Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, Wednesday, rewarded Yakurr-born Miracle Usani, a member of Nigeria’s victorious Super Falcons squad that won the 2025 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), with a cash gift of ₦50 million, a plot…
By Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria’s U20 male team, the Flying Eagles, impressed against Colombia in the early hours of Monday to reach the Round of 16 of the ongoing FIFA U20 World Cup finals in Chile. Goalkeeper Ebenezer Harcourt made big…
**With the 2026 hosting rights, the NUGA is back in Calabar after 35 years*. By Dianabasi Effiong Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River has assured of his administration’s preparedness to host a hitch-free 2026 Nigerian Universities Games Association (NUGA) in…
By Tony Nezianya It is with great honor that the president of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Mustapha Berraf communicates the decision to award the hosting rights of the second Africa School’s Games to Nigeria. According…
By Tony Nezianya The Women’s Commission of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) will host the concluding zonal seminar of its nationwide initiative in Owerri, Imo State, from September 16 to September 18, 2025. This pivotal three-day seminar is for female…
By Dianabasi Effiong Two of Nigeria’s rising stars in swimming,Clinton Opute of Delta and Collins Ebingha from Bayelsa, have been awarded international training scholarships by the World Aquatics, the global governing body for swimming. The global governing body for swimming…
By Dianabasi Effiong Nigeria swept to a 10th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title on Saturday night after a come-from-behind 3-2 defeat of hosts Morocco in a drama-filled Final in Rabat. By this victory, Nigeria accomplished the ‘Mission X’,…
By Tony Nezianya The President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Habu Ahmed Gumel, will bankroll the Olympic Walk of the annual Nigeria Engineering Games. The event is scheduled to be held on July 12, 2025, in the Federal…
The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) has officially commenced an ambitious project to establish its permanent secretaiat in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. This initiative, which aims to enhance the infrastructure and operational capabilities of the NOC, comes on the…
By Tony Nezianya The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), in collaboration with the Nigeria Sport For All Commission, will organise the Olympic Day celebration on Saturday, June 28, 2025, across various states in the country. Olympic Day is an annual global…