Saturday, October 3, 2026

Victor Olorunfemi

Victor Olorunfemi is a sports reporter with Peoples Gazette. Prior to working with The Gazette, he was with Sports247 Nigeria, a grassroots football news platform. He is on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram @herovicofficial
April 16, 2026

World Athletics rejects sprinter Ofili’s application to switch allegiance to Turkey

Ms Ofili can appeal the ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Favour Ofili
April 15, 2026

WNBA Tour: Coach Wakana invites 21 players to camp ahead of D’Tigress’ U.S. friendly series 

The reigning African champions will face Los Angeles Sparks in their first game on April 25. 

D’Tigress
April 15, 2026
April 15, 2026

Nigerian woman Nnenna Oketa nabbed with seven forged passports at Canadian airport to face prosecution

The CBSA identified the documents as five forged passports from the Republic of the Gambia and two from South Africa.

April 15, 2026

Nigerian Anthony Sobogun jailed 28 years in UK for sexually abusing children

The detective constable Lockyer said, “The bravery of the victims in coming forward is what brought Sobogun to justice.”

Anthony Sobogun
April 15, 2026

CSOs call on World Bank to stop financing factory farming

The worldwide planned actions aim to spotlight the continued use of public funds to support large-scale industrial livestock production.

Factory farming
April 14, 2026

UEFA dismisses Barcelona’s complaint over VAR in 2-0 loss to Atletico

Barcelona players and officials were furious after the 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid over multiple calls that they believed Referee Istvan Kovacs and VAR got wrong.

Barcelona logo
April 14, 2026

UK-based Nigerian Oluwadamilola Ogunyankinnu charged with murder for allegedly stabbing film student to death

The defendant told the court, “I didn’t kill anybody. I didn’t stab anybody. Police got the wrong person.”

Oluwadamilola Ogunyankinnu and late Finbar Sullivan
April 14, 2026

Marie-Louise Eta becomes first female head coach in men’s top five leagues

Ex-footballer Marie-Louise Eta has made history as the first woman to be in charge of a men’s team in the top five European leagues.

Marie-Louise Eta