Kenya’s Vivian Cheruiyot, breaks the Olympic record
Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot wins gold in the women's 5,000m, breaking the Olympic record with a time of 14 minutes 26.17 seconds.
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FINALLY THE DREAM TEAM VI SECURED A MEDAL FOR NIGERIA AT THE RIO OLYMPICS
The Dream Team VI have finally secured a medal for Nigeria at the Rio Olympics. Samson Siasia’s men defeated Honduras 3-2 in the third place play-off to claim bronze at the men’s football tournament. The Striker Sadiq Umar opened the scoring for the Mikel captained side in the 34th minute after
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Iheanacho shines as Aguero, Nolito’s goals sinks Stoke City
Nigerian international Kelech Iheanacho was the architect of Nolito’s 3rd and 4th in Manchester City’s 4-1 win over Stoke City at the Britannia. Aguero scored a contentious penalty after Ryan Shawcross was adjudged to have tugged the shirt of a Nicolas Otamendi by referee Mike Dean in the 27th minute.Nine
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Rio Olympics 2016: Lutalo Muhammad suffers agonising last-second taekwondo defeat
Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad suffered an agonising last-second defeat in the men's -80kg taekwondo final - losing 8-6 to Cheick Sallah Cisse of the Ivory Coast.World number four Muhammad, 25, led 6-4 but was hit by a reverse turning kick with the last action of the final.GB was aiming for
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Rio Olympics 2016: Why Usain Bolt is loved by his fans
Usain has been the biggest star in world of sport in the past decade and now he is on the brink of yet more history. Victory in the 200m final at Rio 2016 means the 29-year-old needs another win in the 4x100m relay alongside his Jamaican team-mates at 02:35 BST
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Rio Olympics: Go For Gold, Saraki Urges Nigerian Team
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Tuesday called on Team Nigeria at the ongoing Rio Olympics Football games to strive to get the gold medal because only the best is good for their determination, resilience and display of soccer skills.In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and
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Museveni makes roadside call on cheap phone
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni surprised residents of Kyeirumba village with a roadside phone call using a cheap ' kabiriti' on Monday. He sat on a chair by the road and spoke on the phone for about 30 minutes, as his security detail waited. He directed the officers not to block traffic. Museveni
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Education ministry, stakeholders agree on N2,500 as post-UTME screening fee
The Federal Ministry of Education and other stakeholders in the tertiary education sub-sector have agreed on N2,500 as the fee for post-Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening. This is contained in a statement issued by Prof. Michael Faborode, the Secretary-General, Association of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (AVCNU) in Abuja. Faborode said the
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CIT top World University Rankings 2015-2016
… Nigerian Universities missed first 1000The Times Higher Education has released the ranking for best global universities on Monday July 11. The ranking is based on University core missions - teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook. The top universities rankings employ 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most
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