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Age-Cheating Allegations Rock National Youth Games

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

The ongoing National Youth Games has been overshadowed by allegations of age cheating, with Olympic champion Enefiok Udo-Obong raising alarm over what he described as the participation of overage athletes, The Dtowncrier reports. Udo-Obong, a two-time Olympic medallist and former Nigerian Olympic Committee board member, criticised the growing culture of “cutting corners” at grassroots competitions. […]

AFN President Okowa Claims Favour Ofili’s Switch to Turkey Was Driven by Money

September 3, 2025September 3, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Tonobok Okowa, has alleged that sprinter Favour Ofili’s decision to dump Nigeria for Turkey was financially motivated, despite her claims of neglect by Nigerian sports authorities. Speaking in an interview with ESPN, Okowa confirmed that both World Athletics and Ofili had formally communicated her switch to the […]

Enabulele Inaugurates New Athletics Chairman

July 12, 2025July 13, 2025Obianuju Nicole0

In a related development, the Executive Chairman of the Edo State Sports Commission, Honorable Desmond Enabulele, has formally inaugurated Onome Obruthe as the new Chairman of the Edo State Athletics Association.The inauguration ceremony, witnessed by senior sports officials and athletics stakeholders, signals a fresh chapter for track and field development in the state.Enabulele, in a […]