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Elizabeth Oshoba (born 23 December 1999) [1] is a Nigerian boxer. She participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in the Featherweight division and won a silver medal . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
The sport has received mainstream attention from Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development as its minister, Sunday Dare pledged in December 2019 to create a national league plus cooperating with the Dambe Sport Association to form a federation for organizing competitions and tournaments across and outside Nigeria, [4] plans ...
Joseph made her professional debut on 10 January 2004, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory against Margaret Ibiam in Lagos, Nigeria. [2]She compiled a record of 9–0 (5 KOs) before capturing her first professional title, defeating Mable Mulenga via unanimous decision (UD) for the vacant WIBF Intercontinental bantamweight title [3] on 21 June 2008 at the Nationalist Stadium ...
AKO was founded in October 2020 in Lagos, Nigeria and, in 2021, the first African-born UFC World Champion, Kamaru “The Nigerian Nightmare” Usman joined the company. [ 1 ] The promotion started off in 2020 as an MMA talent reality TV Show called "African Knockout", becoming the first non-scripted sports reality show on Netflix in the process.
Communal conflicts in Nigeria [3] can be divided into two broad categories: [4] [dubious – discuss] Ethno-religious conflicts , attributed to actors primarily divided by cultural , ethnic, or religious communities and identities, such as instances of religious violence between Christian and Muslim communities .
After Shekau's death masses of Boko Haram militants surrendered while others defected to ISWAP. According to the Nigerian Defence Forces, as of April 5, 2022, a total of 51,114 rebels and families, consisting of 11,398 men, 15,381 women, and 24,335 children, have surrendered. This number has risen to over 100,000 in July 2023. [99]
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Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye (born 10 December 1993) is a Nigerian freestyle wrestler. [1] She competed in the women's freestyle 53 kg event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games [2] where she won the gold medal [3] and at the 2015 World Wrestling Championships where she won a bronze medal.