Israel Adesanya quietly removed from UFC rankings
Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, has been scrubbed from the promotion’s pound-for-pound rankings in this week’s “official” update. “The Last Stylebender” had been as high as No. 2 but continues to struggle in recent years, dropping three of his…
U-18 AfroBasket: Junior D’Tigers battle Uganda in Pretoria
Nigeria’s Junior D’Tigress will on Tuesday (today) take on Uganda for their second game of the 2024 FIBA AfroBasket U-18 Championships starting at 11:30 at Rembrandt Hall of University of Pretoria in South Africa. Nigeria started the championships on a…
Israel Adesanya an inspiration for soccer star Mo Salah
Israel Adesanya’s presence in mixed martial arts is an inspiration to many, but his influence is beginning to spread into other sports. ‘The Last Stylebender’ has an easy-on-the-eye fighting style, but his image is a major factor in his level…
Champions League 2024-25 draw: Inter, Milan, Juventus, Atalanta and Bologna games
Inter face Manchester City and Arsenal, Juventus are against City and Aston Villa, Milan have Real Madrid and Liverpool, Atalanta will play Real Madrid, Barcelona and Arsenal, while Bologna take on Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa in the new…
Nigerian Man Becomes First Black Hiker to Conquer All 282 Munros in Scotland
David Solomon, a Nigerian living in Scotland is set to be the first black man to have hiked all 282 Munros in Scotland. Munros are mountains above 3000ft in Scotland. Solomon who has been documenting his journey on his Instagram,…
Paris 2024 Olympics: D’Tigress beats Canada 79-70, to qualify for quarter-final
In their final group game, Nigeria’s D’Tigress beat Canada to become the 1st African team to qualify for the Quarter-Finals of a basketball Olympics event. The D’Tigress senior women’s basketball team from Nigeria is making history by becoming the first…
GWR ‘ignores’ Onakoya, announces Norwegians as new chess record holders
Odin Blikra Vea and Askild Bryn, two men from Norway, have broken the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon. In a recent blog post, GWR said Blikra Vea and Bryn “earned a place in history” after playing…
2024 WTO Internship Program (World Trade Organization) | Step-by-Step Process
Applications are open for the World Trade Organization -WTO Internship for students from developing countries. WTO Internship Programme provides an opportunity for students from WTO member and observer countries to gain valuable experience from working at the WTO. The program…
United States Awards $26.6m Grants To 33 Nigerian Companies
United States has awarded $26.6m grants to 33 Nigerian companies. Studiocb55news reports that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says it has awarded 26.6 million dollars in co-investment grants to 33 companies in Nigeria through its global hunger…
African Championships: Team Nigeria wins three medals on Day 2
Team Nigeria continued its impressive showing at the African Athletics Championships in Douala, Cameroon, adding three medals to its growing collection on Saturday. Building on the success of Day 1, which saw two gold medals and a silver and bronze,…