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    Sports Dalung Summons AFN Staff Who Told Athletes to Fund Their Way to Rio Olympics

    The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has summoned the Secretary, Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Olumide Bamiduro, to explain the ticket scandal that rocked the social media at the weekend. A statement by the minster’s Special Adviser on Media, Nneka Anibeze, said on Sunday in...
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    Sports Sports Minister, Dalung Reacts To Letter Asking Athletes To Fund Their Rio Tickets

    The Minister of Youths and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung, has reacted to the purported message being sent to the Nigerian Rio athletes concerning their trip the Olympics. Dalung said that he regrets the embarrassment caused Nigeria by a letter which directed Nigerian athletes going to the...
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    Sports Rio Olympics: Nigerian Athletes Turn To Beggars to Fund Trip [SEE PHOTOS]

    Veteran sports journalist, Colin Udoh shared on social media an email from the Ministry of Sports asking athletes to fund their Rio trips themselves. Since, Nigerian athletes have turned to beggars asking Nigerians and lovers of sports to help GoFund Rio trips... See photos:
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    Sports FG Not Delaying Rio Olympics Athletes – Finance Minister, Adeosun

    Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun has hinted that the federal government have directed the release of funds for the 2016 Rio Olympics. The minister said this while responding to questions on the monetary and fiscal policies adopted by the nation at the floor of the senate today. Adeosun noted...
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    Entertainment Katy Perry’s Releases Rio 2016 Olympics Anthem “Rise” [VIDEO]

    Pop singer, Katy Perry has released a song that will be used as the anthem for the 2016 Rio olympics. The new song is titled ‘Rise’. Speaking via her Instagram on the song's release, Katy Perry said, “This is a song that’s been brewing inside me for years, that has finally come to the surface...
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    Sports Siasia Names 2 Overage Players for Rio Olympics

    Reports from Goal.com gathered through a reliable source from the Nigeria Football Federation claims that coach Samson Siasia opted for two senior players instead of the mandatory three as competition kicks off next month in Brazil. John Obi Mikel and Chippa United goalkeeper Daniel Akpeyi...
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    Sports No Jamboree Trip to Rio Olympics – Buhari Tells Lawmakers, Government Officials

    President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that anybody who does not have any business in the Rio 2016 Games should not be part of the contingent. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth ad Sports, Chinyeaka Ohaa, made the disclosure on Thursday when he appeared before the House of...
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    Sports Nigeria’s Anthon Hicks Sets New Record in 110m Men’s Hurdles

    Anthon Hicks has set a new national record in the 110m Men’s Hurdles event at the ongoing All-Nigeria National Championship ongoing in Sapele. According to Premium Times, Hicks’ winning time of 13.27 secs has also qualified him for the Rio Olympics. The previous record in the 110m hurdles...
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    Sports Rio Olympics: Mikel, Ighalo, Iheanacho, Iwobi Make 35-Man Squad [FULL LIST]

    The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has released a 35-man provisional list for the Rio Olympics games starting on August 5, in Brazil. Players who have had experience playing in the Nigeria senior team constitute half of those listed in Coach Siasia’s provisional squad of 35, who will...
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    Sports Rio Olympics: 'Broke' Team Nigeria Can’t Pay Visa Fees for Athletes

    The ‘poor’ preparation by Team Nigeria for this year’s Rio Olympic Games has taken a new dimension if the revelation by an official of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) yesterday is anything to go by. Nigerian athletes are expected to jet out to Durban South Africa later this week...
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    Sports Rio Olympics: 27 Players Receive Call-up for Training Camp

    The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) on Tuesday in Abuja released its preliminary list of 27 players invited to the men’s national team training camp for the 2016 Olympic Games. Making the list public in a press conference, NBBF President Tijani Umar, said the Federation had made efforts...
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