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Breaking: Amusan Wins, Breaks Record Again, Increases Nigeria’s Gold To 10

Daily Dispatch August 7, 2022

World Record and World Champion, Tobi Amusan won the Women 100m Hurdles event at the ongoing Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Like she did at the World Championship in Eugene, Oregon two weeks ago, Amusan not only won but did so in record breaking fashion setting a new Commonwealth

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Ali, Joshua And Three-time Championship

Daily Dispatch August 6, 2022

By Kunle Awosiyan After Muhammad Ali revenged his loss against Leon Spinks in 1978 to become the first three-rime heavy weight boxing champion, many of his fans wanted him to quit the game. He had seen it all. His performance had deteriorated due to age and bad health but fight had refused to leave him. […]

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Breaking: Nigeria wins second Gold medal at Commonwealth Games

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2022

Female weightlifter, Rafiat Lawal has won Nigeria’s second gold medal at the ongoing Commonwealth Games. Lawal triumphed in 59kg category at the weightlifting event of the ongoing Games to give Nigeria its second Gold medal and third medal overall at the event currently going on in Birmingham, England. This is the third medal the country […]

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Breaking: Nigeria’s Umoafia claims bronze at Commonwealth Games

Daily Dispatch July 31, 2022

Weightlifter Edidiong Umoafia has won a bronze medal in the men’s 67kg category at the ongoing Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. It’s Nigeria’s second medal at the event, after Adijat Olarinoye, another weightlifter, claimed gold and setting a Games record late Saturday night. Details later…….

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Lamentations Of A Bishop

Daily Dispatch July 28, 2022

By Bishop Edwins. When Tobi Amusan climbed the stage of the 2022 World Athletics Championships to pick up the Gold medal.. she had no tears streaming down her eyes...Then the national anthem of Nigeria was played.. Tears rolled down her eyes!.Tobi Amusan remembered how a country that refused to sponsor it’s athletes were enjoying stolen […]

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Amusan, Oshoala: How These Ladies Treated Our National Flag

Daily Dispatch July 27, 2022

By Kunle Awosiyan Her victory smile gradually dissolved into tears as the echo of our National Anthem took over the stadium. Oluwatobiloba Amusan just broke a world record in hurdles with 12.06 seconds at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon, US. Her compatriot, Ese Brume also won Silver at the event. This happened a few […]