Nigeria is aiming to qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics after its men's and women's teams were victorious at the ...

Nigeria’s male and female flag football players are basking in the euphoria of their historic double, after clinching both the men’s and women’s titles at the maiden African Flag Football ...

The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told the BBC they have given up waiting for a promised state funeral, a year after he died. Instead Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, who ...

The family of the man who designed Nigeria’s national flag have told the BBC they have given up waiting for a promised state funeral, a year after he died.

Nigeria has become a key player in the growth of flag football across Africa, as participation surged by an impressive 85 per cent since 2023, PUNCH Sports Extra report.. According to the ...

A man holds a Russian flag as Nigerians protest in the streets during anti-government demonstrations against bad governance and economic hardship, in Kaduna state, Aug. 5, 2024.

Nigeria has detained some tailors for making Russian flags that were waved during anti-government protests this week in northern states, the state secret police said, in a move that underscores ...

Man Who Designed Nigeria's Flag To Get Burial A Year After Death Pa Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, who died on August 29, 2023, designed the green and white flag while studying in London in the late 1950s.

Nigeria's hydrological services agency has warned of potential flooding in 11 states after neighboring Cameroon said it was starting to release water from one of its largest dams following recent ...

Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, who created Nigeria's flag in the late 1950s, passed away in August 2023. Due to government delays in arranging a state funeral, the Oyo state government funded his burial ...

Nigeria is aiming to qualify for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics after its men's and women's teams were victorious at the inaugural African Flag Football Championship.

Instead, Taiwo Michael Akinkunmi, who died a year ago aged 87, is going to be buried this week in Oyo state, where he lived. Akinkunmi, known by many as “Mr Flag Man” and whose house was ...