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January 28, 2025 No Responses

NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament Returns With GTCO As Headline Sponsor

. Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc (GTCO) is the headline sponsor of the 2025 NPA Lagos International Polo Tournament.The highly-anticipated Polo Series will be held at the prestigious Lagos Polo Club, Ikoyi, from 4th to 23rd February 2025.A staple in...

October 30, 2024 No Responses

Carloha Nigeria Reiterates Support For Sports

Carloha Nigeria, the franchise holder and assembler of Chery vehicles in Nigeria has reiterated its commitment to promote sports and supporting communities in Nigeria. In collaboration with NAPE (Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists), Carloh...

October 22, 2024 No Responses

Seven Countries, 250 Horses For Gwandu Racing Competition, Durbar

All is now set for the the maiden edition of the Gwandu Emirate Annual Horse Racing and Cultural Festival scheduled to hold from the 18th to the 23rd of November, 2024 in Birnin Kebbi,Kebbi State.The much-awaited event will feature series...

October 22, 2024 No Responses

NAPE Charity Golf Tournament Top Player To Get Chery Tiggo 8 Pro

Carloha Nigeria, the franchise holder and assembler of Chery vehicles in Nigeria has concluded plans to handover its flagship Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), the Tiggo 8 Pro to any player who achieves a hole-in-one during the proposed NAPE Charity Golf...

October 15, 2024 No Responses

First Bank To Hold 63rd Edition Golf Tournament In Lagos

First Bank has announced the 63rd edition of its amateur open golf championship in efforts to support sports development. According to the Bank, the event will hold from November 18 to November 24, 2024, at the golf club of the...

October 15, 2024 No Responses

CAF Probes Super Eagles Ordeal At Libyan Airport

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has opened an investigation into the Super Eagles ordeal in Libya and has threatened to sanction those found violating its statutes and regulations. “The matter has been referred to the CAF Disciplinary Board...

September 22, 2024 No Responses

Dubois Defeats Anthony Joshua To Retain Crown

Daniel Dubois has retained his IBF world heavyweight title with a fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua in an all-British spectacular at Wembley on Saturday. Daniel Dubois retained his IBF world heavyweight title with a fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua ...

September 8, 2024 No Responses

2024 Paralympic: Nigeria Wins Silver In Javelin

Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa has won a silver medal in women’s Javelin F54 at the ongoing Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. She finished 2nd in the event with a throw of 19.26m behind Uzbekistan athlete Nurkhon Kurbanova who set a world record...

August 12, 2024 No Responses

Minister Apologises For Nigeria’s Olympics Performance

The Minister of Sports Development, John Enoh has apologised to Nigerians over the poor outing of the Nigerian team at the just-concluded 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. In a statement on Sunday, Enoh said “The Olympic Games, Paris 2024, have ended, a...

August 8, 2024 No Responses

USA Defeats D’Tigress In Olympic Quarter-Final

Nigeria’s D’Tigress suffered a 74-88 quarter-final defeat to the U.S. women’s basketball team at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Wednesday night. Nigeria, who have made physical play a trademark, looked anything but intimidated by the powerhouse Americans as ...