Tobechukwu Nwokocha made his NCAA debut for Lenoir-Rhyne at the 2026 Tryon Banked Is Best Invite, breaking the School Record in the men’s Long Jump with a best of 7.78 meters.
He is currently number one in the NCAA DII with that performance.
2026 PSU National Open: Edose Ibadin Sets National Record In 800 Meters Race Indoor Event
Edose Ibadin has set a new national record in the 800 meters indoor event, running 1:46.38 at the 2026 PSU National Open.
He broke the record set by himself in 2021, finishing fifth in a race won by Handal Roban in 1:44.91.
2026 Razorback Invitational: Temitope Adeshina Sets National Record In Women’s High Jump Event
Temitope Adeshina cleared a height of 1.97 meters to win the women’s High Jump at the 2026 Razorback Invitational.
She equaled her own National Record for the second time, and beat a strong Rose Yeboah who cleared 1.94 meters. This makes for the third time Adeshina would be clearing 1.97 meters. She took really good attempts at 2.00 meters.
2026 Bob Pollock Invitational: Esther Joseph Wins Women’s 400 Meters Race Event
Esther Joseph debuts over 400 meters in 2026 with a win, storming to a new lifetime best of 51.36 seconds to win at the 2026 Bob Pollock Invitational in Clemson.
She becomes the fifth fastest African woman ever to run the 400 meters indoors, beating her teammate Javonya Valcourt who ran 51.73 seconds to finish second.
Joseph is now 3-for-3 in 2026, having set personal bests at every distance she has entered so far:
- 200 meters – 23.11
- 300 meters – 36.41
- 400 meters – 51.36
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2026 Orlen Cup Łódź Meet: Chukwuebuka Enekwechi Wins Men’s Shot Put Event
Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has won the men’s Shot Put event at the 2026 Orlen Cup Łódź meet in Poland, a World Athletics Indoor Tour – Silver label meet.
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Nigeria’s ransom crisis: Funding the terror we fight By Guardian Editorial Board on January 29, 2026: Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 24
Nigeria’s ransom crisis: Funding the terror we fight By Guardian Editorial Board on January 29, 2026: Recommended Nigerian Newspaper Report 24
The United Nations expressed concern over the spate of indiscriminate abductions in Nigeria recently, with Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General, lamenting, “Students, young people, young men, young women continue to be detained by armed groups.” Coming against the backdrop that abductors collected ₦2.57 billion in ransom payments within a single year, the UN’s voice is a sobering wake-up call that, in the absence of demonstrable state capacity to protect citizens, Nigeria might continue to face a vicious cycle of mass abductions propelled by the lucrative business of ransom collection.