Judge Slams Bash Ali for Wasting Court’s Time, Dismisses ₦500bn Extortion, Defamation Suit Against Sunday Dare

A high court in Abuja has slammed Bash Ali, a former world cruiserweight boxing champion for wasting its time as it struck out the case he filed against Sunday Dare, a former Sports Minister, with the presiding judge, Justice U.P. Kekemeke, declaring the life of the case terminated.   Ali had sued Dare, in the case numbered FCT/HC/CV/6411/2023, and also …

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Unboxx Sports Brings Chaos To Lagos

Unboxx Sports, a boxing promotional outfit, beckon to promote professional boxers is set for another boxing bout ‘Chaos In Lagos’. This year’s ‘Chaos In Lagos’ is scheduled to hold tomorrow Sunday 27th April, 2025, at the Indoor Sports Hall of National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, by 3pm Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Thursday, Bernard Otunola, CEO Unboxx Sports, …

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Nanakeme Precious Poweidou Begins European Journey with Bosnia’s Zvijezda Gradacac

Rising Nigerian football talent Nanakeme Precious Poweidou has officially signed with Zvijezda Gradacac, a professional football club in Bosnia and Herzegovina, marking a significant step in what he calls “a journey, not a hundred-meter race.”   The promising player expressed his excitement and gratitude following the signing, saying, “It is not a hundred-meter race, but a journey… I’m looking forward …

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WTTD 2025: Cameroonian Refugee To Represent Nigeria

Solange Ngonda Tibesa, a Ogoja based Cameroonian refugee will be representing Nigeria at the fifth edition of the World Table Tennis Day 2025 event. The WTTD 2025 is an event that is supported by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) to promote the development of the game of table tennis at the grassroots level all over the world. According to …

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BPAN Announce Educational Scholarship For Late Boxer Segun’s Child, Visit Family In Sango-Otta

The Boxing Promoters Association of Nigeria has paid a condolence visit to the family of former West African and national light-heavyweight champion, Segun ‘Success’ Olanrewaju, whose shocking death still troubled boxing stakeholders and sports enthusiasts. BPAN executives led by the President, Hon. Omonlei Imadu were in Sango Otta, Ogun State to commiserate with the family and expressed deep sorrow over …

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Bayelsa State Set To Rule Netball In Nigeria 

The coordinator of netball in Bayelsa State, Catherine Sasuode, has stated that the Bayelsa State netball team is ready to beat all comers in the netball event that is going to be demonstrated for the second time, at the forthcoming National Sports Festival that will hold next month in Abeokuta. She stated that the state netball team has already started …

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Lagos FA Honours Late Chairman Christian Chukwu With A Minute Silence

It was an epochal moment for late Nigerian football legend Christian Chukwu, as the Lagos State Football Association under the leadership of Hajji Gafar Liameed moved the train to honour late Chukwu with a respect from the grassroots to the apex of Nigerian football. In its characteristic pacesetting style, the Lagos FA gave a deserved one minute silence to the …

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Lagos FA Boss Gafar Liameed Commiserates With NFF, Nigerians On Chairman Christian Chukwu’s Death

Nigerians and indeed, the football community in Nigeria and Africa are reeling in pains and shock over the death of Nigerian football legend Christian ‘Chairman’ Chukwu, who died yesterday, aged 74 years. Late Christian Chukwu MFR, was a former captain and coach of the then Green Eagles, now Super Eagles. Renowned for his robust style of play and commanding presence …

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I contracted staphylococcus, my legs were almost cut off – Franck Ribery opens up

Former Bayern Munich and France winger Franck Ribery has revealed that he came close to having his leg amputated due to a severe post-surgery infection towards the end of his career. Ribery, a nine-time Bundesliga champion who earned 81 caps for France, retired in 2022 following a 22-year professional career. His final playing years were plagued by injuries, particularly during …

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High Court Affirms Impeachment of Fouad Oki

  On Tuesday 11th March 2025, the Lagos High Court rejected an appeal from Fouad Oki, the former Chairman of the Lagos State Football Association (LSFA), who sought to be reinstated to finish his term after 10 months in office.  In March 2024, the Lagos State Football Association’s Congress passed a vote of no confidence against Oki, with 13 out …

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