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Senate summons Minister over shift in sports festival date

Ihesiulo Grace 12 February 2021 0

By Ben Alaiya with agency reports With the continued postponement of the National Sports Festival now a source of worry to sports followers in the country there are strong indications that the Senate Committee on Sports may step in. Chairman of the Committee, Senator Obinna Ogba, told an online

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National Sports Festival gets February date

Ihesiulo Grace 22 January 2021 0

By Ben Alaiya …States to register athletes with LOC Going by indications from the Sports Ministry and the Edo State Government, the National Sports Festival (NSF), earlier scheduled for last year should now hold next month in Benin City. All the 36 states of the federation and the Federal capital, Abuja are expected to be […]

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National Sports Festival: Jigawa to participate in 10 events

Ihesiulo Grace 21 January 2020 0

The Director of Sports in Jigawa, Gambo Umar, on Tuesday said the state would participate in more than 10 events at the 2020 National Sports Festival in Edo. Umar told newsmen in Abuja that the state athletes are presently participating in the North West zonal elimination in Kebbi. READ ALSO: Edo residents upbeat ahead of […]

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Official: 19th NSF will be biggest-ever sports event in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 15 November 2018 0

Managing Director of National Sports Festival Marketing and Management Company Limited, Ugo Umeseaka, on Wednesday said intense preparations were on to have the best ever National Sports Festival in December. Umeseaka told newsmen in Abuja that the 2018 NSF, which is the 19th edition, would also be the biggest ever in terms of the preparations […]

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NSF: Coaches plan boxing competition in Enugu

Ihesiulo Grace 30 October 2018 0

Enugu State Boxing Coach, Blaise Ude, says it will hold a two-day boxing competition in the state for selection of boxers in preparation for the forthcoming National Sports Festival. Speaking to the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Monday, Ude said the competition was open to interested boxers. He said: “We, the coaches, are […]

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Lagos Kickboxing Seeks Support

Ihesiulo Grace 17 March 2017 0

Adegboyega Adeniji-Adele, Technical Director, Lagos State Kickboxing Association (LSKA) on Thursday solicited support from corporate organisations toward its forthcoming build-up trials in April. Adeniji-Adele in Lagos said that the championships, aimed at selecting athletes for major competitions, would hold at the old Boxing Gym, National Stadium, Lagos. “The association

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Cross River keen to host National Sports festival—Duke

Ihesiulo Grace 8 March 2017 0

Chairman of Cross River State Sports Commission, Rt. Hon. Orok Otu Duke, opens up on the prospects of sports development in the state. In this exclusive interview with Extra Time duo of ANDREW EKEJIUBA and EDEM EDEM the highly travelled sports technocrat speaks on the future of sports in Cross River, renovation works at the […]