Four unaccredited Nigeria U-23 team officials are being expected back to the country today after been sent home from Brazil. According to Allnigeriasoccer.com reports, the officials whose inclusion into the caused some concerns in Sao Paolo left Brazil yesterday. The affected persons that will depart the Nigeria U23s camp include the Media Officer, Timi Ebikagboro, […]

George Aluo and Christian Okpara are Sports Editors of Sun and Guardian Newspapers respectively. They are here covering the Rio Olympics. After an energy-sapping day’s job, George asked Christian to snap a pix of him with a beautiful background of skyscrapers.

The Summer Rio Olympics is getting more interesting and intense as it goes into the home stretch. Many athletes whose events have been completed have already started trooping out of the massive Games Village.

A cleric, Reverend Supo Ayokunle, has asked a Federal High Court in Ibadan to grant his application to extend the time within which he could apply for an order setting aside judgment of the court delivered on March 26, 2013.

The World Health Organization, WHO, has expressed deep sympathy over the detection of new cases of wild polio virus in Nigeria, after more than two years without wild poliovirus. Reacting to the development, the WHO Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, said: “We are deeply saddened by the news that two Nigerian children have been paralyzed by polio. The Government has made significant strides to stop this paralyzing disease in recent years.