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Youth and Sports minister condemns maltreatment of corps member

Ihesiulo Grace 24 September 2021 0

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has welcomed the disciplinary action taken by Nigerian Army against a soldier who dehumanized a female youth corps member in Calabar, recently. His Special Assistant on Multimedia, Toyin Ibitoye, said in a statement that the minister

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Solomon Dalung debunks N7.5bn allocation claims for Bash Ali fight

Ihesiulo Grace 2 November 2018 0

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung has dismissed a claim by one purported civil rights organization, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) that the sum of N7.5 billion has been “criminally diverted” by the Ministry of a Youth and Sports. He described the allegation as a cheap attempt to […]

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D’Tigress: I want quarter final ticket as birthday gift – Solomon Dalung

Ihesiulo Grace 27 September 2018 0

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, has called on the senior Women’s basketball team the D’Tigress to give him a birthday gift of a FIBA World Cup quarterfinal ticket. Dalung, who is in Tenerife Spain to cheer the players made the request while congratulating the team on their superlative performance at the […]

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No going back on NSF elections—Dalung

Ihesiulo Grace 26 April 2017 0

The Minister of Youth and Sports, Barr. Solomon Dalung has assured that the elections into the boards of the National Sports Federations (NSF) will hold on May 30, 2017. Dalung told Extra Time that with the release of the amended election guidelines at the weekend which was co- signed by the acting Permanent Secretary of […]

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Dalung bemoans poor state of National Stadium

Ihesiulo Grace 3 March 2017 0

Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, has lamented the dilapidated condition of the National Stadium situated in Surulere, Lagos. The Minister, who, on Wednesday embarked on an inspection tour of the dilapidated facility alongside Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick, and other top government