In 2006, Vanguard published the first story on Ogho Oghene Egwuro. Winning the 100m event in the Delta State Sports Festival was newsworthy, knowing the pedigree of the state in track and field and their ability to churn out athletes.

Nine years after Imo State-born Glory Alozie dumped Nigeria for Spain, the 2000 Sydney Olympic 100m hurdles silver medallist is one of the top track and field stars expected to run at this Saturday’s CAA Abuja Grand Prix.

The Nigeria Football Federation announced yesterday that Warri Wolves, which finished 4th in the Nigeria Premier League in the recently-ended season, will fly Nigeria’s flag in next year’s CAF Confederation Cup.

PRESIDENT GENERAL (World-Wide) of Supporters Club, Dr. Rafiu Ladipo, took a cursory look at the mammoth crowd that turned out at the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Sunday to cheer Enyimba and Sharks in the Federation Cup final and declared that Governor Babatunde Fashola has done well for football.

In a bid to reinforce the stature of the MTN brand as truly international, the telecommunications giant has expanded the frontiers of its strategy to enrich the lives of its customers by making history as the first brand of African origin to sponsor a FIFA World Cup, the very first to be played on the African soil.