Somali sports authorities have come under for selecting Nasro Abukar Ali, a female athlete accused of being underqualified and unfit, to represent the country at the prestigious 2023 World University Games. Nasra came in last place during the 100m race at the 31st Summer World University Games held in Chengdu, China on Tuesday August 1, setting a new record for the slowest finish in the competition’s history. A viral video of the race has sparked questions as to …
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The election for the Senate President for the 10th National Assembly (NASS) has commenced at the Red Chamber in Abuja, Nigeria. Voting for the third seat in the Federation commenced at exactly 08:45am on a state by state basis, alphabetically. Nominations were received for Senator Abdul’aziz Yari and Senator Godswill Akpabio after which the Clerk of the Senate declared nominations closed in absence of further nominations. The contest is now between Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State …
Ex-White House doctor, Ronny Jackson (R-Tx.), is demanding that President Joe Biden take a cognitive test or drop out of his the 2024 race presidential race altogether. The US lawmaker who has repeatedly questioned whether the 80-year-old president has the cognitive ability to be commander-in-chief, renewed calls for a mental evaluation as Biden announced on Tuesday, April 24, that he was seeking re-election. Jackson made the demands in a letter, obtained by The Post, which is currently …
Team Nigeria has secured yet another gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The quartet of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rose Chukwuma and Grace Nwokocha emerged as winners of the 4x100m Women’s relay race today August 7 The quartet set a new African Record of 42.10s to win what was Nigeria’s 11th gold medal in Birmingham and a historic Commonwealth Games medal. Watch a video of the race below.
Nigerian singer J. Martins has withdrawn from the Federal House of Representatives race to represent Arochukwu/ Ohafia in Abia State. The 44-year-old singer who hoped to represent his constituency in the House of Representatives in 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said he was asked to step down and work in the interest of his people and his party to achieve a common goal. Martins disclosed that he would not participate in any of the internal party processes of the said …
Chelsea lost a fully deserved three points against Liverpool on Sunday, January 2, 2022 as they played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. AFCON bound players, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah’s early strikes were cancelled out by Chelsea’s Mateo Kovacic and Christian Pulisic just before half-time, with the first half full of missed chances and excitement. In the second-half, Chelsea stepped up the pressure but were unable to score the third goal despite having lots of possession. …