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Maryam Bukar Hassan makes history...

Maryam Bukar Hassan makes history as first...

Slain Ugandan Olympian, Rebecca Cheptegei,...

Slain Ugandan Olympian, Rebecca Cheptegei, laid to...

Maryam Bukar Hassan makes history as first Nigerian to carry Olympic flag

Maryam Bukar Hassan makes history as first Nigerian to carry Olympic flag Nigerian poet and peace advocate Maryam Bukar Hassan has etched her name in history after becoming the first Nigerian to carry the Olympic flag at the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Hassan carried the iconic Olympic flag during the ceremony held at San Siro Stadium in Milan, in what organisers described as a symbolic moment celebrating peace, unity and global solidarity. Selected as one of the official Flag Bearers of Peace, Hassan was honoured for her contributions to peacebuilding and...
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Maryam Bukar Hassan...

Maryam Bukar Hassan makes history as first Nigerian to carry Olympic flag Nigerian poet and peace advocate Maryam Bukar Hassan has etched her name in...
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Slain Ugandan Olympian,...

Slain Ugandan Olympian, Rebecca Cheptegei, laid to rest with full military honours Story by Jane AISO Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, tragically killed after allegedly being set...
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Olympics 2024: Amusan...

Olympics 2024: Amusan fails to reach Olympic women’s 100m hurdles final Nigeria’s Tobi Amusan, the world record holder in the 100m hurdles, has failed to...
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Nigerian Catholic bishops...

Nigerian Catholic bishops condemn Olympic ceremony as attack on christianity Nigerian Catholic bishops have strongly criticised a segment of the 2024 Olympic opening ceremony, calling...
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Spain advances to...

Spain advances to quarter-finals as Argentina claims 1st victory in Olympic men’s football Argentina rebounded from a chaotic start to their Olympic campaign with a...
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Enoh applauds Amusan...

Enoh applauds Amusan on her olympic success Senator John Enoh, the Minister of Sports Development, has expressed his belief in Tobi Amusan's ability to break...
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Chioma Ajunwa, first...

Chioma Ajunwa, first Nigerian olympic gold medalist, decorated as deputy commissioner of police Nigeria's first Olympic gold medalist, Chioma Ajunwa, has been appointed as a...
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Sports

What went wrong...

Story from Faruk TUMSAH, Abuja Anthony Joshua went to the Jeddah on the 20th of August hoping to avenge his loss to Oleksandr Usyk at...
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Brazil beat Spain...

Brazil defended their Olympic title at Tokyo 2020 after they edged out Spain in extra-time during the men's gold medal match at International Stadium...
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