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NewsSoccerSportQatar 2022: FIFA Yields to Pressure, Ban Sales of Alcohol At Stadiums

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 19, 2022

Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) on Friday gave in to the Qatari government’s demand to ban the sale of alcoholic drinks at the eight stadiums that will host the World Cup competition. Breaking the news on Twitter, FIFA said fans will only be able to access alcohol at “FIFA fan festival, other fan destinations and licensed venues.” “Following discussions between host country authorities and FIFA, a decision has been made to focus the sale...

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NewsNigeriaSoccerSportKizz Daniel, Only African Artiste to Perform at the 2022 World Cup

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 13, 2022

Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe, the Nigerian singer and songwriter better known by his stage name Kizz Daniel, has been named the only African artiste to perform at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) confirmed Kizz Daniel’s appearance at the FIFA Fan Festival during the World Cup on Friday. In an Instagram post, FIFA listed the five official performing artistes for the event. According to the post, American disc jockey (DJ)...

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NewsNigeriaSportPart of Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba Collapses

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 13, 2022

A section of the multi-purpose sports halls and shooting range story building under construction at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba collapsed, a few days before the commencement of the 21st National Sports Festival, tagged Delta 2022. Some workers who allegedly sustained varying degrees of injuries were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention. According to reports, the incident occurred when a crane carrying heavy iron fell on the building which was at the roofing...

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NewsSportWWE, SuperSport Launches Talent Hunt for Africa’s Next WWE Superstar

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 10, 2022

The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), in conjunction with SuperSport, has launched a continent-wide talent hunt to find Africa’s next WWE superstar. The talent hunt tagged ‘The search for Africa’s next WWE superstar’ was announced at a press conference in Lagos on Tuesday. According to James Kimball, WWE’s head of talent operations and strategy, “Africa is a focal point of our renewed global talent recruitment strategy and this initiative in Lagos will launch what we envision...

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NewsSoccerSportMikel Obi Retires From Football At 35

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 28, 2022

John Mikel Obi, former Super Eagles captain, has retired from professional football. Obi announced his retirement on his Instagram page on Tuesday with a photo of his 18-year career’s biggest highlights. His post read: “There is a saying that “all good things must come to an end”, and for my professional football career, that day is today. “I look back at the past 20 years of my career, and I must say that I am...

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Award & RecognitionNewsSportBuhari Rewards Tobi Amusan, Other Athletes with 200m, National Honours

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 16, 2022

ABUJA — Nigeria’s gold medallist, Tobi Amusan, and other athletes have been honoured by President Muhammadu Buhari for their spectacular performances at several international competitions. At an award ceremony held at the Banquet Hall of the State House in Abuja on Thursday, the President awarded N200 million to Team Nigeria contingents for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Athletics Championships. He also conferred national honours on them. They include gold winners and other medal winners...

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BusinessNewsSportNike Launches New Jerseys, Kits for Super Eagles

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)September 15, 2022

Sports kit manufacturing company, Nike, has unveiled brand new jerseys for the Nigerian football national teams. The American-based company officially released the jersey and kits on Thursday, alongside other sponsored national teams’ ahead of the World Cup. The new apparel was designed with Nigeria’s national colours—green and white—with a touch of black. While the Super Eagles will not be at the World Cup, the Nigerian national team could debut in the new jersey in the...

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SportUzuegbuna Okagbue Receives in Visit Stephanie Onusiriuka, Eleven Years Old Anambra Sports Champion

PilotnewsAugust 28, 2022

Uzuegbuna Okagbue has received in visit, Stephanie Onusiriuka, Anambra born eleven years old multiple gold medalist. This visit was upon her return from South Africa, following her successful outing at the Africa Gymnastics Clubs Championship, last weekend. Stephanie, who paid a courtesy call to Uzuegbuna Okagbue in Abuja, the nation’s capital in the company of her mother, Mrs. Amaka Onusiriuka, first met Uzuegbuna Okagbue during her outing in the 2021 national gymnastics which was held...

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NewsSportTobi, Ese, Adijat…Nigerian Athletes That Made Nigeria Super Proud at the Commonwealth Games

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 9, 2022

It was a record-breaking outing for Team Nigeria at the just concluded 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Birmingham, United Kingdom. At the end of the competition on 8 August, Team Nigeria amassed a total of 12 Gold, 9 Silver and 14 Bronze medals, bringing the numbers to a total of 35 medals, finishing 7th on the medal standings table. Here, we spotlight three Nigerian female athletes who broke several records at the games,...

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NewsSportCWG 2022: There’s Absolutely Nothing to Learn From Nigeria’s Wins – Ghanaian Journalist

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)August 9, 2022

A Ghanian sports journalist, Fentuo Tahiru Fentuo, says Nigeria is not a model for Ghanaians to look up to when it comes to sports. The journalist who made this known in a Facebook post on Sunday was reacting to the disqualification of the Ghanian team from the Commonwealth Games men’s 4x100m final following a technical blunder. Team Ghana had, at the last minute, made a decision to rest an athlete Joseph Paul Amoah on the...

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