Category: Sports

International Boxing Federation suspends Minimah ….. Omo-Agege steps in as NBF president

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The Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF) President, Lt. General Kenneth Minimah (rtd.), has been suspended by the International Boxing Association (IBA).   Consequent upon that the vice President of the Federation, Mr. Azania Omo-Agege has stepped in as the interim president.   Our investigation revealed that the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit’s (BIIU) tribunal acting under its authority and in adherence to the IBA Constitution and Disciplinary and Ethics Code decided to provisionally suspend Gen. Minimah from all boxing activities for a period of ninety (90) days.   The decision by IBA…

Six players of Barau Jibrin Football Academy set to play in UK, Holland

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Efforts of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau I. Jibrin to promote sports have started to yield results as six players of his football academy have been selected to play in clubs in Holland and the United Kingdom. Senator Barau established the Barau Jibrin Football Academy in 2021 to promote football. The players of the academy are selected from across the country. The management and players of the academy on Monday paid a courtesy call to the founder of the club, Deputy President of the Senate at the…

Continue to make us proud ,NARSDA Cooperative President charges Agency’s football players

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President of the Cooperative, National Space Research and Development Agency, NARSDA,Dr Abdul Jibrin on Wednesday urged the agency’s football team, NASRDA FC not to relent in making the agency proud. The President gave the advice while speaking with the team on yesterday ahead of their second-half game in a friendly football match against the team from the National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency NOSDRA. “You’ve been doing Nigeria proud. You’ve been winning. Please keep on winning. “The cooperative is supporting you, and I say thank you to all the…

FRSC wins NUJ FCT Correspondents Chapel Football Tournament,beat FHC 6-5 on penalty

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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Saturday emerged the winner of a maiden edition of the Nigerian Union of Journalists( NUJ) FCT Correspondents Chapel’s three-day football tournament. Safety Shooters defeated Federal High Court (FHC) 6-5 on penalty to emerge the winner after the game ended 1-1 in regulation time. Meanwhile, NUJ President Christopher Isiguzo led FCT Correspondents Chapel’s team defeated Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) 3-2 in a keenly contested novelty match played shortly after the final. The Special Guest of Honour and Corps Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC),…

Osinbajo kicks off 2023 IBB Golf Tournament in Abuja

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The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osunbajo kicked off the 2023 Captain Mike Okoja Golf Tournament at the IBB International Golf Tournament, in Abuja.   In a colourful ceremony witnessed by eminent members of the prestigious club; the Vice President who was represented by the Director General of the National Yourh Service Corps, Brig Gen YD Ahmed commended members of the Golf Club and appreciate them for their dedication and distinguish service to the nation.   In his speech after the ceremonial Tee off, the Captain of the Golf Club, Mr.…

PFAN is fully committed to NFF reconciliation process – Babangida

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The President of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria, PFAN, Comrade Tijani Babangida has reaffirmed the associations commitment to the reconciliation process set up by the current NFF president, Ibrahim Gusau. In a statement personally signed by the Nigeria former Super Eagles player, he denied a media report credited to their association where it was alledged that the NFF President had concluded plans to kill PFAN in preference for the unveiling of a new players union. He unequivocally denied such report coming from them, declaring further that it was the…

Defence Headquarters inaugurates Committee on 2024 Africa Military Games

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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) today 16 March 2023 inaugurated a 15 man Organizing Committee for the conduct of second edition of Africa Military Games slated to hold in Abuja in 2024. Performing the inauguration ceremony at the DHQ Conference Hall, the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor represented by the Chief of Defence Training and Operations, Major General Solomon Udounwa remarked that the games will put the nation in spotlight and further enhance unity among participating African nations. He also noted that the games will. impact a…

Sunday Dare mourns Pele’s death, describes him as a gift to sports and humanity

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The Honourable Minister of Sports and Youth Development ,Sunday Dare has joined the world sports community to mourn the exit of one of the greatest football icons in history, Edson Arantes Do Nascimento globally known as Pele.   Pele passed on at the age of 82 after a long drawn battle with colon cancer.   He was the only player in history to win the World Cup three times after helping Brazil to the title in 1958, 1962 and 1970.   In 2000, He was named the FIFA Player of…

El Clasico: NASRDA FC stuns Defence Space Administration FC 2-0 on year end

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By Olayode Abdurasaq       The NASRDA FC kept its good momentum under Captain Akeem Adewale who served as the coach in absence of Coach Joseph Yapshak in the last ‘clasico’ of the season.   The NASRDA 2-0 spanking of the Defence Space Administration FC thus ensures it’s winning streak to end the year on winning note.   It was Zakari Ibrahim who thrived this time, scoring first to continue his great streak since the beginning of this year. He opened the scoring with a close-range header off a…

COAS flags off Combat Swimming Competition, …… tasks participants to use enhanced skills to improve Riverine Operations

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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has flagged off Nigerian Army (NA)Inter Formation Combat Platoon Swimming Championship at the National Stadium, Surulere in Lagos, where he tasked participants to take advantage of the Championship to enhance their fighting efficiency to conduct operations optimally, especially in riverine and amphibious terrains towards fulfilling NA’s constitutional mandate.   The COAS represented by the Commander, Corps of Nigerian Army Engineers, Major General Kamil Kadiri gave the charge during the flag-off ceremony of the championship, where he reiterated that the Nigeria…