Silver medalist, Blessing Oborududu and bronze medalist Ese Brume have been rewarded with their cash reward of $10,000 and $7500 respectively, at a ceremony held at Grand Prince Hotel, Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday. Oborududu and Brume were presented their cash by the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare. Speaking at the ceremony, the […]
Banire advocates investment in grassroots sports as YSFON/CP Cup begins Friday
The Permanent Secretary, Kwara state Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Barrister (Mrs) Iyabo Funke Banire has call on all and sundry to join hands with the government by investing in grassroots sports development to discourage the youth from engaging in all sorts of social vices The Permanent Secretary made the call on yesterday in […]
Sports Commission: Kwara SWAN hails govt on appointment of technocrats
The Kwara state chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has commended the state Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on the appointment of technocrats as Chairman and members of the newly introduced Sports Commission. Kwara Governor on Monday appointed Mallam Bola Mogaji as the Chairman of Kwara State Sports Commission, and Dr Steve Abiodun […]
Bola Mogaji named Chairman of Kwara Sports Commission
Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Mallam Bola Mogaji as the Chairman of the newly created Kwara State Sports Commission, pointing out that the pick would help to drive growth and innovation in the subsector. Mogaji, who has decades of cognate experience as a professional athlete and stakeholder, is a household name in the […]
Brume wins Team Nigeria first medal at Tokyo, 25years after Ajunwa’s feat
Team Nigeria on Tuesday had their name in the medal’s table after Ese Brume won Nigeria’s first medal at the ongoing Tokyo 2020 Olympics Brume won bronze after coming third in the Long Jump event in the early hours of Tuesday to hand Nigeria her first medal at the 32nd Summer Olympics. Ese Brume won […]
Minister, Igali inspired me to podium finish – Oborududu
Commonwealth champion, Blessing Oborududu has said that the Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare and Nigeria Wrestling Federation President, Daniel Igali inspired her to podium finish in Japan. The ten-time African champion said, “The Minister of Sports, (Sunday Dare) and President of Nigeria Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali inspired me to this feat.” “The Minister is truly […]
Kickboxing to take a new leap as Barrister Atanda vows to sustain Championship
The Chairman, Kwara State Kickboxing Association, Barrister Ibrahim Atanda has stated his readiness to explore every opportunity to take the sport to the highest level. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the maiden edition of Kwara State zonal and invitational Championship/Referee Seminar on Saturday, Barrister Atanda experessed displeasure that the martial sport is not getting […]
Ogun kickboxing Head Coach, Olufunke confirmed dead in Ilorin
The Head Coach of kickboxing in Ogun state, Miss Olufunke Ogunsuyi has been confirmed dead, for what was suspected to be High Blood Pressue (HBP). She died in Ilorin while participating in the Kwara Zonal and Invitational Kickboxing Championship. She officiated in the competition, and also fielded two athletes. The corpse of the former kickboxing […]
Olympics: Okagbare, Nwokocha qualify for 100m semi-final
For the first time since 2012, two Nigerian athletes will be running in the semi-finals of the Women’s 100m, after Blessing Okagbare and Nzubechi Grace Nwokocha qualified from their respective heats on Friday in Tokyo, Japan. Nwokocha had to run a new personal best of 11.00 seconds to secure her qualification to the semi-finals in […]
NPFL Matchday 38, Aiteo Cup final get new dates
New dates have now been fixed for the final round of matches in the 2020/2021 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season, as well as the final of the 2021 Aiteo Cup competition. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and League Management Company (LMC) have made final alterations to the final dates based on necessity. The shift […]