On the first day of the ongoing African Senior Athletics Championships in Douala, Cameroon, Nigerian athletes showcased their prowess, clinching two gold medals and demonstrating their potential for a successful outing. Chukwuebuka Enekwechi led the charge, setting a championship record of 21.20m in the men’s shot put and securing his third consecutive African Championship title. His impressive feat ties him for the most gold medals won by a male shot putter in the Championships’ history. Chioma Onyekwere, a two-time African champion and one-time national champion, added another one to her titles with a throw of 59.43 m. It was her…
Author: Emmanuel Ferdinand
The Confederation of African Football has announced new dates for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, which is slated to take place in Morocco. It was initially announced that the tournament would take place in June and July 2025 but will now be held from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026. The Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF) executive committee (Exco) confirmed the scheduling in a release on Friday. According to CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe, the change was made to avoid scheduling conflicts with the FIFA Club World Cup scheduled to take place in the United States from June…
Ghanaian socialite-cum-singer Mona Faiz Montrage, popularly known as Hajia4Reall, has pleaded guilty over her involvement in a $2 million romance scam. She is due for sentencing, and already her lawyer is pleading for leniency on her behalf. Background of the Case Hajia4Reall was arrested in the UK on November 10, 2022, in connection with a romance scam. She was extradited on May 12, 2023, to the US on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and money laundering. The offences attract up to 20 years of imprisonment on each count. In February 2024, she pleaded…
Obi Cubana has launched an Electric Car Transport Service in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The Nigerian billionaire businessman states that a new service fills the gap in urban transport. Obi Cubana’s Enviable Motors partners with CIG Motors to source quality electric vehicles (EV). Obinna Iyiegbu, also known as Obi Cubana, has launched Enviable Transport, an e-hailing transportation service in Abuja, the nation’s capital. This closely follows Enviable Transport, which is expanding its fleet by purchasing more than a hundred hybrid electric vehicles (EV). It also underscores the company’s commitment to providing convenient, economical, and safe taxi and…
The 2024 CECAFA Kagame Cup has suffered another blow after Nyasa Big Bullets, one of Malawi’s football clubs, announced its withdrawal. This is another major blow to the competition, following another withdrawal by TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo. According to Albert Chigoga, the Chief Administration Officer of Nyasa Big Bullets team has chosen to focus its attention on domestic competitions and the CAF Champions League, which starts in August. The poor performance in the TNM Super League was reason enough to pull out of the competition, according to Chigoga. The CECAFA Kagame Cup, set to take place…
Patience Okon-George, a multiple African Games gold medalist with the women’s 4x400m relay team, believes the Nigerian quartet can qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics at this year’s African Senior Athletics Championships, which begin today (Friday) in Cameroon. Okon-George, Esther Joseph, Omolara Ogunmakinju, Ela Onojuvwevwo, and Esther Okon are among the 40 athletes representing the Athletics Federation of Nigeria at the championships, which conclude on Wednesday, June 26. With nine days left in the qualification window for the Paris Games, the quartet, which missed out on the World Relays in the Bahamas, where Nigeria’s other quartets qualified for the Olympics,…
The Zimbabwe national football team, the Warriors, have dropped drastically in the FIFA rankings following a poor showing at the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The team is currently rated 129 globally and 38 on the African continent—a massive drop in status. Defeats in the recent World Cup qualifiers at the hands of Lesotho and South Africa vastly contributed to losing many grounds on the ladder. They lost considerable ground in the continental rankings as they are now placed 38th in Africa. The huge blow that has been put on the team’s global standing from the previously held ranking down…
Nigerian forward Rasheedat Ajibade has been crowned the Atletico Madrid Women’s Player of the Season for the 2023/24 campaign. The announcement was made by the club on their social media handle on Wednesday, acknowledging Ajibade’s impressive form and contribution to the team all season. Rasheedat Ajibade is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Atlético Madrid and the Nigeria women’s national team. Rasheedat Ajibade was born on December 8, 1999, in Kaduna, Nigeria.She is also known as “RASH” and “The Girl With The Blue Hair”. Ajibade’s impressive performance was a key factor…
International award-winning musician Davido has dragged his baby mama, Sophia Momodu, before the court for a demand for joint custody and unrestricted access to their daughter. In an originating motion filed by his lawyers, Dr Olaniyi Arije, Okey Barrah and others, at the Lagos State High Court, dated April 17, 2024, Davido is praying the court for “an order granting joint custody of Miss Imade Adeleke to the applicant.” In the alternative, the singer prayed to the court for “an order granting to the applicant unfettered and unrestricted access to Miss Imade.” The suit, marked LD/1587PMC/2024, has as applicant Mr…
Nigeria is set to make an impact at the upcoming African Championships in Cameroon, scheduled to take place from June 21st to 26th. A formidable team of 40 athletes, led by world record holder Tobi Amusan, will represent the country in various events. Tobi Amusan, fresh from her historic victory at the Nigeria Olympic trials, will be seeking to clinch her third consecutive 100 mH title. She will need to set the tone for the quest for gold at the championships with an impressive performance during the trials, where she emerged as the first female hurdler to win four consecutive…