This is the worst Olympics preparation – Toriola
Having been part of six Olympics build up, Africa’s most decorated table tennis player, Segun Toriola has lamented the preparation for the Rio Olympic Games describing it as the worst ever.
11 year-old wins 16th Spelling Bee competition
Eleven-year-old, Philip Daniel of Darocha Primary School, Agege, has emerged winner of the 16th Lagos State Spelling Bee Competition, primary category, beating Titus Friday of Anglican Primary School, Ajegunle, and Nafisat Raji of Ahmadiyah Primary School, Yaba, to second and third positions respectively.
Delta council suspends Majority Leader
Majority Leader of Ughelli South Local Government Area legislative arm, Delta State, Andrew Arhavwarien has been suspended indefinitely over alleged misconduct.
Brazil names Tite as new coach – club
Brazil names Adenor Leonardo Bacchi, better known as Tite as new coach
Hosts France beat Albania 2-0 at Euro 2016
Late goals from Antoine Griezmann and Dimitri Payet booked hosts France’s place in the last 16 of Euro 2016 after overcoming stiff resistance from European Championship debutants Albania in Marseille.
Atiku happy over appointment as Nigeria House Ambassador
Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has expressed joy over his choice as Ambassador of the Nigeria House In Rio Olympics as well as joining other top Nigerians to visit the Nigeria House Business, Investment Summit Group to Sau Paulo and Rio.
ANB set for first stakeholders’ summit
THE Association of Nigerian Bookmakers, the parent body of Sports Betting companies in Nigeria, will stage their first sports betting stakeholders summit in Lagos, tomorrow.
NFF disowns Atta
THE Nigeria Football Association (NFF) has clarified that a certain Aneke Atta reportedly asking players to pay for a place in the U-17 National Team has no relationship or connection whatsoever with one of its licensed intermediaries, Mr. Emefie Atta Aneke.
Nigeria may face Ibrahimovic at Olympics
Former Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic may face Nigeria at the 2016 Olympic Games, with coach Hakan Ericson naming him to the provisional 35-man squad list for the competition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Entertainers neglected OJB – Family
Emotions have continued to run high at the Gbaja Street, Surulere, Lagos, residence of late talented music producer and singer, Babatunde Okungbowa a.k.a ‘OJB Jezreel’ following his demise two days ago.
Varsity under fire after male allegedly rapes three students
A university in westernmost Canada became the latest in North America Wednesday to face a backlash over its handling of sexual assault allegations by students.
Three women at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver, British Columbia alleged that a fellow student sexually assaulted them in separate incidents on campus last semester.
