Nigeria’s recent misadventure with doping issues in athletics appeared to have been consigned to a dark past at the pair of international competitions that elevated the country’s stature as an extremely competitive groomer of world class athletes.
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September 08, (THEWILL) – At the Diamond League in Zurich on Thursday, Nigeria's world record holder, Tobi Amusan, set another record when she finished ahead of the competition in the women's 100-meter hurdles.
Amusan successfully defended her Diamond League title...
September 04, (THEWILL) -Â In a decision that will have grave ramifications for Nigeria's recent magnificent sporting performances, the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), has announced the temporary suspension of Nigerian sprinter Grace Nwokocha.
The 21-year-old athlete was part of the Nigerian...
August 17, (THEWILL) - The current 100-metres hurdles African, Commonwealth, and world champion, Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan, has signed a management contract with Plug Sports, a renowned Nigerian sports management organisation, owned by The Plug.
This information was provided by...
July 25, (THEWILL) - Tobi Amusan of Nigeria won the 100-metre hurdles gold medal at the World Championships on Monday, in what was initially reported as a time of 12.06 seconds, but the time was later struck out as...
July 25, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's Tobi Amusan remarkably broke the women's 100-metre hurdles world record in the wee hours of Monday, during the World Championships' semi-final in Oregon.
Kendra Harrison's previous record of 12.20 seconds was broken by the new...
June 15, (THEWILL) - Tobi Amusan finished ahead of her competition in the 100m hurdles race at the World Athletics Continental Tour Gold on Tuesday in Finland as she gets in shape for the World Athletics Championships in Oregon,...
Faruku Musa Haruna and other farmers in Kumfada used to pool their money to buy plastic sheets, trapping enough water to irrigate small patches of land. They wanted to keep farming after the rains, but their ambitions depended on how much water they could save.