Nigeria:Eight Medals and Counting

Nigeria has been placed in tenth place on the medal standing as more female power-lifters win medals at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

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Nigeria: Paralympic Athletes, Officials Commend the NSC

This Day, 3 September 2012

Nigerian athletes and officials at the on-going Paralympic Games in London have praised the National Sports Commission for ensuring they had quality training and preparations for ... read more »

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Gold medallist Esther Oyema of Nigeria kisses her medal during the Victory Ceremony for the womens -48 kg Powerlifting at ExCeL.

Nigeria: Paralympics - Nigeria Win More Medals to Stay in 10th Position

Leadership, 1 September 2012

Nigeria moved to 10th place on the medals table at the end of proceedings on Friday in London at the 2012 Paralympic Games with two gold and two silver medals. read more »
Nigeria: Gold Medals Pour in for Nigeria

Vanguard, 1 September 2012

Nigeria's harvest of gold medals at the ongoing Paralympics Games in London continued yesterday when two power-lifters, Esther Oyema and Joy Onaolapo, set two new world records en ... read more »
Nigeria: London 2012 Paralympics - Ejike Sulks Over Gold Medal Miss

Vanguard, 3 September 2012

Nigeria's Lucy Ejike was left fuming yesterday after she missed out on the women -56kg power-lifting gold. read more »
Nigeria: Games? Much More Than That

Vanguard, 3 September 2012

During this break in the action between the closing of the Olympic Games and the opening of the Paralympic Games in London..., we have a unique opportunity to consider how both ... read more »
Nigeria: Nation Wins Second Paralympic Gold

This Day, 1 September 2012

Female powerlifter, Ivory Nwokorie won for Nigeria her second gold medal at the on-going London 2012 Paralympic games after beating Cigdem Dede from Turkey and Lidiia Soloviova of ... read more »
Nigeria: Team Nigeria's Wasiu, Adewale Begin Medals Quest Today

Leadership, 1 September 2012

With so much expectation still placed on Team Nigeria para-athletes in the ongoing London 2012 Paralympic Games to wipe the tears of Nigerians following the country's abysmal ... read more »
Nigeria: Paralympics - Nigeria's Adesokan Wins First Gold, Breaks World Record

Vanguard, 30 August 2012

The medal that eluded Team Nigeria during the London 2012 Olympics came tumbling in Thursday as Nigeria's Paralympians begun their quest for medals and also to redeem the image of ... read more »

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Nigerian Yakubu Adesokan wins gold and sets a new world record in the Mens 48kg Powerlifting on day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Nigeria: Adesokan Wins Nigeria's First Paralympic Gold in London

This Day, 31 August 2012

On the first day of competition at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, Yakubu Adesokan Thursday won Nigeria's first gold medal in the men's -48kg Power-lifting competition. Twice he ... read more »
Nigeria: Paralympics - Nigerian Wins First Gold, Breaks World Record

Leadership, 30 August 2012

Nigeria's Yakubu Adesokan has taken gold for Nigeria in the men's -48kg powerlifting with a world record lift of 180kg. read more »

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Nigeria:Budget For Paralympics 'Laughable'

As Nigeria turns to its Paralympic team for medals, Basketball Federation president, Tijjani Umar has described as laughable the N2.6 Billion given to Team Nigeria for both the ... Read more »
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