Sports (Page 134)

By Ijeoma Okigbo The Federal Ministry of Sports and Youth Development (FMSYD) has set up a five-man “independent committee” to review the final medals table of the 21st National Sports Festival (NSF). Ismaila Abubakar, the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, disclosed on Sunday in a statement that the committeeContinue Reading

By Ijeoma Okigbo No fewer than 250 players are expected to participate in the forthcoming second edition of the South South Female Cricket League. Theophilus Ibodeme, Regional Development Officer (RDO) South South of the Nigeria Cricket Federation (NCF), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading

By Emmanuel Afonne The President of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), Dame Martin Louis, has formally congratulated Habu Gumel, the recently elected President of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC). A statement signed by NOC Public Relations Officer (PRO), Tony Nezianya, quoted Louis as also congratulating other elected members of the NOCContinue Reading

By Emmanuel Afonne Prestige Football Academy, an Abuja-based club, said on Friday it had intensified plans to establish a football school in the FCT, to enable youths to develop their football talents. The Manager of the academy, Uchendu Nwabara, said in a statement that the football institution, when completed, wouldContinue Reading

By Victor Okoye The Initiator and founder of Mark ‘D’ Basketball Championship, Igoche Mark has restated his commitment towards the growth and development of grassroots basketball in the country in 2023. Mark who stated this in his new year message on Sunday in Abuja, said that the Mark ‘D’ BallContinue Reading