Nigeria’s field and track athlete, Blessing Okagbare, suffered an embarrassing moment in Oslo, Norway when her wig fell off as she jumped during a competition. The 28-year-old Beijing 2008 Olympic silver medallist is competing in the Oslo leg of the IAAF Diamond League She recorded a jump of 6.21 metres to finish seventh while her … Read more
Ghanaian media personality, Founder Aim Higher Africa and Forbes Africa correspondent Peace Hyde named among the 100 Most Influential Young Africans. The list which was compiled in consultation with a jury made up of young Africans based across the globe has representation from 27 African countries with a gender equity of 62 men and 38 … Read more
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare has won gold in the 100 meters final at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. Blessing edged out Jamaica’s two time Olympic gold medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown and Olympic silver medalist Kerron Stewart in the finals Crossing the finish line in an impressive 10.85 seconds, victory couldn’t have tasted any sweeter for Blessing Okagbare, … Read more