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  • Triangle Magazine publisher, Salako greets well wishers

    Triangle Magazine publisher, Salako greets well wishers

    Our Reporter

    The publisher of Triangle Magazine, Otunba Femi Salako, has penned a note of appreciation to his well-wishers on the occasion of his 40th birthday.

    In a statement made available to newsmen recently, Salako said: “The words are nothing but a pure sense of gratitude, I am indeed humbled with the immense outpour of love shown towards me and my family.

    “If my hair strands are made tongues and made to sing praises of everyone who reached out to me yesterday, celebrating with me, they will never be enough. Thanks for honoring me, the Yoruba do say, “Humans are a better covering than clothing”

    Triangle Magazine

    “Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa (APC Deputy Governorship Candidate in tomorrow election), Hon. (Dr )Bode Ayorinde the founder of achiever University, Engr.Ife Oyedele, Hon.Olubunmi Tunji Ojo, Hon.Ade Adeogun, Mr. Segun Sowunmi (Spokesperson of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation (APCO).), Akin Omo Akin,
    Dr. Tunji Abayomi, the Pro-Chancellor/Chairman Governing Council of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA).

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    Prince Nekan Olagbegi, Hon.Femi Adekanbi, Senator Faseye, Senator Biodun,Olujimi Odunmbaku Cardinal Baba Eto (Baba Eto), Chief Dennis Ifidon, Hon.Kolawol Babatunde, Otunba(Barr) Adewale Moses Osinub, Yemi Omowole, and Biodun Lawani, Pastor Uzoma Ebenezer Nnadede, and everyone who all came to celebrate this auspicious day with me and those who all reached out to me in one way or the other. I appreciate you all.

    “Finally I can’t but appreciate my darling wife for the Birthday Surprise, yours is the love I will always cherish.

    “May God bless you all and may He give us greater reasons to celebrate with one another in good health.”

  • Meet fastest African of all time, turned UK royal Navy

    Meet fastest African of all time, turned UK royal Navy

    Olusoji Adetokunbo Fasuba is a Nigerian sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. He is the current African record holder in the event with 9.85 seconds, thus making him the fastest African of all time.

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    Olusoji Fasuba, fastest African, who bid the tracks goodbye for Britain’s Royal Navy.

     

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  • Olympics: Nigeria’s hope for medals dwindles further

    Olympics: Nigeria’s hope for medals dwindles further

  • Bolt wins Olympics 200m gold

    Bolt wins Olympics 200m gold

    Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt won the men’s 200m to claim his second gold at this year Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, his eighth at an Olympics, and keep alive his hopes of an unprecedented “treble treble.”

    The Jamaican ran 19.78 seconds to finish ahead of Canada’s Andre de Grasse and France’s Christophe Lemaitre.

    Britain’s Adam Gemili clocked the same time as Lemaitre, but was denied his first Olympic medal in a photo finish.

    Bolt, 29, has already won the 100m in Rio and will run in the 4x100m relay final on Friday (02:35 BST, Saturday).

    The Jamaican, who said in February he would retire after the 2017 World Championships, has won all eight of the Olympic finals in which he has appeared.

    “The fact I came here and executed what I wanted to is a brilliant feeling,” he told the BBC.

    “I wasn’t happy with the time when I crossed the line but I’m excited I got the gold medal – that’s the key thing.”

    Only United States’ sprinter Carl Lewis and Finnish long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi have won more Olympics gold medals in athletics.

    Lewis won nine golds between 1984 and 1996, while Nurmi also won nine between 1920 and 1928.

  • Olympic games: Nigeria medals hope dwindles in wrestling

    Olympic games: Nigeria medals hope dwindles in wrestling

    Team Nigeria’s medal hope at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympic games dwindled on Thursday as Odunayo Adekuoroye and Blessing Oborodudu were edged out in the wrestling event of the championship.

    Oborodudu competed against Mongolia’s Battsetseg Soronzonbold in the freestyle event of women’s 63kg.

    Despite forcing the match to 1-1, the Mongolian won based on technical points to bundle out the Nigerian in the quarterfinal round.

    Unlike Oborodudu, Odunayo Adekuoroye fell to world number two in the women’s 53kg, Sweden’s Mattsson Sofia Magdalena 8-0 to exit the games.

    With all the five female wrestlers exiting the competition, the hope of medal now hangs on the men’s team – Amas Daniel and Soso Tamarau in the men’s 65kg and 86kg.

    Tamarau will take to the mat on Saturday August 20 while Daniel will compete on Saturday August 21.

  • Olympics: NTTF plans celebration for legend Toriola

    Olympics: NTTF plans celebration for legend Toriola

    …Calls up 20 for World Juniors in SA

    To follow the footsteps of International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) is planning a befitting celebration for the first African to attend seven Olympic Games, Segun Toriola.

    According to the President of NTTF, Wahid Oshodi, it behooves on the federation to honour Toriola for his giant stride in the sport while there are plans to recommend the former African champion and others for national honours.

    “The NTTF will definitely be celebrating the Legend with a series of activities in Nigeria. His achievements are so inspiring that we must find a way to say thank you to this great talented patriotic Nigerian. The IOC, the ITTF and the ATTF have led the way and we surely will ensure that we give him a befitting award. We are also hopeful that the Ministry of Youth and Sports will join us in this laudable quest. This will be done at a time to fit into his busy schedule.”

    He added: “We shall also be making a fervent case for athletes like Toriola, Funke Oshonaike Bose Kaffo and Babatunde Obisanya  alongside other remarkable athletes outside football and athletics be recognized when national honours are being awarded.”

    Meanwhile, the federation is poised to build on the performance at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as it has called up 20 players made up of 12 boys and eight girls for this year’s World Junior Championship holding later in the year in Cape Town, South Africa. The camping begins on Monday August 23 to September 3 at the National Training Centre of Lagos National Stadium.

    Teenage sensations – Abayomi Animasahun and Tosin Oribamise top the list of invited players. Others are Azeez Solanke, Amadi Umeh, Michael Abayomi, Augustine Emmanuel, Jamiu Ayanwale, Ololade Oyenekan, Tobi Falana, Etim Orok, Babafemi Babatunde and Umar Ibrahim made up the boys’ list, while the girls are – Agnes Onoja, Ajoke Ojomu, Alimot Ayinla, Rofiat Jimoh and Sukurat Aiyelabegan.

    The NTTF further said: “On his return to Nigeria from Rio, Toriola will lead a two week training session for the 20 junior players invited to camp for selecting the team that will represent Nigeria at the World Junior Table Tennis Championships holding in Cape Town, South Africa in November/December this year.”

     

  • Olympics: NTTF plans celebration for legend Toriola

    Olympics: NTTF plans celebration for legend Toriola

    • Calls up 20 for World Juniors in South Africa

    To follow the footsteps of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF), the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) is planning a befitting celebration for the first African to attend seven Olympic Games, Segun Toriola.

    According to the President of NTTF, Wahid Oshodi, it behooves on the federation to honour Toriola for his giant stride in the sport while there are plans to recommend the former African champion and others for national honours.

    “The NTTF will definitely be celebrating the Legend with a series of activities in Nigeria. His achievements are so inspiring that we must find a way to say thank you to this great talented patriotic Nigerian. The IOC, the ITTF and the ATTF have led the way and we surely will ensure that we give him a befitting award. We are also hopeful that the Ministry of Youth and Sports will join us in this laudable quest. This will be done at a time to fit into his busy schedule.”

    He added: “We shall also be making a fervent case for athletes like Toriola, Funke Oshonaike Bose Kaffo and Babatunde Obisanya  alongside other remarkable athletes outside football and athletics be recognized when national honours are being awarded.”

    Meanwhile, the federation is poised to build on the performance at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as it has called up 20 players made up of 12 boys and eight girls for this year’s World Junior Championship holding later in the year in Cape Town, South Africa. The camping begins on Monday, August 23 to September 3 at the National Training Centre of Lagos National Stadium.

    Teenage sensations – Abayomi Animasahun and Tosin Oribamise top the list of invited players. Others are Azeez Solanke, Amadi Umeh, Michael Abayomi, Augustine Emmanuel, Jamiu Ayanwale, Ololade Oyenekan, Tobi Falana, Etim Orok, Babafemi Babatunde and Umar Ibrahim made up the boys’ list, while the girls are – Agnes Onoja, Ajoke Ojomu, Alimot Ayinla, Rofiat Jimoh and Sukurat Aiyelabegan.

    The NTTF further said: “On his return to Nigeria from Rio, Toriola will lead a two week training session for the 20 junior players invited to camp for selecting the team that will represent Nigeria at the World Junior Table Tennis Championships holding in Cape Town, South Africa in November/December this year.”

  • Adeniyi leads two others in wrestling medals’ chase

    Adeniyi leads two others in wrestling medals’ chase

    Commonwealth gold medalist, Aminat Adeniyi will lead the duo of Genesis Mercy and Hannah Rueben as Team Nigeria begins their quest for medals in the wrestling event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

    Adeniyi, a double African champion will compete against the world’s best in the freestyle event of the women’s 58kg. She is expected to battle for medal against 19 other wrestlers across the globe.

    Mercy Genesis, who is making her international debut at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will jostle for laurel in the women’s 48kg against 19 others including former Olympic Games medalist.

    Experienced Reuben,who is making her Olympic Games debut will have her hands full against 17 others in the women’s 69kg of freestyle event.

    Five female and two male wrestlers are expected to compete for Team Nigeria at the Rio Olympic Games with all eyes on Odunayo Adekuoroye, a bronze medalist at the 2015 World Championship and rated as one of favourites to clinch medal in the freestyle event.

    Meanwhile, Cuba’s Mijain Lopez Nunez won his third straight Olympic Games gold medal at the weekend with a 6-0 victory over reigning world champion Turkey’s Riza Kayaalp at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

    With the victory, Lopez becomes the third wrestler in the classic style to win three Olympic Games gold medals after Sweden’s Carl Westergren and Russia’s Alexander Karelin.

    After last year’s 1-0 loss to Kayaalp in the world championships finals, many wrestling fans were expecting a hard-fought struggle, but Lopez sealed his victory in the opening 30 seconds of the gold medal final.

    Lopez snapped Kayaalp down as the champ moved forward at the opening whistle.  With Kayaalp’s balance broken forward, Lopez wrapped up a tight chest-lock from in front and tossed the champ to his back for a sudden 4-0 lead. In the ensuring scramble, Lopez added a step-out point.

    As things got chippy with a frustrated Kayaalp in the second period, Lopez gained another penalty point and appeared to have technical fall within reach with one minute to go, but he chose to ease home with the victory.

    Earlier in the day, Lopez defeated London 2012 silver medalist Estonia’s Heike Nabi, bronze medalist Sweden’s Johan Euren and two-time junior world champion Russia’s Sergey Semenov – all by simple decisions.

  • German star, Brandt wary of U-23 Eagles

    German star, Brandt wary of U-23 Eagles

    After having an easy progress to the last four of the men’s football event of Rio 2016 Olympic Games, German midfielder, Julian Brandt is familiar with the quality of their semi-final opponent- Nigeria and the Bayer Leverkusen admitted that the U-23 Eagles are very strong and fast.

    Brandt, who was part of the team that edged out Nigeria’s Flying Eagles from the last U-20 World Cup, has been instrumental to the fine form of the European team at the Olympic Games with their 4-0 bashing of Portugal still fresh in their memory.

    “They (Nigeria) are positively crazy because they take a big risk,” he told DFB-TV. “I consider Nigeria as offensively strong and very fast,” Brandt said.

    However, U-23 Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi believes the African side is ready for the German machine.

    “Maybe they will be a bit similar to the Swedish or Danish teams we faced. We have to make sure we’re ready. We have to make sure we play well and hopefully we do exactly what [coach Samson Siasia] asks us to do. He’s been absolutely amazing with his tactics and with the way he wants us to play,” Mikel said.

    The two giants will battle out for a place in the final at Arena Corinthians in Sao Paulo.

     

  • Olympics: Adeniyi leads two others for medals chase in wrestling

    Olympics: Adeniyi leads two others for medals chase in wrestling

    Commonwealth gold medalist, Aminat Adeniyi will lead the duo of Genesis Mercy and Hannah Rueben as Team Nigeria begins their quest for medals in the wrestling event of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

    Adeniyi, a double African champion will compete against the world’s best in the freestyle event of the women’s 58kg. She is expected to battle for medal against 19 other wrestlers across the globe.

    Mercy Genesis, who is making her international debut at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will jostle for laurel in the women’s 48kg against 19 others including former Olympic Games medalist.

    Experienced Hannah Reuben who is making her Olympic Games debut will have her hands full against 17 others in the women’s 69kg of freestyle event.

    Five female and two male wrestlers are expected to compete for Team Nigeria at the Rio Olympic Games with all eyes on Odunayo Adekuoroye, a bronze medalist at the 2015 World Championship and rated as one of favourites to clinch medal in the freestyle event.

    Meanwhile, Cuba’s Mijain Lopez Nunez won his third straight Olympic Games gold medal at the weekend with a 6-0 victory over reigning world champion Turkey’s Riza Kayaalp at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

    With the victory, Lopez becomes the third wrestler in the classic style to win three Olympic Games gold medals after Sweden’s Carl Westergren and Russia’s Alexander Karelin.

    After last year’s 1-0 loss to Kayaalp in the world championships finals, many wrestling fans were expecting a hard-fought struggle, but Lopez sealed his victory in the opening 30 seconds of the gold medal final.

    Lopez snapped Kayaalp down as the champ moved forward at the opening whistle.  With Kayaalp’s balance broken forward, Lopez wrapped up a tight chest-lock from in front and tossed the champ to his back for a sudden 4-0 lead. In the ensuring scramble, Lopez added a step-out point.

    As things got chippy with a frustrated Kayaalp in the second period, Lopez gained another penalty point and appeared to have technical fall within reach with one minute to go, but he chose to ease home with the victory.

    Earlier in the day, Lopez defeated London 2012 silver medalist Estonia’s Heike Nabi, bronze medalist Sweden’s Johan Euren and two-time junior world champion Russia’s Sergey Semenov – all by simple decisions.