In our series of letters from African writers, Nigerian journalist and novelist Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani writes about the throne reserved for the Queen of England in the West African state. Short presentational grey line A myth among the Efik people of southern Nigeria is that one of their 19th Century kings was married
Views: Visits 12 The arrival of sprint hurdler Tobiloba ‘Tobi’ Amusan on Monday boosted Team Nigeria’s camp in Texas as the team resumes its quest for tickets to the five relay events at the Tokyo Olympics at the 2021 USTAF Invitational meeting on Tuesday in Prairie View, Texas. Amusan who ran 12.62 seconds to come second in the 100m hurdles event at the adidas Boost Boston Games in Boston, on Sunday, behind world record holder Kendra Harrison (12.49s), is expected to participate in the women’s 4x100m event, which Nigeria has provisionally qualified for with the 43.05s the quartet of Joy Udo-Gabriel, Blessing Okagbare, Mercy Ntia-Obong and Rosemary Chukwuma ran at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar.
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