I Gave Performance-Enhancing Drugs To Blessing Okagbare, Therapist Confesses
LAGOS MAY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-A twist may have been added to the drug issues, which led to the 11-year ban handed to U.S.-based Nigeria’s track queen, Blessing Okagbare, following confession by Texas therapist, More...
Blessing Okagbare’s Ban Extended To Eleven Years
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been given an additional one-year ban for doping violations on top of her existing 10-year suspension, a decision that rules Nigeria out of the sprint More...
Favour Ofili Smashes Okagbare’s 200m National Record In U.S.
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Favour Ofili yesterday ran 21.96 seconds to set a new national women’s 200m record at the 2022 Tom Jones Memorial Classic in the United States (U.S.). Ofili, who was among the nine More...
Nigerians Laments Disappearance Of Oduduru, As U.S. Drops ‘All Charges’ Against Okagbare
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-There were strong indications yesterday that the United States may have dropped ‘all charges’ against Nigerian sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, who is serving a 10-year ban over drugs More...
Doping: Blessing Okagbare Yet To Appeal 10-Year Ban As Deadline Nears Expiration
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian sprinter, Blessing Okagbare, may not appeal the 10-year-ban handed her by the Athletics Integrity Unit for doping as the 30-day appeal deadline nears expiration. The AIU More...
Blessing Okagbare Goes Philosophical, Says She Is Happy Forging Ahead In Style
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s Track and field athlete Blessing Okagbare may have been boxed into a corner following her ban, but the two-time Commonwealth Gold medalist says she is coping just fine More...
Dope: Blessing Okagbare Reacts to 10-Year AIU Ban
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has reacted to the decision of the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) to hand her a 10-year ban for doping violations. Okagbare, who won silver More...
Sad End For Blessing Okagbare, Banned 10 Years For Use Of Multiple Substance
LAGOS FEBRUARY 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Top Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare has been slammed with a 10-year ban by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU). Nigerians were left in shock when the suspension of Okagbare More...
Okagbare Suspended From Tokyo 2020 Olympics For Failing Drugs Test
LAGOS JULY 31ST (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist Blessing Okagbare’s Tokyo Games ended abruptly on Saturday morning after she was provisionally suspended following More...
Blessing Okagbare Rules The Globe, Emerges ‘2nd Fastest Woman In The World’
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian track and field athlete, Blessing Okagbare has become the second-fastest woman in the world after she finished 10.63 seconds at the national Olympics trials in Lagos. She More...
Blessing Okagbare Finishes Third At US Meet
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Blessing Okagbare continues her build up to Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games after running 22.66secs to finish third in the women’s 200m of the 2021 Tom Jones Memorial Invitational meet More...
Guinness Book Of World Records Recognises Blessing Okagbare
LAGOS FEBRUARY 10TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigerian athlete Blessing Okagbare has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the only athlete to have attended the Athletics Diamond Meetings 67 times. Okagbare More...
Okowa Adopts Okagbare, Brume, Oduduru, Three Others For 2020 Tokyo Olympic
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (URHOBOTODAY)-The Delta State governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has keyed into the Adopt-an-Athlete initiative of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development by adopting six Olympic-bound Nigerian athletes. The More...
DOHA 2019: Blessing Okagbare Disqualified In 200 Again
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Blessing Okagbare was disqualified from the 200 meters for a second time. Because of a mix-up by her nation’s track federation, the Nigerian sprinter was initially disqualified More...
2019: Okagbare, Onuesoke Mobilizes For Atiku In Diaspora
Grace Okagbare LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (URHOBOTODAY)-The duo of the Director in charge of Diaspora Wing Atiku Care Foundation, Mrs. Grace Okagbare and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Sunny Onuesoke has More...
Rio-Olympics: Okagbare Leads Nigeria Into Relay Finals As U.S Team Crashes
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Olympic and World Championships medallist, Blessing Okagbare, on Thursday led team Nigeria into the finals of the women’s 4x100m relay at the Olympic Games after posing a 42.55sec More...
Rio Olympics: Ese Brume Qualifies for Long Jump Final as Okagbare Falters Again
Ese Brume LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Team Nigeria’s Efe Brume is through to the final of the women’s long jump event at the ongoing Rio 2016 Olympics. Brume, the only African in the final, qualified as More...
Olympics: Okagbare Crashes Out of 100m Final as Nigerian Boxer, Efe Cruises to Q-Final
Nigeria boxer, Efe Ajagba on red LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s sprint queen Blessing Okagbare crashed out in Rio Olympics 100m semi-final, as she placed 3rd in her heat with a time of 11.09seconds. More...
Okagbare Banned from Rio Olympics
Okagbare LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Following her decision to skip the 2015 All Africa Games, the National Sports Commission and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria have placed a ban on sprinter, Blessing More...
Commonwealth Games: Okagbare Wins Women’s 100m
Blessing Okagbare LAGOS JULY 29TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare won women’s 100m gold at the Commonwealth Games on Monday. Okagbare, who won long jump silver and 200m bronze at the 2013 world championships, More...
Why Okagbare failed in 100m – British coach
Blessing Okagbare LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Could Blessing Okagbare have done six Jumps in a day and on the following day do two highly competitive 100m races and ended up well? Mike Afuleka, a track and field More...
Moscow 2013: Okagbare Falters in 100m Final, Finishes Sixth
Blessing Okagbare LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Hopes of having Nigeria’s Queen of the tracks, Blessing Okagbare, make it the podium in the women’s 100m event was dashed on Monday evening as she could only More...
Sapele Born Okagbare Clinches Nigeria’s First Medal in Moscow
Blessing Okagbare LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Blessing Okagbare has won Nigeria’s first medal in Moscow as she leaped 6.99 metres to clinch the silver medal in the long jump event final. The Sapele-born athlete More...
Nigeria’s Okagbare Breaks Her New African Record
Blessing Okagbare LAGOS JULY 28TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare was in the form of her life on Saturday in London as she entered the record books as Africa’s fastest woman of all time. After first More...
Diamond League: Okagbare Beats Olympic Champs, Dedicates Victory to Uduaghan
Blessing Okagbare riding higher LAGOS JULY 1ST (UROHOBOTODAY)-Five days ago, Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan honoured Blessing Okagbare with one SUV, Hyundai Santafe, for her training sessions when at More...