Sports minister Sunday Dare yesterday received Tobi Amusan for the first since she made history for Nigeria at the World Athletics Championship in Oregon, United States of America. Amusan became …
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Commonwealth Games: Amusan, Brume land in Birmingham, boost Team Nigeria spirit
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readNigeria’s raves of the moment in sports, Tobi Amusan and Ese Brume, have joined their colleagues in Birmingham for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The two made history at the recently …
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Senate recommends history maker Tobi Amusan for national honour
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readThe Senate has made a request to the Federal Government of Nigeria to confer a national award on Tobi Amusan. The 25-year-old athlete made history on Monday morning when she …
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‘World record is a bonus’: Tobi Amusan narrates her rise to global acclaim
by Agency Report 5 minutes readThe new world champion and world record-holder in the women’s 100m hurdles only got into hurdling through a quirk of fate. Tobi Amusan started out as a sprinter and long …
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Nigerians slam American legend Michael Johnson for doubting Tobi Amusan’s world record
by Nurudeen Obalola 5 minutes readNigerians have come out in full force to defend their compatriot’s integrity after Michael Johnson expressed doubt about the accuracy of Tobi Amusan’s incredible performances today at the Oregon 2022 …
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Buhari, Dare, Peseiro hail Nigeria’s Oregon 2022 medallists Tobi Amusan, Ese Brume
by Nurudeen Obalola 4 minutes readPresident Muhammadu Buhari, sports minister Sunday Dare and Super Eagles head coach Jose Peseiro have joined millions of Nigerians in commending the country’s medallists at the Oregon 2022 World Athletics …
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‘I’m proud of Tobi’: Usain Bolt, Jamaican rival, Usoro celebrate record-breaking Amusan
by Nurudeen Obalola 3 minutes readTobi Amusan caught the attention of athletics royalty today after her incredible performances at the final day of the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships, earning praise from Usain Bolt. The …
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Oregon 2002: Ese Brume wins long jump silver, second World Champs medal
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readEse Brume joined Tobi Amusan in making Nigeria proud in the early hours of today by winning a silver medal at the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships. The 26-year-old recorded …
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‘It’s crazy!’ Amusan ‘thankful’ after world record, Oregon 2022 gold, earns $100k bonus
by Nurudeen Obalola 2 minutes readTobi Amusan could hardly contain her excitement as she spoke to journalists after producing two of the greatest moments of the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships on the final day …
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Tobi Amusan breaks world record, wins historic World Athletics Championships gold
by Nurudeen Obalola 1 minutes readTobi Amusan produced two pieces of history at the Oregon 2022 World Athletics Championships in the United States of America this morning, winning a gold medal and breaking a world …