US sprint star Noah Lyles won the Olympic 100m title by five-thousandths of a second from Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson in a dramatic photo finish at Paris 2024. Showman Lyles overhauled his rivals in the second half of the race to triumph by the finest of margins in a personal best 9.79 seconds. That was the…

For all of his Grand Slam championships and other titles, for all of his time at No. 1, Novak Djokovic really, really wanted an Olympic gold medal for Serbia, the last significant accomplishment missing from his glittering résumé. He finally got one at age 37, and it doesn’t matter a bit how long it took….

Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, and former Oyo State governor, High Chief Rasidi Ladoja has declared that he will become Olubadan of Ibadanland by the grace of Ladoja made this declaration yesterday while featuring on Radio Live, a live radio programme in Ibadan. He insisted that no obstacle put against him would prevent him from becoming…

Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, and former Oyo State governor, High Chief Rasidi Ladoja has declared that he will become Olubadan of Ibadanland by the grace of Ladoja made this declaration yesterday while featuring on Radio Live, a live radio programme in Ibadan. He insisted that no obstacle put against him would prevent him from becoming…

The STREEZE duo, Toby and Mayor, has won BBNaija Season 9 Custodian Challenge for the second week on Sunday night. Recall that the custodian position comes with the power to influence nominations for possible eviction, saving fellow housemates from eviction and immunity from the eviction. The housemates were asked to play a game of Fetch…

Toyosi and Dami known as Tami have been evicted from the BBNaija season 9. The pair became the first housemates to be evicted after they found themselves in the bottom four along with Chekas, The Radicals and Streeze. Ndinne. the custodian for Week 1, had earlier saved The Radicals from eviction with the powers bestowed…

Nigeria’s Favour Ofili has qualified for the semi-final of the women’s 200 meters at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 21-year-old sprinter dipped at 22:24 seconds to finish first in heat six of the first round of qualification on Sunday at the Stade de France, Paris. UK’s Dina Asher-Smith took second at 12.51 seconds, followed by…

D’Tigress of Nigeria have qualified for the quarter-final of the women’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The team defeated Canada 79-70 in its final group game at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France, on Sunday. The victory earned D’Tigress their first-ever appearance in the quarter-final of the Olympics basketball tournament. Nigeria sailed through…

By Mariam Samuel Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah was born on March 23, 1983 at Mogadishu, Somalia during a period of heightened civil unrest. His father was killed by stray gunfire when he was four years old. Due to the conflict, he was sent to Djibouti to live with his uncle when he was about…

•••lists major achievements in office In a nationwide broadcast on Sunday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu addressed the nation with a heavy heart, acknowledging the recent turmoil and violent protests in various states. Despite the unrest, President Tinubu highlighted significant achievements of his administration, emphasising economic reforms, infrastructure development, and youth empowerment as cornerstones of his…