…Thoughts on the Olympic Games and our world today The Olympic games began last week Friday and will run for about two weeks. This is one event that almost didn’t hold as the coronavirus pandemic tried to throw a spanner…
Ugandan athlete held by police after going missing in Japan
Ugandan police said Wednesday they were interrogating a weightlifter who disappeared in Japan after failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, as his family appealed for his release from custody. Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, vanished from an Olympic training camp after…
*Abuja man beats lover to death over phone charger (Punch)*Baba Ijesha: 2 others also sexually molested minor -Defence (Guardian)*
Abuja man beats lover to death over phone charger (Punch) A man, identified as Hasan Taiwo, allegedly beat his live-in lover, Chibuzor Aloh, a mother of four, to death for allegedly using his phone charger without permission. The incident happened…
Tokyo Olympics: Nigeria’s D’Tigress fall to USA 72-81
Nigeria’s D’Tigress won two quarters but lost to the US female basketball team after it finished at 72-81 in the opening game at the Tokyo Olympics. D’Tigress led at the end of the first quarter 20-17 but took their foot…
Naomi Osaka kicks off her Olympic campaign with dominant victory against Saisai Zheng (CNN)
These are early days for the Tokyo Olympics, but Naomi Osaka is quickly emerging as the headline act. Two days after lighting the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony — a moment she called “the greatest athletic achievement and honor” of…
Access, Zenith, GTB splash N200m on D’Tigers, D’Tigress for Tokyo Olympics
Three leading commercial banks in Nigeria, Access, Zenith and Guaranty Trust Bank have splashed a whopping N200m on the country’s national basketball teams, D’Tigers and D’Tigress to support their participation in the forthcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The support from the…
Japan e-commerce CEO calls Olympics ‘suicide mission’
Holding the Tokyo Olympics this summer would be a “suicide mission” as the coronavirus pandemic continues to rage around the world, the head of Japan’s e-commerce giant Rakuten has warned. “It’s dangerous to host the big international event from all…
