The Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has commended the security operatives for the release of Sports Journalists. A statement by Ikenna Okonkwo Secretary-General of SWAN, on Thursday, 10th October, read as follows: “We want to inform our Teeming Members across Nigeria and beyond that some of the Sports Journalists who were earlier kidnapped on…
Super Eagles head coach Augustine Eguavoen has made a lineup for the Nigeria national football team that will play against Libya for the qualifiers of the AFCON 2025 holding in Morocco. CONVERSEER reports that Eguavoen has called Captain William Ekong, rave-of-the-moment Ademola Lookman, in-form winger Moses Simon and 20 other players for this month’s home-and-away…
Athlete Kipyegon Bett of Kenya, who competed in the 800m and took home a bronze medal at the 2017 World Championships in London, passed away at the age of 26 from liver and kidney failure. After winning the U20 World Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, in 2016, Bett became well-known and was thought to be among…
By Dianabasi Effiong The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced the unveiling of the much-anticipated NFF Monthly Awards to celebrate the outstanding performances of Nigerian football players across various Football Leagues, including the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). According to a statement by the NFF spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, the NFF Monthly Awards aim to honour the brilliance, dedication and…
Some members of the Nigeria Union Journalists (NUJ) during the 12km walk, L to R: the Tribune Newspaper Correspondent, Joeseph Abasi Abasi, the NUJ Chairman, Archibong Bassey, the Daily Trust Correspondent, Eyo Charles and the Secretary of NUJ, Mike Abang. By Anietie Akpan Medical experts have disclosed that over 720,000 people die of suicide and…
