AFN
6 Nov
The Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Samuel Onikeku, has faulted the recommendations of the probe panel set up by former Sports Minister, John Owan Enoh, to investigate Team Nigeria’s negative exposures at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
4 Nov
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has been ordered to pay athlete Favour Ofili the sum of $5,000 as compensation for omitting her name from an event she was supposed to participate in at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Investigative Committee set up by the former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Senator John Owan-Enoh…
4 Nov
The Ministerial Committee set up by immediate past Sports Minister, John Owan Enoh, to unravel circumstances that led to Team Nigeria’s failur
2 Nov
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12 Oct
For 18-year-old Francis James from Plateau State, the recently concluded Lotus Bank 10km Abeokuta marathon race is a significant milestone, not only in his athletics career but for Nigerian long distance runners.
26 Aug
After a near-disastrous outing at Tokyo Olympics three years ago, Nigeria’s junior athletes brought relief to the country by putting up outstanding performances at the World U-20 Athletics Championships
15 Aug
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) says it has capable athletes to fill the vacuum should U.S.-based sprinter, Favour Ofili, decide to switch allegiance from Nigeria to another country. The relationship between Ofili and the AFN became strained at the just-concluded Paris 2024 Olympics following the disappearance of her name from the list that the…
12 Aug
The first batch of the Nigerian contingent to the just-concluded Paris 2024 Olympic Games are expected to return to the country today. The Guardian learnt, yesterday, that the first set of athletes would depart the Olympics Village this morning, while the second batch will leave tomorrow. The team of 88 athletes, which is the country’s…
9 Aug
Team Nigeria’s hope of getting to the podium in both men’s and women’s 4x100m relay teams was dashed, yesterday, as they crashed out in their semifinal races at Stade de France.
8 Aug
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has reacted to the controversy surrounding the decision of Nigeria-born hammer thrower, Annette Nneka Echikunwoke, to compete for Team USA instead of Nigeria at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics.
6 Aug
Ogazi, Ezekiel break 400m, hurdles records Ace jumper, Ese Brume, will begin her quest for a medal at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympic Games today. Brume is making her third appearance at the Olympics. In her first outing at Rio 2016, she made it to the final, and on her second outing in Tokyo, Japan,…
15 Jun
United States-based sprinter, Udodi Onwuzurike and many other athletes, including Godson Brume, Tima Godbless and thrower Chinecherem Nnamdi, will storm the ancient city of Benin, Edo State, today ahead the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) National Trials starting tomorrow.
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With heavy hearts, President Bola Tinubu on Friday led mourning Nigerians to the Military Cemetery in Abuja, for the burial of the late Chief of Army staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja who died on 5 November, 2024. Vice President, Kashim Shettima, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas,…
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A non-governmental organization, ElectHER, has stressed the need for more female electoral officers and female security officers to be deployed for elections in order to boost the confidence of women in their participation in the electoral process. According to ElectHER, female voters often feel intimidated by a male-dominated security presence during elections. While presenting the…
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The First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu on Friday commissioned the upgraded runway of the Chuba Okadigbo International Airport. Mrs. Tinubu is in the state to take part in the grand finale of the Ebonyi Womens Day Celebration, an annual event that celebrates the women of the state. Commissioning the runway, the First Lady, commended the…
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Paul Pogba's Juventus career is over after the Serie A club announced on Friday that the France midfielder's contract had been terminated even though his doping ban was cut to 18 months on appeal. Pogba will be able to return to competitive football in March after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) chopped last…
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The Presidency has said that Nigeria’s deepwater oil projects now deliver competitive returns and the country has moved from bottom quartile of 13 indexed countries to top three. Mrs Olu Verheijen, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Energy, disclosed this in a keynote address at an Executive Session of the Energy Institute and…
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Former National Assembly lawmaker and Civil rights activist, Senator Shehu Sani, has applauded the efforts of the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, to rid the country of insecurity. According to the ex- senator who represented the Kaduna Central Zone in the defunct 8th National Assembly, Ribadu has surpassed his predecessors in avowed mission of…
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The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), on Friday, commiserated with Super Eagles’ number one goalkeeper, Stanley Nwabali, who lost his father in the morning of Friday, 15 November 2024. The South Africa-based Nwabali announced the sad news on his Instagram page on Friday morning. In a statement, the NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, said: “We…
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Ukraine said Friday it had arrested an army officer accused of passing information about secret military operations to Russia. The SBU security services said the accused, a lieutenant colonel, was recruited by Russia before its 2022 invasion and "activated" earlier this year "to pass on plans for the Defence Forces' combat operations behind enemy lines."…