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Nigerian Breaks World Record At Commonwealth Games, Wins Gold

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2018

A Nigerian weightlifter, Esther Onyema, on Tuesday won Nigeria’s first gold medal at the ongoing Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.The medal was won in weightlifting.Onyema won with a lift of 141.6kg in the under-50kg to win gold and set a new world record.

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FIFA appoints Nigerian medical doctor Doping Control Officer

Daily Dispatch April 10, 2018

A former medical doctor in the Nigerian U-17 football team, Dr Ayodeji Olarinoye, has been appointed Doping Control Officer by the world soccer governing body, FIFA. Olarinoye, who graduated from the University of Ilorin, is now the country’s first FIFA doping control officer, the university’s weekly bulletin said on Tuesday. According to the publication, Olarinoye […]

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UN body names Messi responsible tourism ambassador

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2018

The UN World Tourism Organization said Monday it has appointed FC Barcelona’s Argentine star Lionel Messi as an ambassador to promote responsible tourism. “During my travels I have had the opportunity to know other cultures and societies as well as other ways to see the world and this is very enriching,” Messi said in a […]

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Breaking: Nigeria wins first medal at Commonwealth Games

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2018

Nigeria has won its first medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games. Nigeria’s men’s table tennis team won silver on Monday, defeated by India. India triumphed 3-0 in the final of the men’s Table Tennis team event at the 2018 Gold Coast Games on Monday. Sharath Achanta beat Bode Abiodun 3-1 in the first game despite […]

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Word Cup: White House warns football fans against traveling to Russia

Daily Dispatch April 9, 2018

Football fans should “think twice” about travelling to the World Cup in Russia this summer as consular services are threatened by the diplomatic crisis between Vladimir Putin and the west, a senior White House official has warned. The tournament kicks off on 14 June under the shadow of tit-for-tat expulsions and what some describe as […]

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Egyptian Nufal begins bike trip to Russia World Cup

Daily Dispatch April 8, 2018

A 24 year-old Egyptian Mohamed “Ibn Nufal” Nufal, has set off from Cairo’s Tahrir Square for the World Cup in Russia – on a bicycle. After about 5,000 km (3,000 miles) and 65 days on the road, Nufal hopes to reach Moscow to see Egypt make its first appearance in the World Cup for 28 […]