This addition brings the list of Team Visa athletes for Paris 2024 to 117. The 2024 class is the largest group of Olympic and Paralympic athletes and hopefuls in the program’s history and the most diverse, representing more than 60 markets and 40 sports.

“We are incredibly proud to welcome Tobi Amusan and Goodness Nwachukwu to Team Visa for the Paris 2024 Games. Their presence on Team Visa not only represents the diversity of talent within the African continent but also underscores Visa’s commitment to supporting athletes who are dedicated to making a difference and inspire their communities. We are proud to have them as part of us and look forward to witnessing the impact they will make both on and off the track and field,” said Andrew Uaboi, Vice President, Visa West Africa.

Tobi Amusan, a world champion, and world record holder in the 100 meters hurdles, made history in 2022 by becoming the first Nigerian athlete to win a world championship and world record in an athletics event.

She won back-to-back Commonwealth and African titles in 2018 and 2022 in the 100 m hurdles and is also a two-time African Games champion.

“I am thrilled to be representing Nigeria at the upcoming Olympic Games Paris 2024. This is not just about me; it’s about every young Nigerian who dares to dream and every girl who believes she can break barriers. I am grateful to have the backing of Team Visa on this journey,” said Tobi Amusan.

Goodness Nwachukwu, a talented discus thrower claimed gold and set a new world record with a throw of 36.56 meters at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

This incredible achievement surpassed her previous world record of 32.95 meters, set at the 2021 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Tunis.

“My journey has always been about transcending perceived limitations and demonstrating that true ability knows no bounds. It is my ambition to not only compete but excel at the games this year and I am excited to have the support of Team Visa.”

Since 2000, the Team Visa athlete program has championed more than 600 Olympic and Paralympic athletes selected based on their achievements, community involvement, and alignment with Visa’s core values of equality, access, and inclusion.

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Flutterwave also signed Tobi Amusan, the Nigeria-born 100m Hurdles Women’s World Record Holder as $endmobile’s Ambassador; a decision the company says is due to their similarity in speed and resilience. 

The new app available on Play store and App Store aims to enhance customer experience through improved speed, transparency and ability to get user’s money to its destination despite the hurdles. 

Other key features of the $end Mobile app include Apple Pay which will allow Apple device users to transact seamlessly from their mobile wallets, an improved activity section that tracks transactions in real time and a new voucher code section that allows users to create voucher cards.

Here’s how to use $end

• Sign up on $end (Android or iOS) (Add email address/ phone number and create a password).
• Click the “Send Now” button
• Enter your money transfer details, i.e. amount, sending currency/country, and receiving currency/country.
• Review the transaction and Send Money

Tobi Amusan, 100m Hurdles World Record Holder said, “I am excited to be a big part of a product I already use and love. I am always on  the road, but I also have a lot of my family members in Nigeria. $end has helped me to keep in touch with them by meeting their needs as much as I can. Happy to be the face of this product for the African diaspora.”

Olugbenga ‘GB’ Agboola, Founder and CEO of Flutterwave, said, “ It’s thrilling that Tobi is $end’s Ambassador. I would say it’s a perfect match given her speed and efficiency on the tracks and of course $endmobile’s speed of delivering cross-border transfers. $end Mobile app will help improve the speed and efficiency of transferring money from the diaspora to the African continent for fees, real estate, health, upkeep and even for investments. We’re excited for all the possibilities this collaboration brings.”

Customers can download the Send Mobile App on the Google Play Store for Android devices or App Store for iPhones by clicking on the respective highlighted links.

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Beauty sets record with BBN’s earliest disqualification  

Former beauty queen, Beauty got #TwitterNaija in a frenzy over repeated displays of aggressive behaviors which gave her three strikes in the reality show and led to her early disqualification.

This is the earliest disqualification a housemate has received with just 14 days in the house. #TwitterNaija users share their thoughts.

#BBNaijaS7 first eviction and more twists

The new season has seen its first live eviction show, with Cyph and Christy O being the first to go home.

Big Brother has also not stopped with the twists and introduced two new housemates: Rachel (Level1 aka ‘trenches’) and Chizzy (Level 2 aka ‘island’).

The new housemates are riders, which means that they aren’t competing for the grand prize but can participate in every activity till the end of the show. Check out the hilarious reactions from #TwitterNaija users as Biggie plans to stir up more drama.

Showmax thrills fans with #BBNaijaTheBuzz

ShowmaxNg is serving fans of #BBNaija with the sauce and gist of this season with its biweekly episodes of #BBNaijaTheBuzz on Twitter Spaces.

The previous episode about the ships, eviction nominees and fake housemates has stirred up an interesting conversation on #TwitterNaija. 

Fans are anticipating the next episode on 12^th August. You can also catch up with exciting #BBNaijaS7 chats on the page.

Football Is Back!

After the long wait and boring weekends, the English Premier League is back! Fans on #TwitterNaija are thrilled as the season of bants resumes.

The major highlight of the weekend was Manchester United’s loss at home to Brighton. Here is a thread of conversations from fans of the football club.

Kizz Daniel Arrested in Tanzania

Buga hitmaker Kizz Daniel was arrested in Tanzania after show organizers accused him of failing to perform at a show.

While #TwitterNaija users trolled him for not showing up and communicating with his fans, other users shared their hilarious reactions to his arrest.

The Buga crooner later apologized to his fans in a video after his release and promised a free show. Check out the conversations here.

Nigeria wins its record gold at the Commonwealth Games

Team Nigeria’s spectacular performances at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have got #TwitterNaija buzzing yet again. With a time of 42.10s, the relay team of Tobi Amusan, Favour Ofili, Rosemary Chukwuma, and Grace Nwokocha achieved the best performance ever for team Nigeria, shattering the African Record.

Nigeria finished the competition 7^th on the medal table with its record gold of 12 as the best performing African team in the tournament. #TwitterNaija users showered their love and support on the entire team and the outstanding athletes with #TeamNigeriaCWG2022  #Tobiamusan

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#BBNaija S7: Level Up season has begun with the ‘ships’ and ‘gbas gbos’

This year’s #BBNaija has officially begun and the season is themed “Level Up”! Fans on #TwitterNaija were intrigued as the housemates were split into two separate houses, which fans have nicknamed ‘Island’ and ‘Mainland’ or ‘Trenches’.

Big Brother has also introduced “Tail of House” which is a title given to the least performing housemate during the Head of House games.

The “punishment” issued to that individual will be to wear their clothing inside out for the rest of the week. Catch up on daily updates, relationship gossip and fights on #TwitterNaija here.

Tems is not here to play!

Tems, Nigeria’s rising superstar has been trending for some amazing news, and fans on Twitter can’t hide their excitement! Just last week, she was credited as a songwriter on Beyonce’s unreleased album.

The star girl, whose vocals were featured on the new Black Panther trailer, is also featured on the soundtrack for part 2 of the global hit, “Wakanda Forever”.

The trailer spurred exciting conversations on #TwitterNaija. Also, Barack Obama dropped his summer playlist and Tems features on it!

Nigerian Women in Sport: Tobi Amusan & Asisat Oshoala

Hurdler Tobi Amusan’s record breaking victory at the World Athletics Championship trended for days on Twitter!

Fans on Twitter were elated as she smashed the world record to win the women’s 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday, becoming the first Nigerian athlete to win a gold medal at the championship. 

Asisat Oshoala of Nigeria also won the Women’s Player of the Year award for a record fifth time at the Confederation of African Football Awards (CAF Awards). Catch up with the trending conversations:

Asake set to release a new song

Asake, YBNL’s new star teased his fans with the release of his song “Terminator” He has been releasing songs back-to-back which has got his fans thinking that he is up to something.

Although some fans have had their criticisms, because his tracks are apparently beginning to sound alike. See what the critics had to say here.

Lasisi Elenu expecting his first child with his fiancé

Lasisi, the popular Instagram comedian and skit creator is expecting his first child with his fiance, Nonso Adika. The comedian posted videos from their engagement on his Twitter page.

Check out the reaction from Twitter Naija users here.

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