Akwa Ibom Excels At World Chess Championship
Tuesday August 11, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng By Mfon PATRICK and Micheal OBONG The sports renaissance sweeping through Akwa Ibom State continues to...
NFF Apologises To Tinubu, Nigerians Over Super Falcons’ WAFCON Setback
Tuesday August 11, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has apologised to President Bola Tinubu and Nigerians following the Super...
Mouktar Declares Bid For NFF Chairman Of Chairmen
Tuesday August 11, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Federal Capital Territory, FCT Football Association chairman Adam Mouktar Mohammed has entered the race for NFF Chairman of...
WAFCON: Nigeria Bow Out Against Cameroon, Miss Automatic World Cup Ticket
Monday August 10, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Super Falcons have crashed out of the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after...
Jorge Messi, Father Of Football Legend Lionel Messi Tragically Passes Away
Saturday August 8, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng By Idorenyin UMOREN Jorge Messi, the father and long-time agent of football superstar Lionel Messi, has...
Sports Commissioner Recognizes CP Baba Azare As Champion Of Peace
Thursday August 6, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng The Commissioner of Police, Akwa Ibom State Command, CP Baba Mohamed Azare, has been recognized as...
2026 WAFCON: Nigeria’s Super Falcons To Battle Cameroon In Quarter-Finals
Thursday August 6, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng After a false start to life at the 2026 Women’s African Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Nigeria...
Lagos To Host 2026 CAF Awards
Sunday August 2, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Lekan Fatodu, Director-General (D-G) of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), on Saturday confirmed Lagos as...
Team Nigeria Finishes Sixth, Falls Short Of NSC Medal Target
Sunday August 2, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng Team Nigeria finished sixth on the overall medals table at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, falling...
Commonwealth Games: Edidiong Umoafia Appreciates Gov Umo Eno’s Support
Tuesday July 28, 2026www.thenewsdesk.ng By Mfon PATRICK Commonwealth Games weightlifting gold medalist Edidiong Umoafia has expressed profound appreciation to the...