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said that Africa's immense economic potential is being undermined by non-transparent resource-backed loans that complicate debt resolution and compromise countries' future growth.
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