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Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Chief Patrick Ekeji is reportedly being summoned by the House of Representatives over the Commission’s expenditures, including N1.2 million for Facebook account. In a high profile investigation panel set up by the House of Representatives over allegations of financial misappropriation and abuse of office, Chief […]
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Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Men and officers of the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Milverton Ikoyi, Lagos, were, Tuesday, thrown into mourning following the death of Mr. Sunday Bada, a Superintendent of Police and an Olympic silver medalist. The late Bada, until his death, the Technical Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, died on Monday. There were, however, different […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Ajibulu, NNP Columnists, Soccer, Sports, Track & Field
Sunday, December 11th, 2011
By Emmanuel Ajibulu, Osun, Nigeria – Dec. 12, 2011 – It is most disturbing to note that Super Falcons of Nigeria that have won every edition but one of the African women Championship (AWC) titles, still has not been given a matching reward for performance. It was heart warming when the Super Eagles won the […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports, Track & Field
Saturday, December 3rd, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved the Minister of Sports, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman of his post with immediate effect. This is to afford him the opportunity to focus fully on the pursuit of his declared political ambition. In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, President Jonathan […]
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Headlines, Sports, Track & Field
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Nigeria’s victorious female relay team (L-R) Okagbare, Osayomi and Osazuwa Nigeria’s track and field team to the on-going 10th All Africa Games increased its gold medal haul to six Tuesday night after the men and women’s 4x100m relay teams and Seun Adigun fulfilled expectations by extending Nigeria’s impressive records in the event. The women quartet […]
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Former African sprint queen, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi is on the ministerial wish list of President Goodluck Jonathan. Since her name was mentioned in the media there has been a buzz of activity around her and the coach who brought her to lime-light Tobias Igwe has urged Jonathan to make it happen. Coach Igwe discovered the young […]
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
Barely a week to the start of the 17th National Sports Festival, athletes from Kebbi State have expressed anxiety over the likelihood of their participation in the games. The anxiety of the athletes stemmed from the non release of funds by the state government for their participation. The athletes and officials, who have been training […]
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Headlines, Rivers, Sports, State News, Track & Field
Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
The Local Organising Committee of the forthcoming National Sports Festival is set to splash gifts on sports fans ahead of the Garden City Games in Port Harcourt. The sports festival holds between June 27 and July 11 in Port Harcourt, but the organisers are building up to the event with a promo that will reward […]
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Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
Former WBC heavyweight champion Samuel Peter recorded his fifth loss in his career on Saturday as he fell to a ninth round knockout in the hands of unbeaten Robert Helinius in Germany. The fight was for both vacant WBA and WBO Intercontinental belts. The victory was regarded as the biggest for Helinius who is looking […]
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Sunday, March 6th, 2011
He wields the magic of leadership and oozes appeal, the traits that endear him to the opposite sex. Yet, Olympic gold medallist, Daniel Igali, says he finds it difficult being romantic. For a man, who deals with people from all works of life in his capacity as a motivational speaker, great sports personality with the […]
