By Muhyideen Jimoh The Chairman, Benue State Football Association (BSFA), Paul Edeh, says being honoured with the Africa Sports and Tourism Awards (ASTA), will spur him to invest more in grassroots football in the country. Edeh was honored on Thursday in Abuja with the ‘Mentor of the Year’ award. TheContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says the Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) Sports Carnival will help promote nationhood and social cohesion in the country. Musa said this during the teeing-off of the USOSA golf tournament at IBB International Golf and Country Club,Continue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, on Saturday in Abuja called on Nigerians, irrespective of tribe or religion to unite and fight Nigeria’s common enemies. Speaking at the second edition of Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA) sports carnival, Musa listed the common enemies as terrorism,Continue Reading
By Muhyideen Jimoh Sen. John Owan Enoh, Minister of Sports Development and Paul Edeh, Chairman, Benue State Football Association (BSFA) have called for investment in sports tourism to fast track the socio-economic development of Africa. The sports administrators joined other stakeholders in canvassing this stand at the 2024 inaugural AfricaContinue Reading
By By Georgina Adegbie/Victor Okoye The Electoral Committee of the 2024 FCT SWAN elections (SWANECO) has fixed May 10 for the concluding part of the elections. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that winners could not emerge in the positions of the Chairman and the Treasurer after the electionsContinue Reading
By Victor Okoye Musa Kida, the President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), has appealed to the federal government to release funds early to enable D’Tigress prepare adequately for the Paris Olympics. Kida made the appeal at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)Continue Reading
Examining Nigerian youths’ growing sports betting habitContinue Reading
By Aderonke Ojediran The Federation (FA) Cup, a Nigerian domestic football tournament, with teams drawn from the 36 states and the FCT, has been renamed “The President Federation Cup”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the renaming ceremony, attended by the organisers and stakeholders, took place on FridayContinue Reading
By Bushrah Yusuf-Badmus Kwara Government said it had commenced the renovation of the indoor Sports Hall of the state stadium at the cost of N2.06 billion. The Executive Chairman of the State Sports Commission, Bola Mogaji disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin. He said that Gov. AbdulrahmanContinue Reading
By Olanrewaju Akojede The National Olympic Committee (NOC), says it obtained scholarships from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) through its affiliate bodies, Olympic Solidarity and the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOCA). The Public Relations Officer of NOC, Tony Nezianya, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, disclosed that theContinue Reading
