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The 2025 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Premiership Super Six will close its curtains in the most dramatic and historic way possible, as four teams have a good chance of winning the league. All three games will be played simultaneously at 3:00 pm on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at the Remo Stars Stadium in Ikenne, […]

Taiwo Awoniyi, Nigeria and Nottingham Forest forward, is reportedly in an induced coma after undergoing urgent surgery for a serious abdominal injury sustained during a Premier League match against Leicester City on May 11, 2025. The injury occurred in the 88th minute of the match, which ended in a 2-2 draw at the City Ground. […]

Seven-time champions Rivers Angels have had a rather rough start to their 2025 Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) Super Six campaign and their chances of getting an eighth title look grim. Rivers Angels – like all teams – has played three games so far in the championship but they have failed to win any; losing […]

After days of uncertainty, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has announced its withdrawal from the World Athletics Relays, scheduled for May 10–11, 2025, in Guangzhou, China, citing unacceptable visa delays by Chinese authorities as the primary reason. In a statement on its official social media platforms, the AFN revealed that it began processing documentation […]

Amidst the visa issues of 7 US-based Nigerian athletes, which led to talks of withdrawal from the World Athletics Relays entirely, the official World Athletics website, suggests that Nigeria will participate in two events at the World Relays in Guangzhou: the Mixed 4x100m and Mixed 4x400m. Team Nigeria finally secured visas for the 2025 World […]

Team Nigeria’s participation in the 2025 World Athletics Relays seems to have received a green light, as several reports hold that the Chinese embassy approved visas for athletes and officials. With their passports now reportedly in the possession of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), urgent travel arrangements are being made to ensure the team […]

In a devastating turn of events, the Director General of the Nigeria Sports Commission (NSC), Bukola Olopade, has announced that Team Nigeria will not participate in the World Relays in Guangzhou, China, scheduled to take place from May 10 to 11, 2025. According to Olopade, the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) had fulfilled all requirements […]

Nigeria will take part in the 7th edition of the World Athletics Relays which will be held at the Guangdong Olympic Stadium in Guangzhou, China from May 10 to 11, 2025. The event which will be done in China for the first time and also feature a mixed 4 × 100 meters relay for the […]

The regular season of the Nigeria Women’s Football League will on Wednesday, April 30, come to an end together with the month, as teams hope to snatch the final Super Six spot. Five teams; Rivers Angels, Bayelsa Queens, Edo Queens, Nasarawa Amazons, and Remo Stars Ladies, have already secured their place in the Super Six […]

Third time’s the charm was the testimony of Remo Stars as they clinched their maiden Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) title after a 1-0 victory over Niger Tornadoes at the Remo Stars Stadium on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Daniel Ogunmodede’s side claimed the title following consecutive second-place finishes in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 football seasons. […]

In a major move to enhance the health and productivity of its workforce, the Management of Rivers State University, Nkpolu Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, has introduced free annual medical checks for all staff members. The Vice Chancellor, Professor Isaac Zeb-Obipi, announced the new health initiative during the third edition of the University’s “Walk for Life” health, […]

The Nigerian Women’s Basketball Team, D’Tigress, have been drawn in Group D in the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket and will face Mozambique and Rwanda in their pursuit to retain the title, having won the last edition in 2023. The 12-nation Women’s AfroBasket will be hosted in Abidjan, Ivory Coast for the first time and will […]

The penultimate round of the 2024/25 Nigeria Women’s Football League regular season scheduled for April 23, 2025, will see the battle for the Super Six playoff spots intensify, with two slots open in Group A and one in Group B. Here’s a preview of the midweek matches: Group A Nasarawa Amazons vs Edo Queens in […]

As the sun sets on April 11, 2025, the Health Sciences Students Forum bids farewell to what has been an intriguing three weeks of sporting competition in the Medic Olympics. The inaugural Medic Olympics, organized by the Health Sciences Students Forum (HSSF), culminates today in a vibrant finale that has transformed the medical school’s rigorous […]