Ogun State, Nigeria, World News & Stories
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The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, has showered praise on Tobi Amusan for her outstanding feat in setting a new African women’s indoor record in the 60-meter hurdles at the Astana Indoor Meet in Kazakhstan. In a statement released by his media aide, Diana-Mary Tiku Nsan, in Abuja on Sunday, Senator Enoh lauded…
The second edition of the Tobi Amusan/Abiola Onakoya Ijebu Sprint and Relays Meet will see young athletes from various parts of Ogun State gathering at the Otunba Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu-Ode. Tobi Amusan, fresh from winning a Diamond League trophy in the 100m hurdles, is set to return to Nigeria in November to organize…
Amusan Silenced her critics with a victorious 12.33-second emphatic finish in the fiercely competitive 100m hurdles, redeeming herself after a disappointing performance in Budapest. Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan won her third Diamond League trophy, clocking 12.33s in the 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday. This victory follows a disappointing outing in Budapest. She’s only the second…
Nigerian athletics champion, Tobi Amusan has signed a management deal with a sport management firm, Plug Sports to manage her partnership and sponsorship contracts. The reigning African, Commonwealth, and World Champion in the 100m hurdles, Oluwatobiloba “Tobi” Amusan, has signed a management contract with Plug Sports, a leading Nigerian-based sport management company owned by The…
The week began on a dolorous note. Gloomy, sepulchral. Early Sunday morning, a ghoulish video began to make the rounds, in which abductors of the train passengers held since March 28 were being brutally beaten up, with their captors threatening fire and brimstone against everyone in the country. It was a very sad spectacle. A…
Culled from Punch A former Olympic medallist and sports enthusiast, Falilat Ogunkoya-Omotayo, MON, speaks to BUKOLA BAKARE of Punch on her career, foundation, marriage, and other related matters What are some of the things that keep you busy these days? I currently run the Falilat Ogunkoya Sports Foundation; so, I am quite preoccupied with that.…
