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Nigeria’s international football star, Ademola Lookman will later this night (Monday) be the only African nominee in this year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris, France. Speaking to the BBC on his nomination, Lookman “It’s special being on…

The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio,  has condemned in strong terms the ill-treatment of members of the nation’s senior team, the Super Eagles, and its delegation to a return leg of the 2025 African Cup of Nation…

32-year-old Nigerian-born body builder, Samson Dauda on Sunday night at the iconic Las Vegas Convention Centre (LSVCC) emerged the 2024 Mr. Olympia and carted away a whopping cash prize of $600,000, equivalent of N960 million. …

Portuguese football superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo has made history as the first individual to reach one billion followers on the social media. Ronaldo reached the one billion mark after he reached over 100 million on X, 600 million on…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has congratulated the Nigerian contingent at the recently concluded Paralympics in France, describing them as worthy ambassadors. Nigeria won seven medals – two…

Folashade Oluwafemiayo a Nigerian has just shattered her World Record in the women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting, becoming the first Para-athlete to lift 166kg. This surpasses her previous record of 165kg, and she also secured a…

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has congratulated Onyinyechi Mark on her extraordinary performance in the 2024 Paralympics that won Nigeria its first gold medal on Friday.…

Cristiano Ronaldo  on Thursday night scored his 900th career goal making him one of the greatest football goal scorers of all times. The 39 year old who shone as his country Portugal saw off…

Defending champion Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the US Open by Alexei Popyrin in a surprising third-round defeat. The 28th seed from Australia won with scores of 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4, marking Djokovic's earliest exit from the…

Nigeria has been engaged in the game of football professionally since the colonial times. Football originated in England, Nigeria’s colonial masters in the early eighteenth century so it was natural that their…