Day: June 19, 2022

Players from participating countries at the just-concluded KwibukaT20 women’s cricket tournament in Kigali on Sunday scored the tournament high, while also expressing optimism about the next edition.In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeri…

Jamaican athlete Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce matched her Season’s Best (SB) of 10.67s to win the 100m event at the Paris Diamond League meeting, beating Britain’s Daryll Neita by 0.32 and Ivory Coast’s Marie-Josee Ta Lou by 0.34.The 35-year-old Jamaican wa…

Tanzania beat defending champions Kenya by 44 runs to win the 8th KwibukaT20 Cricket Tournament in Kigali on Saturday.The game at the Gahanga cricket oval in the Rwandan capital city saw Tanzania winning the toss and opting to bat first.They went on to…

Nigerian sprinter Tobi Amusan set a new African Record (AR) of 12.41s as she claimed victory in the 100m Hurdles event at the Diamond League meet in Paris, moving her up to third in the world in 2022.Amusan started well in her race, getting to the line…

The president of the Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN), Giandomenico Massari, said the federation was set to host 20 countries for the Africa Cup Track Cycling Championship, scheduled to hold from July 14-17, at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in…

Nigerian pilgrims currently on hajj are being given balanced diets to assist them in the observance of their religious rites, a caterer disclosed on Sunday in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.Hajiya Sadiya Shuaibu, one of the caterers contracted by the National H…

Dr Ibby Iyama, the Country Director, Renner and Renner Consulting Ltd., has tasked the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Procurement Management System (PMS) for International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certification.Iyama made this known at…

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday charged traditional rulers to join hands with the state and federal governments to ensure adequate security of lives and property of Nigerians.Osinbajo gave the charge in Ibadan at a programme organised by a socio…

The General Secretary, God’s Kingdom Society (GKS), Minister Benedict Hart, on Sunday in Abuja, called on the Christians and Muslims to take adequate precautionary measures to protect their places of worship.Hart made the call on Sunday in Gwagwalada, …

A gospel musician, Mike Abdul, has advised young artistes to grow beyond talents and use their music as a weapon to create positive values in the country.Abdul said this on the sidelines of the Gospel Music Auditions’ maiden edition organised by 5th Di…