A single victory on the fencing piste is sending shockwaves through Nigeria’s sporting community. Oghenegaren Osievwa-Thompson’s gold medal win at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships has done more than add another trophy to the cabinet — it’s giving an entire generation of Nigerian fencers a reason to believe. National coach Ibrahim […]
Lagos has stepped onto the global sporting stage as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu officially declared the 2026 Commonwealth Fencing Championships open on Sunday, August 9, at Rugby School Nigeria, Atlantic City, Victoria Island. Welcoming athletes and officials from across the Commonwealth, Sanwo-Olu described sport as one of humanity’s greatest unifying forces. […]
Nigeria has never lacked football talent. From the Super Eagles golden generation to the dominance of the Super Falcons, this country has consistently produced players capable of competing at the highest level. Yet, consistently, the question is no longer whether Nigeria has the talent, but whether the system managing that […]
Nigeria has celebrated a landmark moment in fencing after 16-year-old Oghenegaren Esiovwa-Thompson won the country’s first-ever gold medal at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships in Lagos. Esiovwa-Thompson produced a commanding performance in the men’s U-23 epee event on Sunday, August 9, at Rugby School Nigeria in Atlantic City, Victoria Island, defeating […]
Nigerian comedian and actress Real Warri Pikin has cancelled her planned show in Warri, Delta State, citing what she described as “unfortunate divisions” surrounding the event. The entertainer announced the cancellation on her official Instagram account, expressing disappointment that a situation she believed should have brought people together had instead […]
Nigeria has secured a landmark victory in international sports leadership after Adeyinka Samuel was elected President of the Commonwealth Fencing Federation (CFF), becoming the first Nigerian and African to occupy the position. Samuel defeated incumbent President Marie-France Dufour at the federation’s elective Annual General Meeting held at Rugby School Nigeria […]
Nigeria has taken another major step onto the international sporting stage as the 2026 Commonwealth Federation Fencing Championships officially opened in Lagos. The six-day tournament is historic for more than just its competitive significance. It is the first time the Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championships are being held on African soil, […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested three additional suspects believed to be part of the kidnapping ring that abducted Professor Samuel Okunsebor, Dean of Agriculture at Nasarawa State University. Professor Okunsebor was kidnapped in the early hours of Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Mile Uku, a border community […]
Big Brother Naija Season 11 has shifted into high gear. After a slow-burning first week that drew criticism from fans and even host Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, the housemates spent Week 2 delivering the drama, strategy and emotion viewers had been waiting for. A New Twist: The Gambits The week’s biggest talking […]
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recommended the prosecution of Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of presenting himself as the Director-General of the controversial Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC), after concluding that the agency was never legally established by the Federal Government. The recommendation […]
