The crowning moment is here for boxers of the Yucateco boxing league as the grand-finale of the second season of the widely followed Olympic style showdown takes center stage. The much anticipated event is slated for Friday June 27th at the recently unveiled Yucateco Arena in Okesopin Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun state. With the conclusion of a record 516 bouts across the 13 weight categories, boxers will now hope to cross the last huddle for an humongous payday. Pugilists in the colors of Agulo Seite boxing club, and Ogbas Families BC will square up in the men’s category. The women’s class holds…
Author: ROSEMARY UGIOMOH
BY ROSEMARY UGIOMOH Kirsty Coventry officially took over as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) president from Thomas Bach in a historic ceremony held at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on June 23, 2025. This momentous occasion marked a new chapter in the Olympic Movement’s history, with Coventry becoming the first woman and African to head the IOC top job. In a symbolic handover, Thomas Bach passed the golden key of Olympic House to Kirsty Coventry, who pledged to enhance and expand the Olympic Games’ global reach. Bach, who served as IOC president for 12 years, expressed confidence in Coventry’s…
The Nigeria Fencing Federation has unveiled a 12-member team to represent the country at the highly anticipated 23rd African Fencing Championships. The tournament is scheduled to take place at Charterhouse Lagos from June 25 to 29, 2025. This prestigious event will bring together top fencers from across Africa, and Team Nigeria is eager to make its mark. The Squad The Nigerian team boasts a mix of talented young fencers and experienced athletes. The men’s squad is led by team captain Inkosi Brou, a US-based fencer who made history as the first Nigerian to win a medal at an international event.…
The Chairman,Local Organising Committee COALCITY Games 2026, and Enugu State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Barrister Lloyd Ikechukwu Ekweremadu, has asserted that Enugu State, will be aiming to win the 23rd edition of National Sports Festival billed to hold in Enugu September, 2026. Speaking to newsmen shortly after the inauguration of the LOC, by Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, Hon. Lloyd Ekweremadu, who expressed happiness ,with the inuaguration of the committee, noted with confidence that Governor Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, is committed to Enugu State hosting to win the games. “”He appreciates the steps that are to be taken to ensure that…
Nigeria’s women’s and men’s teams have been crowned the inaugural IFAF African Flag Football champions as the sport marked a major milestone on its journey to a first Olympic Games appearance in Los Angeles 2028. The Nigerian men edged a thrilling final game, winning 13-12 to claim gold over hosts Egypt in front of a loud and high-spirited home crowd inside the Club One Stadium in Maadi, Cairo, where distinguished guests included Egypt’s Minister of Youth and Sport Dr Ashraf Sobhi. In the women’s tournament, Nigeria put out a confident performance to take victory over Morocco 26-12 in the final,…
Makanjuola Nureni, the visionary founder and CEO of Water FC, has been named among the 100 Most Influential Progressive Nigerians for 2025—recognition of his decades-long dedication to grassroots football development in Nigeria. Affectionately known in football circles as “Muala” (a colloquial term meaning let’s make it together), Nureni has worked quietly behind the scenes for nearly 30 years, mentoring young talents, providing structure and opportunity, and shaping lives through the power of sport. Many of the players nurtured under his guidance have gone on to represent Nigeria at major international tournaments, including the FIFA World Cup, Africa Cup of Nations,…
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening strategic cooperation with the Indian Customs Administration, as both sides advanced discussions on key customs issues on the margins of the 92nd Session of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Policy Commission on 25 June 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. Led by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, the Nigerian delegation met with Mr Surjit Bhujbal, a senior member of India’s Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), to evaluate progress made under the Customs Mutual Administrative Agreement (CMAA) signed between both countries on 16 November 2024. The bilateral engagement…
Frankie Omokhua, Enugu The Chairman/CEO of Atakata Construction Limited, a subsidiary of Atakata Group of companies, Prince Ugochukwu Nnaji, says the level of the on-going infrastructural development under the administration of Enugu state Governor, Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, is a blessing to the state. Prince Nnaji who made this known in a chat with the media in Enugu at the weekend, described the positive turn around the state is experiencing as a timely revolution for the people of the state. “We, the people of Enugu state have never seen this kind of infrastructural revolution that’s presently happening across the state…
BY RAYMOND NWADUBA After a successful season where she played a pivotal role in helping the Prosperity Girls, Bayelsa Queens clinch the Nigeria Women Football League title for the 2024/2025 season, Iheoma Chinyere Susan have set her sights to playing for the Women national U20 side, Falconets and also taking her trade to Europe. The reliable left back is confident in her abilities which she believes with more hard work she will be able to realize her set targets. The former Naija Ratels FC of Abuja and Heartland FC of Owerri defender, maintained that winning the league with Bayelsa Queens…
_As Team Nigeria Para- contingents smash 19 medals at African Grand Prix in Tunisia_ The Para-Olympics Committee of Nigeria, PCN, has ascribed the recent success of Team Nigeria at the Para Grand Prix in Tunisia to the intentional support the National Sports Commission, NSC, is giving to the country’s Para-Sports. These were the remarks of the PCN President, Sunday Odebode, as he revelled in the performance of the country’s Para-athletes in Tunisia, where Nigeria finished second overall out of 42 countries that featured at the competition. ” The NSC under the leadership of the Chairman, Mallam Shehu Dikko, and the…