Tolulope Makanjuola, has described the appointment of her mother, Mrs Monisola Makanjuola into the board of the newly created Kwara State Sports Commission, as a reward for merit. Tolulope, who is the eldest daughter of Mrs Makanjuola, in a statement on Friday, thanked Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on behalf of the family for finding their mother […]
HiFL: Durotoye wins MoTM award as Unilorin Warriors beat KSU Steelers
Suleiman Durotoye, on Wednesday put up a scintillating performance to help Unilorin Warriors beat Kogi State University Steelers (KSU Steelers) 1-0 in the Higher Institutions Football League (HiFL) round of 16 2nd leg. The display, thus earned him the Man of the Match award as some of his mates trooped out, carried and throw him […]
NPFL: Kwara United expresses dissatisfaction over Appeal Committee’s ruling
Kwara United Football Club has expressed dissatisfaction over the ruling of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Appeal Committee, on the issue between Jigawa Golden Stars and Rivers United, concerning the Matchday 34 encounter involving both teams. Kwara United FC had ended the season with 65 points and plus 20 goals difference, which guarantees it a […]
Kwara Sports Ambassadors congratulate Sports Commission Chairman, members
Kwara State Sports Ambassadors have congratulated the pioneer Executive Chairman of the Kwara State Sports Commission, Mallam Bola Mogaji, as well as other members of the Commission. In a release by the group, they expressed confidence on the personalities, some of whom are members of the Kwara Sports Ambassadors Forum. “We congratulate the Executive Chairman […]
The Herald, Radio Kwara GMs pledges support for SWAN Media Games 2021
The General Manager of Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation, publishers of The Herald Newspapers, Mr Yomi Adeboye, and the General Manager of Kwara State Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Kwara, Mallam Kayode Aremu have pledged total support to the staging of the 5th edition of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) Media Games 2021, which has […]
Olympics: NFF congratulates Dare, Sports Ministry
The Nigeria Football Federation has felicitated with the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and the person of the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Sunday Dare on Nigeria’s outing at the 32nd Olympics which ended in Tokyo, Japan few days ago. Nigeria earned one silver and one bronze medals from the Games, with […]
Tokyo 2020: YSFON congratulates Team Nigeria; Calls for change of attitude in future engagements
Nigeria’s foremost Youth Sports Organising Body, the Youth Sports Federation Of Nigeria (YSFON) has sent a massage of congratulations to Team Nigeria on their performance at the just concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. YSFON President and Deputy Governor of Kano State Dr Nasir Gauna and the National Executive Committee of the body however felt it […]
OJ Academy pledges to sustain Kwara monthly tennis tournament
The Proprietor of OJ Tennis Academy and sponsor of the monthly OJ Tennis Championship in Kwara state, Ojele Oluwasegun Sunday has pledged to sustain the programme designed to discover and groom young tennis players in the state. While speaking to pressmen during the final of this month’s exercise, Ojele, who was former Kwara and national […]
Tokyo Olympics: NAWIS hails Oborududu, Brume
The Association of Nigerian Women in Sports (NAWIS) has congratulated Olympic Silver medallist, Blessing Oborududu and Olympic Bronze medallist, Ese Brume for their outstanding performance which made Nigeria proud at the just concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The National President of NAWIS, Professor Florence Adeyanju revealed that both athletes succeeded in put their name and […]
Sports Minister charges NFF to qualify Nigeria for World Cup
Chief Sunday Dare, Nigeria’s Minister of Youth and Sports has called on the leadership of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to ensure the Super Eagles qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Chief Dare gave the charge on Sunday during the Extraordinary Congress of NFF in Benin, Edo State. The Super Eagles will commence their 2022 […]