-
Nigeria: Glasgow 2014 - Team Nigeria Finishes Eighth Overall
Premium Times, 3 August 2014
Team Nigeria to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, finished eighth on the final medal tables for the multi sports event. Read more »
-
Nigeria: Glasgow - Nigeria in Coat of Many Colours
Vanguard, 1 August 2014
For a glimpse into Africa's possible future look at the great sporting talent the continent produces in the leading sports. Read more »
-
Nigeria: Team Nigeria Para-Power Lifters Set New World Records At Commonwealth Games
Vanguard, 2 August 2014
Team Nigerian Para-power lifters Esther Onyema and Lovelyn Obiji on Saturday, set two new world records on the opening day of the Para-power lifting event at the ongoing… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games - Jonathan to Host Nigeria's Athletes - Minister
Premium Times, 3 August 2014
The Sports Minister and Chairman of the National Sports Commission, NSC, Tamuno Danagogo, has said that the Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, will host Nigeria's athletes… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games Strips Nigeria of Gold Medal After Amalaha's Drug Failure
Premium Times, 2 August 2014
The Commonwealth Games Federation, CGF, has stripped Nigeria's weightlifter Chika Amalaha of the gold medal she won at the ongoing 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Read more »
-
Nigeria: Glasgow 2014 - Danagogo Hails Okagbare
Vanguard, 4 August 2014
The Honourable Minister of Sports/Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr. Tammy Danagogo has hailed the performance of double gold medallist, Blessing Okagbare as well as other… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Jonathan to Receive Team Nigeria From Glasgow Games
This Day, 4 August 2014
Sports Minister and Chairman of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Dr Tammy Danagogo, at the weekend re-assured Team Nigeria athletes and officials to the just ended… Read more »
-
Nigeria: After Glasgow, Nigerian Athletes Shift Focus to African Championships in Morocco
Premium Times, 3 August 2014
After a commendable outing at the just concluded Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, Nigerian athletes will be shifting attention to the African Athletics Championships which begins… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Glasgow - Women Will Always Be On Top of Men - Onyali
Vanguard, 1 August 2014
When Team Nigeria officials count their blessings in the ongoing XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, much of the plaudits would no doubt be going to women for making… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Okagbare Completes Sprint Double
This Day, 1 August 2014
Blessing Okagbare last night completed a sprint double by also adding the 200m gold to the 100m she won on Monday at the ongoing 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. The… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games - Nigeria Female Players Crash Out of Table Tennis Events
Premium Times, 31 July 2014
Nigeria female team table tennis players have all crashed out of the event at the on-going 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games in Scotland. Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games - Nigeria Pays Athletes Six Days Allowances
Premium Times, 29 July 2014
The National Sports Commission, NSC, has paid Nigerian athletes at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, six days competition allowances following complaints from… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games - Okagbare Dreams Triple Gold in Glasgow
Premium Times, 29 July 2014
Nigeria's Blessing Okagbare has stated her intentions to win three gold medals at the ongoing 20th edition of the Commonwealth Games. Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games - Adekuoroye, Usman, Adeniyi Win Gold Medals
Premium Times, 31 July 2014
Team Nigeria has gained more medals in Glasgow as Odunayo Adekuoroye won gold on Wednesday in the women's wrestling 53kg freestyle category. Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games - Blessing Okagbare Wins Second Gold Medal
Premium Times, 1 August 2014
Nigeria's in-form athlete, Blessing Okagbare, has won another gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Read more »
-
Nigeria: 2015 Elections - Commonwealth Tasks INEC On Level-Playing Field for Political Parties
This Day, 1 August 2014
As preparations for the 2015 general election intensifies, the Secretary General of Commonwealth, kamalesh Sharma, has charged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Secretary-General Condemns Continued Terror Attacks in Nigeria
Commonwealth, 31 July 2014
"Nigeria is facing a terrorist challenge that is continuing to claim and disrupt innocent lives. The Commonwealth stands in unwavering solidarity with Nigeria in tackling the… Read more »
-
Nigeria: 'Hat-Trick of Gold Medals Possible for Me in Glasgow
This Day, 1 August 2014
While many Nigerians are still celebrating the second gold medal for the country in the sprint event of the Commonwealth games in Glasgow, rave of the moment, Blessing Okagbare, is… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games - We Are On Our Way to Greatness in Table Tennis Again, Says Oshodi
This Day, 31 July 2014
After successfully masterminding the return of glory days of Nigerian table tennis, President of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), Wahid Enitan Oshodi believes it is not… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Nigeria Move to Eight in Glasgow
Daily Trust, 31 July 2014
Team Nigeria yesterday improved on her standing on the overall medals table at the ongoing 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, as the team moved to number eight from… Read more »
-
Nigeria: C'Wealth Games - Team Nigeria Places Eight On Medal Table
Independent (Lagos), 30 July 2014
Team Nigeria is eight on the medal table of the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland after winning six gold, five silver and eight bronze medals. Read more »
-
Nigeria: Usman Wins Gold in Weightlifting
Vanguard, 31 July 2014
Superwoman Maryam Usman capped a remarkable performance yesterday lifting Nigeria to a Gold medal in a gritty test of power between her and Samoa's Ele Opeloge. Read more »
-
Nigeria: Usman Wins to Weightlifting Gold
Independent (Lagos), 30 July 2014
Superwoman Maryam Usman capped a remarkable performance yesterday lifting Nigeria to a Gold medal in a gritty test of power between her and Samoa's Ele Opeloge. Read more »
-
Nigeria: Glasgow'll Prepare Athletes for Rio Olympics, Says Nesiama
Independent (Lagos), 30 July 2014
Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) Technical director Navy Commodore Omatseye Nesiama has said the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow is expected to get Nigeria's athletes… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Team Nigeria Surges Ahead With Additional Three Gold
This Day, 31 July 2014
Odunayo Adekuoreye and Aminat Adeniyi gave Team Nigeria reasons to celebrate yesterday as they claimed two gold medals in wrestling. Superwoman, Maryam Usman, capped the remarkable… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Pledges to Assist Nigeria in 2015 Polls
Guardian, 30 July 2014
AS Nigerians await the 2015 elections, Secretary General of Commonwealth, Kamalesh Sharma, has pledged that Commonwealth family will help Nigeria strengthen the existing machinery… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Nigeria Still On the Way Up, Says Oshodi
Guardian, 30 July 2014
ALTHOUGH he has successfully masterminded Nigeria's return to the elite class of world's Table Tennis, Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), Wahid Enitan Oshodi, says the country… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Usman, Adeniyi, Adekuoroye Win Gold Medals
Guardian, 30 July 2014
NIGERIAN'S Maryam Usman yesterday at 3. 30 pm upped Nigeria's gold medal haul to six, when she won the Women's +75kg event at the Clyde Auditorium, in Glasgow. Read more »
-
Nigeria: Jonathan Meets Commonwealth Scribe, Unfpa Boss
Guardian, 30 July 2014
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in separate audiences with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, and the Executive Director of the United Nations… Read more »
-
Nigeria: I Want to Enjoy My First C'Wealth Games - Okagbare
Independent (Lagos), 30 July 2014
Jamaica won two gold medals at the second night of athletics at the Commonwealth Games. True to the nation's sprint heritage, one came in the men's 100m, but the other came from… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Int'l Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Junior Games Begin Tomorrow
Vanguard, 30 July 2014
The attention of the sporting world will tomorrow shift, albeit temporarily, from the Commonwealth Games going on in Scotland, to the magnificent Stoke Mandeville Stadium in… Read more »
-
Nigeria: FG Plans Big for C'wealth Games Medalists
Vanguard, 30 July 2014
The Nigerian Government has said that it will pay special attention to any athlete who wins a medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. Read more »
-
Nigeria: President Urges Govs to Emulate Uduaghan's Sports Development Strategies
Vanguard, 29 July 2014
The President, Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has urged the 36 state governors in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to emulate Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan's sports… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games - Nigeria Pledges to Pay Special Attention to Medallists
Premium Times, 29 July 2014
The Nigerian Government has said that it will pay special attention to any athlete who wins a medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, in Glasgow, Scotland. Read more »
-
Nigeria: NOC President Urges Govs to Emulate Uduaghan's Sports Development Strategies
Independent (Lagos), 29 July 2014
The President, Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has urged the 36 state governors in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to emulate Gov. Emmanuel Uduaghan's sports… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games - My Silver Medal Worth More Than Gold - Obioma Okoli
Premium Times, 29 July 2014
A Nigerian silver medallist in weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games, Obioma Okoli, has expressed her pleasure at winning the medal. Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games Federation Queries Nigeria
Premium Times, 29 July 2014
The Commonwealth Games Federation, CGF, has queried the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, over the inconsistency in the use of jerseys by Nigerian athletes at the ongoing… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games Federation Queries Nigeria Over Jersey
Independent (Lagos), 29 July 2014
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has queried the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) over the inconsistency in the use of jerseys by its athletes at the ongoing Commonwealth… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games - NSC Bows to Pressure, Pays Athletes Six Days Allowances
Independent (Lagos), 29 July 2014
The National Sports Commission (NSC) has paid Team Nigeria athletes at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, six days competition allowances following complaints… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Commonwealth Games Federation Queries Nigeria Over Inconsistent Jersey Use
Vanguard, 29 July 2014
The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has queried the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) over the inconsistency in the use of jerseys by its athletes at the ongoing Commonwealth… Read more »
-
Nigeria: Delta Queens Eye Federation Cup Crown to Honour Uduaghan
Guardian, 28 July 2014
PLAYERS and officials of Delta Queens FC want to win this year's Federations Cup title as a mark of honour for Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for his love and passion for the game of… Read more »