Paris Olympics
25 Sep
The Federal Government has officially inaugurated a seven-member committee to investigate the negative exposures the country was subjected to at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games. The committee was also mandated to wade into the doping issues surrounding some of the athletes at the Olympics and Paralympics, the contract agreement between Actively Black company…
24 Sep
Former Green Eagles winger, Adegoke Adelabu, has described as a game of “hide and seek,” the decision by Sports Minister, Senator John Owan Enoh, to institute a probe panel on “the various negative exposures to the country” at the 2024 Paris Olympics/Paralympics.
21 Sep
The Sports Ministry, Friday, set up a seven-man probe panel to look into what it tagged 'the various negative exposures to the country' at the 2024 Paris Olympics/Paralympics.
4 Sep
WILLIAM Earl, a western journalist, reported how the recently concluded Paris Olympics made history in the area of media viewership. His piece was published on July 27. He wrote that the watery spectacle of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Games
29 Aug
Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have made history by becoming the first African team, male or female, to break into the top 10 of the FIBA world rankings. According to the latest rankings released on Thursday by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the six-time AfroBasket champions climbed four spots to secure the 8th position globally.…
29 Aug
As it were at the Paris 2024 Olympics, where Nigeria failed to win any medal, the situation at the on going World U20 Championships in Lime,
25 Aug
Nigeria’s greatest literary export, Chinua Achebe, once said, “When the moon is shining, even the cripple becomes hungry for a walk.” In the past few days, I have read with a mix of shock and disappointment the social media outcry from uninformed individuals calling for the removal of the Minister for Sports Development, Senator John…
12 Aug
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has said poor political leadership will continue to harm Nigeria irretrievably until it dismantles the corrupt system. Obi's statement comes as Nigeria failed to win any medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, while three Nigerians won medals for other countries due to a lack of opportunities…
11 Aug
Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan-Enoh, has apologised for the disappointing performance of Team Nigeria at the Paris 2024 Olympics and promised a comprehensive review. Team Nigeria, despite the huge financial investment made into the project, is returning from the Paris 2024 Olympics without a single medal. Owan-Enoh, reacting to Nigeria's woeful performance, said…
11 Aug
The Federation of International Basketball Association (FIBA) has named D'Tigress' Rena Wakama the best coach of the Paris 2024 Olympics Women's Basketball tournament. FIBA picked Wakama for leading D'Tigress to a historic quarter-final finish at the Paris 2024 Olympics. "One of the youngest coaches in Olympic history, Rene Wakama delivered a new high tide mark…
11 Aug
Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan-Enoh, has admitted the shortcomings of Team Nigeria at the Paris 2024 Olympics and vowed to improve for the Paralympics. Team Nigeria finished its campaign at the Paris 2024 Olympics without winning a single medal. Hannah Reuben was the last athlete with a chance to salvage a medal for…
11 Aug
The curtains will be drawn today, Sunday August 11, 2024, on this summer's Olympic games in Paris with Team Nigeria failing to win a single medal. Despite parading one of Africa's biggest contingent and taking part in 12 sports, Team Nigeria fail to register their name on the medals table. The trio of Kenya, Algeria…
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