Lagos releases guidelines on abortion (Vanguard) The Lagos State Government has developed and launched guidelines for the development of safe and lawful abortion services within the ambit of the state’s criminal law. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health,…
Favour Ofili shatters Okagbare’s 200m national record
Favour Ofili yesterday ran 21.96 seconds to set a new national women’s 200m record at the 2022 Tom Jones Memorial Classic in the United States (US). Ofili, who was among the nine Nigerian athletes disqualified from competing at the Tokyo…
Okagbare gets 10-year ban from athletics for doping offences
Nigeria’s star athlete Blessing Okagbare has been handed a 10-year ban from athletics by the Athletics Integrity Unit over doping offences. AIU said in a statement on Friday that five of the 10 years were for the presence and use…
Okagbare ‘excited’ after setting two personal bests in one night
Nigeria’s fastest woman, Blessing Okagbare, has every reason to be excited after racing to, not one, but two personal bests on the same day in Sunday’s third leg of the American Track League event in Fayetteville, Arkansas. After running an…
Oduduru targets Tokyo Olympic title
2014 World Junior silver medallist Divine Oduduru is warming up to become the first Nigerian to clinch World and Olympic titles in this era. The four-time NCAA champion told AthleticHeat online that he was aiming to make a difference with…
Okowa adopts Okagbare, Brume, 4 other Olympic-bound athletes
The Delta State governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has keyed into the Adopt-an-Athlete initiative of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development by adopting six Olympic-bound Nigerian athletes. The athletes are Ese Brume, Blessing Okagbare, Divine Oduduru, Raymond Ekevwo, Itshekiri Usheorise…