By Onochie Anibeze reporting from London Not even an Olympic race could change the smiling face of Regina George. She is always smiling. It is in her character to do so. And five meters to the end of her heat in the 400m event here today in the London Olympics, the US-based Nigerian runner was […]
By Onochie Anibeze, reporting from London True to expectations from expectant Nigerians fans, Blessing Okagbare yesterday won her 100m heat to move into the women’s semi-final holding tonight at the Olympic Stadium in London. If she qualifies, Okagbare, who clocked 10.93secs in last night’s race, her personal best so far, is just a race shy […]
Ohurugu HORDES of visitors have continued to beseige Team Nigeria’s secretariat at the Olympic Village. Many of the visitors, mainly, are Nigerian athletes representing other countries at the Olympics and those who are living in Diaspora, coming back to identify with their roots. Great Britain is the greatest beneficiaries of Nigerian-born athletes and it […]
Felix Expo NIGERIA’S failure at the London 2012 Olympics continued on Wednesday when weightlifter Felix Ekpo failed to pick a medal. Ekpo came second to Mate Perez of Spain in his 77kg Group B pool with a total lift of 331kg, however he narrowly topped the standings after the snatch with 151kg while the […]
NIGERIA international Ahmed Musa lost many valuables after his house in Kano was burgled on Wednesday. Speaking with MTNFootball.com from Moscow, the CSKA Moscow winger said he was sad about the incident but at the same grateful to God that no life was lost. “Armed robbers attacked my house in Kano today(Wednesday). I was sad […]
PETRAS Lescinskas, who was arrested during the Lithuania-Nigeria match, has pleaded guilty to racially aggravated offence. The Lithuanian man who gave a Nazi salute during an Olympic basketball match has become the first person to be convicted of a racially aggravated offence at the Games and fined £2,500. He was told that his behaviour and […]
Filed by New Nigerian Politics New Nigerian Politics has just been reliably informed that Nigeria’s Premier League Division 1 outfit, Sharks FC of Port-Harcourt, has been involved in a road accident enroute to Kaduna to honour their league match against Kaduna United FC in a midweek encounter. According to the source on the ground who spoke to […]
The International Olympic Committee has dismissed rumours Saudi Arabia will withdraw from the London Games over a hijab headscarf row. The Saudis have brought women athletes to the Olympics for the first time ever and one of their two female competitors, Wojdan Shaherkani, is due to fight in the heavyweight judo competition on Friday. However, […]
pregnant Malaysian Nur Taibi | credits: Although she has been eliminated from the air rifle event in the London Olymic Games, pregnant Malaysian Nur Taibi has earned widespread commendations. But some people are nervous that her husband has yet to say anything on her adventure, writes AKEEM LASISI As eight-month-old pregnant Malysian athlete, Nur Suryani […]
Arsenal fans in Lagos were treated to great dance steps by three of the clubs players, defender Bacary Sagna, Per Mertesacker and new signing Lukas Podolski on Sunday. The players were in Lagos for the launch of the Malta Guinness Low Sugar Workout, which took place at the Ball Room of Eko Hotel. Gunners’ forward […]
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