Nigeria’s national shot-put record holder Jessica Oji has praised Team Nigeria’s final training camp ahead of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, describing it as one of the best preparation environments she has experienced in her athletics career.

The British-born thrower, who switched her international allegiance to Nigeria in 2025, said the quality of the facilities, accommodation and overall organisation has given athletes every opportunity to prepare at the highest level before the Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Oji is one of the newest additions to Team Nigeria’s athletics squad and is expected to strengthen the country’s medal prospects in the women’s shot put after setting a new Nigerian national record shortly after making the switch.

“The facilities and accommodation have been excellent. Everything has been put in place for us to prepare properly, and it’s one of the best camps I’ve experienced,” Oji said.

The 24-year-old expressed appreciation to the National Sports Commission (NSC) for creating a professional environment that allows athletes to focus entirely on their performances rather than off-field challenges.

Rather than setting specific expectations for the competition, Oji said her priority is to deliver her best performance when the event begins.

“I’m not putting any pressure on myself with targets. My focus is to compete at my best, and if I do that, hopefully it will be enough to win a medal for Team Nigeria,” she added.

Since choosing to represent Nigeria, Oji has quickly established herself as one of the country’s leading field athletes, bringing valuable international experience and strengthening Team Nigeria’s ambitions ahead of major championships.

The shot putter is expected to make her Commonwealth Games debut later this month, where she will be aiming to build on her recent progress and contribute to Team Nigeria’s medal campaign in Glasgow.

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, has described as ‘blatant lies’ claims that the Nafiu Bala Gombe-faction has uploaded the names of a presidential candidate and other nominees to the nomination portal of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

In a statement by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said INEC does not issue nomination portal access or nomination codes to a leadership it does not recognise, adding that the Commission will not issue two codes to the same party.

Abdullahi challenged Nafiu-Gombe to provide the evidence of the purported upload, expressing optimism that the Commission will investigate the matter and take the necessary steps to correct the ‘blatant misrepresentation’.

“The African Democratic Congress, ADC, wishes to draw the attention of the media and the general public to false reports claiming that a group led by Mr. Nafiu Bala Gombe has uploaded the names of a presidential candidate and other nominees to the INEC nomination portal. The claim is a blatant lie. And it is quite easy to verify why.

“INEC does not issue nomination portal access or nomination codes to a leadership it does not recognise. Secondly, the Commission will not issue two codes to the same party.

“Otherwise, every impostor would simply upload names to the portal and proclaim themselves the authentic leadership of a political party. That is plainly not how the law or the Commission’s processes work.

“The question, therefore, is straightforward: where is the evidence of this purported upload by a group of individuals not known by law or the electoral body?

“We are also, by this statement, formally drawing the attention of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to what appears to be the forgery and unauthorised use of documents purportedly emanating from the Commission in a manner capable of creating confusion and undermining public confidence in its integrity and reputation as Nigeria’s electoral umpire,” the ADC statement said.