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Team Nigeria’s sole representative in the men’s High Jump at the forthcoming Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, Mike Edwards, is appealing to the IAAF to rescind its earlier decision stopping him from competing at the Games which kick off next week. According to Making of Champions, the 27-year old high jumper has become the latest victim of the IAAF’s indefinite freeze on the transfer of allegiance process, which was put in place on February 6 last year, largely for the purpose of protecting vulnerable African athletes from being poached by other nations. However, Edwards was named on the Nigerian team to the Commonwealth Games in February, and revealed that he had been cleared by British Athletics to compete for Nigeria. The jumper is already in Australia for the Games and had been accredited by the Commonwealth Games Federation, only to receive a call from the IAAF telling him he was ineligible to compete at the Games because he represented Great Britain at the Eur...

Simeone: I met Dybala in a restaurant  One of the surprises in Atletico Madrid's XI against Depor could be the inclusion of young academy graduate, Carlos Isaac. With Vrsaljko and Juanfran out, Diego Simeone has little choice in the right-back position. Isaac is 19 years of age, and the opportunity to be with the seniors has arrived. The kid from Navamoral de la Mata is in his third season with the rojiblancos, during which time he has already won the league and cup. His outstanding performances earned him a renewal this month, until 2020 A regular presence in the Youth League, the defender has already participated in three editions of the continental competition. His speed is a stand out feature of his game, as is his physical presence, and Simeone will give him his chance to demonstrate them in the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday. Simeone finished the morning training by once again testing the eleven with which he is expected to start against the Galicians. A...

Beautiful Femita Ayanbeku orginally hails from the South-western part of Nigeria. She is representing US, and she’s refused to allow her physical disability limit her. Femita, who hails from Osun state wasn’t born as an amputee. According to reports, she was involved in a fatal car accident that almost cost her her life. She survived the accident, but lost one of her legs in the process. Femita forged ahead in life despite her status and became the U.S national 100m champion in June, 2016. She is also a motivational speaker who has been using her story to encourage people going through difficult times in life.

When it was predicted some years back that cars will run on water, many people thought the speaker is crazy. 3D printing has just allowed a car company (XEV) and a printing company (polymaker) to manufacture an electric car, LSEV, for $7,500 USD that is 2.7million naira. By 3D printing the city-ready vehicle, XEV and polymaker have knocked the number of individual plastic components down from the typically-used 2,000 to, oh, 57 parts — excluding mirrors, lights, chassis and such. ‘XEV is the first real mass production project using 3D printing. by saying really, I mean there are also lots of other companies using 3D printing for production. but nothing can really compare with XEV in terms of the size, the scale, and the intensity,’ said, Dr. Luo Xiaofan, co-founder, and CEO of polymaker. The transportation industry is certainly in a state of disruption. amidst this disruption — LSEV is an affordable solution for city drivers. its top speed is 43 miles per hour. It covers a range...