Nigerian Team at the 2012 London Olympics

Nigeria will be featuring in 8 games: basketball, table tennis, athletics, weightlifting, canoe slalom, boxing, wrestling and taekwondo.

 ATHLETICS

100m Women
1. Blessing Okagbare
2. Gloria Asumnu
3. Lawretta Ozoh

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200m Women
1. Gloria Asumnu
2. Lawretta Ozoh
3. Christy Udoh

400m – Women
1. Regina George
2. Omolara Omotosho

400m Hurdles Women
1. Ajoke Odumosu

High Jump- Women
1. Doreen Amata

Long Jump
1. Blessing Okagbare

Shot Put
1. Vivian Chukwuemeka

Hepthatlon
1. Uhunoma Naomi Osazuwa

Marathon
1. Esther Obiekwe

100m Hurdles Women
 1. Seun Adigun

4 x 100 m Women
1. Blessing Okagbare
2. Gloria Sunmu
3. Lawretta Ozoh
4. Oluwadamola Osayomi
5. Wisdom Isoken
6. Christy Udoh

 4 x 400 m Women
1. Regina George
2. Omolara Omotosho
3. Bukola Abogunloko
4. Endurance Abinuwa
5. Idara Otu
6. Margaret Etim

ATHLETICS – Men
100m Men
1. Obinna Joseph Metu
2. Ogho Oghene Egwero
3. Peter Emelieze

100 Hurdles Men
1. Selim Nurudeen

 400 m Hurdles Men
1. Ameadi Morton

Triple Jump
 1. Oluwatosin Oke

Probation – 200m Men
1. Noah Akwu
2. Stanley Azie
100m Hurdles Women
1. Jessica Ohanaja
2. Stanley Gbageke

 Officials
1. Yusuf Alli
2. Innocent Egbunike (Head Coach)
3. Nat Page
4. Gabriel Okon
5. Christopher Doomes
6. Garfield Ellenwood (Personal)
7. Ken Onuaguluchi (Persoanl)
8. Paul Obodochima (Personal)
9. Daniel Etsebimor (Personal)
10. Oluyomi Sule (Personal)
11. Gabriel Opuana (Personal)
12. Solomon Aliu (Personal)
13. Sunday Uti (Personal)
14. Falilat Ogunkoya (Personal)
15. Maria Wophill – Admin. Personnel
16. Chief Solomon Ogba -Team Leader

 BASKETBALL
1. Oyedeji Olumide
2. Diogu Ikechukwu Somto
3. Oruche Richard Dean Chukwuma
4. Ugboaja Ejike
5. Dagunduro Adeola Adedokun
6. Oguchi Chamberlain Nnaemeka
7. Aminu Abdul Alade
8. Ibekwe Ekenechukwu
9. Archibong Aniekan Okon
10. Aminu al Farouk
11. Obasohan Derrick Osamuuyi
12. Skinn Anthony Oludewa
13. Ayodele Bakare – Head Coach
14. Sani Ahmed - Coach
15. Francis Gbiri - Admin. Personnel
16. Tijjani Umar - Team Leader

BOXING
1. Akanji Muideen Olalekan - 75kg
2. Lawal Lukmon Olaiwola - 81kg
3. Ogoke Edith Agu (Female) - 75kg
4. Idika Nsofor - Coach
5. Anthony Konyegwachie - Coach
6. Patrick Uwagbale - Admin. Personnel
7. Major-Gen. Tobiah Minimah - Team Leader

CANOEING
1. Jonathan Peter Akinyemi - K1 Slalom
2. Ebenezer Ukwunna – Coach
3. Olubunmi Oluode - Admin. Personnel
4. Rear Adm. Festus Porbeni - Team Leader

TABLE TENNIS
Male
1. Aruna Quadri
2. Segun Toriola
Female
1. Edem Offiong
2. Olufunke Oshonaike

Officials
1. Nosiru Bello - Coach
2. Richard Edem - Coach
3. Segun Oguntade – Admin. Personnel
4. Alhaji Kayode Omotose Team Leader

 TAEKWONDO
1. Chika Chukwumerije - +80 kg
 2. Isa Mohammed - -68 kg
3. Keum Silwan - Coach
 4. Carl Lewis Langan - Coach
5. Chinedu Ezealah - Admin. Personnel
6. Chief Jonathan Nnaji - Team Leader

 WEIGHTLIFTING
1. Ekpo Felix Cobham – 77kg
2. Usman Maryam (Female) – +75kg
3. Patrick Bassey – Coach
4. Uche Onwumeh - Admin. Personnel
5. Mr. Chimdi Ejiogu – Team Leader

WRESTLING
Male
1. Boltic Sinivie - 96kg Freestyle
2. Dick Adibo - 84kg Freestyle
Female
1. Obiajunwa Amarachi - 72kg Freestyle
2. Oborodudu Blessing - 63kg Freestylea

Officials
1. Daniel Igali – Coach
2. Olumide Bamiduro – Admin. Personnel
3. Chief Austin Edeze – Team Leader

CONTINGENT OFFICIALS
1. Malam Bolaji Abdullahi - Hon. Minister of Sports & Leader of Delegation
2. Mr Sani Ndanusa - President Nigeria Olympic Committee
3. Chief Patrick Ekeji – Chef de Mission
4. Hon. Babatunde Popoola –
Secretary General, NOC
5. Mr Alhassan Yakmut - Deputy Chef de Mission

 MEDICAL TEAM

 1. Dr Abdulkadir Mu’azu - Team Doctor & Head Medical
2. Dr Hirekaan Lazarus -Team Doctor
3. Dr. Ibrahim Gyaran - Team Doctor
4. Dr Ken Anugweje - Team Doctor
5. Mr Oladipo Odunuga - Physiotherapist
6. Mr Ekundayo Ogunkule – Physiotherapist
7. Mr Kayode Abdulsalam – Physiotherapist
8. Miss Judith Enebe – Physiotherapist
9. Mrs Nneka Eze – Nurse

SECRETARIAT
1. Manufor Hellen – Administrative Personnel
2. Emmanuel Nweri – Administrative Personnel
3. Augustine Odijie – Administrative Personnel
4. Tony Ubani – Press Attache
5. Emmanuel Igbinosa – Administrative Personnel
 6. Olalekan Alabi – Administrative Personnel

In total of 116 members: 55 athletes, 12 coaches, 29 administrators officers, 9 medical officials, 5 contingent officials and 6 secretariat officials.

Jude Ibezim Osemeke needs your help!

An appeal from Jude's family;
Mr Ibezim Jude Osemeke to appeal to your good conscience to assist us in sponsoring him for overseas medical treatment. About four months ago, Ibe suddenly developed hearing impairment, change in voice and severe headache and weakness of the body. He was seen at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital by a neurosurgeon who then requested for a CT Scan of the Brain. The report indicated that Ibe has brain tumour called Chordoma. The neurosurgeon then advised him to seek medical attention abroad.

 

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We have contacted several reputable neurosurgery centres in India and all are of the opinion that he will benefit from surgery.

The definitive surgery which will be in two phases is estimated to cost 3.7 million naira (including the cost of transportation, lodging, operation fees, feeding etc). Mr Ibezim is from Onicha Ugbo in the present Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State. He is a Mass Communication graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State and had been unemployed since on graduation. His father is late and the family cannot afford the total cost of his treatment.

We humbly appeal to you to assist in saving the life of this promising young Nigerian. May the Almighty God continue to bless and keep you and your family.

Please make your donations to
Name: Ibe Jude Osemeke
Bank: Guaranty Trust Bank
Acct No: 0008669433.
Thank you.
For: Mr Azuka Osemeke On behalf of Osemeke Family.

 Please feel free to call any of the members of the family:
1. Mr Azuka Osemeke : 08023138956,

2. Mrs Theresa Osemeke :08034936943 3.
Mr Ibezim Osemeke : 07069766770
4. Mrs Phillipa Uchechukwu Edo ( nee Osemeke) 08033953178

Nigeria in opening ceremony of the 30th Olympics- Photo of the day

Althletes and officials gave a full representation of themselves and countries. Here is our very own.......Najia

68-year-old soul singer, Gladys Knight says “I would knock Paris’s (Michael Jackson’s daughter) teeth out”

Feud: Paris remonstrates with Janet at the Jackson Calabasas compound earlier this week. Janet called Paris a 'spoiled little b****' while Paris shot back: 'This is our house. Not the Jackson family house. Get the f*** out!'

Gladys Knight (a friend of the family) has weighed into the Jackson family feud - insinuating 14-year-old Paris needs to pipe down and learn some respect for her elders.

Janet Jackson is 46 years while Paris is only 14years……what’s your take on this?

Olympic 2012: China wins Games’ first gold‏

China’s world number one Yi Siling won the first gold of the London Olympics in the women’s 10m air rifle competition at London’s Royal Artillery Barracks on Saturday.

Yi, 23, who won the title at the 2010 world championships in Munich, had a total winning score of 502.9, 0.7 points ahead of Bogacka, on 502.2. Yu finished with 501.5.

Is this the world's biggest traffic fine?

A truck driver named only as Mr Zhang has been sent a hefty bill after his overloaded truck was too heavy for a bridge near Beijing, China.

He gets a of bill for £15million.

Dakore Akande making a coming back in Nollywood

Is this good news or what? The very stunning, one of the finest actresses in Nollywood,Dakore would feature in a movie titled 'Journey To Self'.

So we hear, Dakore will act alongside Nse Ikpe Etim, Catherine Edoho, Kalu Ikeagwu, Femi Jacobs and others.

Break a leg girl!

Naeto C’s wedding gift Porsche Cayenne Sold 2009 Model As 2012 Model

Rumour had it  Larry Onuegbu(Auto Lounge boss ) allegedly sold a 2009 model of the SUV to Naeto C's former brother-in-law, Dumebi Kachikwu as 2012 model.

 

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This shady deal was exposed, when the 'new' toy was taken to a Porsche mart in Lagos after a suspicion that all was not well with the controversial car gift. At the mart, it was discovered that the Porsche Cayenne SUV believed to be a 2012 model was actually a 2009 model. This is against what Larry claimed the posh car is. Drama! Drama! Drama!.......here is a recap

Funmi Iyanda’s 41st Birthday

She turns 41 today, Happy Birthday.

Nollywood star Kiki Omeili – celebrating our very own

Apart from the fact that Kiki is a TV reality show Dance 234 produced by KOGA Entertainment, which aired on Africa Magic world and several local TV stations last year, she is also a host on weekly health segment of the popular breakfast show on Smooth FM 98. 1, every Saturday morning called “Balancing life” and writes articles for various on line blogs.

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Her most recent talked about is the role she played in the movie Married But Living Single directed by Tunde Olaoye and produced by KAP  as the antagonistic and opportunistic Titi Haastrup alongside Joseph Benjamin, Funke Akindele, Joke silva, Femi Brainard and Tina Mba.

Did you know that  she graduated from the College of Medicine, University of Lagos?

Hmmmmm! Well done,Girl!

Pedestrian in Ogun state crushed to death by a container

According to Punch; on Thursday morning at Kara Bus Stop, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway a female pedestrian was crushed by a container after it fell from a moving trailer. The trailer was heading out of Lagos around 7am when it lost one of its tyres, making the driver to lose control of the truck momentarily.

Photo of two brothers who slaughtered their younger brother

According to report this happened on Thursday evening as a decomposing body of a man was discovered inside a duplex on B Close, House 6 of 3rd Avenue. The decomposing body, it was gathered, was that of the younger sibling of two brothers allegedly living together in the duplex which was left for them by their deceased parents.

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Two brothers, Toye and Tola allegedly slaughtered their younger brother, Akunbuyi, and sold his limbs. The corpse was identified as that of Akinbuyi Ajayi, 39, living in the same apartment with Toye Ajayi and Omotola Ajayi, who were identified as his brothers. He was allegedly killed by his brothers and his body kept in a room inside the flat.

The corpse had been mutilated by the two brothers. A police source alleged that Toye and Omotola were selling the body parts of their brother for money, adding that the two were caught with some human parts which eventually led to a search on their apartment by law enforcement personnel. Toye and Omotola were suspected to have chopped off the head, hands, private part and part of the two legs of Akinbuyi and allegedly sold them to suspected ritualists.

The decomposing body of Akinbuyi was moved by the policemen attached to FESTAC Police Station led by the Divisional Police Officer, Mr. Mohammed Mu’azu, a Chief Superintendent of Police and officials of Amuwo Odofin Local Government council to a morgue, while the police took other items recovered from the house into custody Residents of FESTAC came out in their large numbers to watch the horrifying spectacle as the council officials and policemen removed the body.

 Apart from the body that was recovered from the house, charms, amulets, a pot filled with human blood and two large dummies of human beings were discovered. Some of the charms and amulets were concealed inside a carton with the inscription: Lord Krishna Agabarthi 999. Omotola, who claimed to be an engineer denied knowing anything about the corpse.

 He claimed to be jobless, adding that he depended on goodwill of people to survive along with Toye. He denied knowledge of the death of his brother. He explained that Akinbuyi was arrested recently by sanitation task force, adding that the deceased spent three days in prison. Omotola also said Akinbuyi was born in 1973 and that he usually went out and came in at will.

He told the police that his brother’s killers must have committed the act before dumping the deceased inside one of the rooms. He further said their father died in a motor accident recently. Their father, he claimed, was the owner of the duplex where they live.

Akinbuyi’s corpse was dumped in one of the rooms upstairs.

82-year-old Katherine Jackson loses custody of Michael's children

It was based on Mrs. Katherine Jackson deserting them for ten days,but she said she had only been on a short vacation.

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Judge awarded TJ temporary guardianship of Prince, Paris and Blanket TJ claimed in court papers that he had already been involved in taking care of the children and he will now have access to $500m estate to care for his cousins Katherine's lawyer says he will file motion to reinstated her as guardian upon return photo of TJ