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Temitope Adeshina Ends Nigeria’s 72 Year Wait for Commonwealth High Jump Medal
Nigerian high jumper Temitope Adeshina has won bronze in the women’s high jump at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first Nigerian woman to win a Commonwealth Games medal in the event and ending a…
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Goodness Nwachukwu Breaks World Record, Wins Gold at Commonwealth Games
Summary: Nigerian athlete Goodness Nwachukwu has won gold in the women’s discus F42-44/F61-64 event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, setting a new world record of 39.66 metres and winning Nigeria’s seventh gold medal…
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UN Women Nigeria Engages Stakeholders to Strengthen Gender-Responsive Budgeting Framework
On July 28, UN Women Nigeria, led by its Country Representative to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Beatrice Eyong, paid a courtesy call on Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite at the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning in…
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Aevin Dugas Hands Over Largest Afro Crown to Jessica Martinez
On Guinness World Records Day 2025, Aevin Dugas, who held the Guinness World Record for the largest afro on a living person for 15 years, officially passed the title to new record holder Jessica Jess…
