Tag: Tokyo
Tokyo 2025: AFN confirms HiRacer’s $20,000 reward for Tobi Amusan
a meeting in Tokyo on Monday night with Amusan and the Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Chief Bukola Olopade,…
Ezekiel Nathaniel advances to men’s 400m hurdles semi-finals
Nigeria’s Ezekiel Nathaniel advanced to the semi-finals of the men’s 400m hurdles after winning the final heat in 48.37 seconds.
Pre-meeting conversation between Antony Blinken and Japanese minister Kamikawa Yoko
I think the agenda that we have with the 2+2, with the Quad meeting is also very much a reflection…
Nigerian Olympic official hospitalised for COVID-19 in Tokyo
A Nigerian Olympic official has become the first visitor to the Tokyo Games to be admitted to hospital with COVID-19,…
Japan’s new emperor expresses ‘deep remorse’ on war
Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Thursday expressed “deep remorse” over his county’s wartime atrocities during World War II.
2 killed, 15 injured as knife-wielding man goes on the rampage in Tokyo
A knife-wielding man went on the rampage in Greater Tokyo Tuesday as he attacked school girls awaiting to board a…
Car rams into pedestrians celebrating New Year in Tokyo
According to one of Japan’s leading English newspapers, at least, eight pedestrians were injured after a man rammed his vehicle…
King Promise x Wizkid Out With “Tokyo” Video
Ghanaian singer King Promise features Wizkid in his new video “Tokyo”.
6 arrested in Tokyo over possession of dangerous drugs
Six people were arrested on suspicion of possessing quantities of what the Health Ministry has described as “dangerous drugs’’ authorities…
Armed robbers breaks leg during operation, calls ambulance
A hapless armed robber in his 60s broke his leg while holding up a convenience store in Japan — and…
Wawrinka loses to Japanese outsider in Tokyo
Tatsuma Ito followed the winning example of compatriot Kei Nishikori as the number 103-ranked local dumped top seed Stan Wawrinka…
Nigeria fails to secure promotion at World Tennis tourney
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s quest for promotion to the championship suffered a setback at the 2014 World Team Table Tennis Tournament…
Nigeria Scale Canada’s Hurdle At World Tennis Tourney
Team Nigeria showed their supremacy over Canada in the last group match of Group E at the ongoing World Team…
Appeal Court adjourn’s Tokyo case till January
The Nigerian Court of Appeal in Ibadan on Tuesday adjourned the case between the Oyo state Government and Alhaji Lateef…
Toyota unveils cars of the future, with auto pilot
Toyota on Friday unveiled the next generation of cars featuring an auto pilot system that will swerve to avoid collisions…
Court proceedings end as NURTW members clash
Proceedings at the Federal High Court, Adeoyo, Ibadan, Oyo state, western Nigeria ended abruptly on Monday when two factions of…
Petra Kvitova halts Venus Williams in Tokyo
Venus Williams resurgence on court has been halted by Czech star, Petra Kvitova in the WTA Pan Pacific Open in…
Venus overpowers Halep for Tokyo Q/finals
Former world number one Venus Williams seems to have regained her form as she beat world number 18, Romania’s Simona…
Japanese teenager butchers hated mom
A Japanese teenager who allegedly killed his mother and chopped her body into pieces has told police he simply did…
Oyo NURTW Chieftain, Tokyo Detained At SCID
The Oyo State Police Command has clarified that the factional Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW),…
Another Ajudua docked for fraud in US
There used to be a Fred Ajudua in Nigeria in the 90s that was notoriously linked with a variety of…
Senator Ladoja Is Teleguiding Ajimobi
Embattled Chairman of the National Union of Road transport Workers (NURTW) in Oyo State, Alhaji Lateef Akinsola alias Tokyo speaks…
Crisis Looms As Tokyo Tackles Ajimobi
The face-off between the estranged Chairman of the National Road Transport Worker, (NURTW), Oyo State Chapter, Alhaji Lateef Akinsola alias…
Nigerian bizman boosts Falconets’ morale
A Nigerian businessman based in Tokyo, Japan, Mr Stanley Okafor, has donated a Samsung Galaxy Tab and an IPAD to…
Falconets land in Japan for World Cup campaign
Nigeria’s national U-20 women’s team, Falconets, on Wednesday arrived in Tokyo, Japan, to begin their World Cup campaign. The team’s…
Police Declare Tokyo, Auxiliary Wanted
The police in Oyo State this afternoon declared the chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers in the state,…
Akala Vs Tokyo: Gun Battle In Ibadan
There was a fierce gun battle today between policemen and thugs suspected to be members of the National Union of…