Nigeria set to miss 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali!

Still smarting from a below par performance at the on-going World University Games in South Korea, Team Nigeria’s hopes of participating in the 2015...

Mozia to use World Indoors as dress rehearsal for Rio!

Nigeria’s Stephen Mozia is on a roll! The Cornell University graduate has been in incredible form this season, setting two National Records (NRs) within...

One year after Rio 2016 Paralympics, Nigeria is failing its physically-challenged...

One year ago, Nigeria began her quest for medals at the 2016 Paralympic Games which was held from September 7th to 18th in Rio...

Shell-sponsored Favour Ekpekpe wins 200m Junior title at National U20 Championships!

During a press conference to announce his one-year scholarship with Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Favour Ekpekpe answered with a clarity of...

Top 5 Nigerian athletes on the comeback trail for the Olympics

With the deadline of the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games qualification window set for 29th June, many Nigerian athletes are still looking to either make...

Nigeria’s female Athletics coaches pay a high price in a male-dominated...

This is the second and final part of this story. Here is Part 1 of 'Nigeria's female Athletics pay a high price in a...

Top 12 Nigerian Athletes in 2017 (Part 1)

 Without mincing words, it was a difficult year for Nigerian athletes in 2017! The expectations from Athletics lovers were high coming into this year,...

#BringBackOurGirlsNow! The Athletics World Gets Behind the Campaign – Part II

On April 14th 2014, nearly 300 girls in Chibok in Northeastern Nigeria were abducted from their secondary school in the dead of the night by...

Lean Team: Nigeria’s medal hopes rest on Okagbare in Beijing!

Team Nigeria is ready to rub shoulders with their counterparts from around the world as the 2015 IAAF World Championships get underway in Beijing...

Top 10 African Athletes in 2016 (Part 2)

On Wednesday we started a countdown of our Top 10 African Athletes in 2016, presenting Part 1 which featured Nos. 10 to 6. Hope you...