Tag: Eko 2012
Boxing: I’ll Cherish Eko 2012 Medal
Gabriel Francis won a gold medal in the boxing event at the 18th Nigerian sports festival, tagged “Eko 2012”. In…
Boxing: I’ll Cherish Eko 2012 Medal
Gabriel Francis won a gold medal in the boxing event at the 18th Nigerian sports festival, tagged “Eko 2012”. In…
Fijabi Wins Governor’s Boxing Belt
Eko 2012 Gold medallist, Olaide Fijabi yesterday added another feather to his cap, as he emerged the best boxer at…
Nigeria: Eko 2012 In Retrospect
For two weeks, the influx of people into Lagos State increased, traffic gridlocks went up, traders increased prices of their…
Coach Praises Team Lagos
Head Coach of the Calisto Boxing Club, Isiaka Olatunji, has praised the boxing team of Lagos State for surpassing the…
Athletes Wants Games On Annual Basis
The 18th National Sports Festival, NSF tagged “Eko 2012” held in Lagos State may have come and gone but some…
Why Athletes Dumped Lagos At Festival
Winner of two medals for Team Delta in the Para-table-tennis event of the just concluded 18th National Sports Festival, tagged…
Sports Festival: Lagos Athletes Credit Grassroots Policy For Success
Some athletes from Lagos state, who were discovered at the just-concluded 18th National Sports Festival, has said the state’s grassroots…
I’m Not In Boxing For Money
Mutiat Adebayo won a gold medal for Lagos State in the female boxing event at the just-concluded 18th National Sports…
Delta carry the crown as Eko 2012 sports fiesta ends
Tunde Oyedele/Abimbola Ajayi Team Delta were Sunday evening declared overall winners of the 18th National Sports Festival, as a grand…
I’m Glad To Make Delta State Proud
Brume Ese, 16, won a gold medal in the long jump event at the ongoing National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Eko…
SPORTS FESTIVAL: Team Delta Rule Games With 53 Gold
The race to the top spot of the 18th National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Eko 2012’ is getting tougher, but Team…
Nigerian sports festival: Day 7 Round up
Delta, Kano fined N50, 000 each for using ineligible weightlifters The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) on Tuesday fined Delta and…
Eko 2012 Winners For Rio Olympics
The Technical and Performance Director of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Deji Aliu has hinted that the AFN is…
‘Why Yobe Lost Basketball Match To Team Rivers’
A Yobe State male basketball player, Umaru Mohammed, has blamed his side’s loss to their Rivers State counterparts in the…
Eko 2012: Delta walkover Adamawa
Team Delta on Saturday continued its dominance of the male football event of the ongoing 18th National Sports Festival in…
I’m Ready To Play For National Team
Elizabeth Ike is representing Plateau State in the female hockey event at the ongoing 18th National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Eko…
Lagos Traffic Shifts Matches At Onikan
Due to traffic congestion on the Lagos Island, the Main Organising Committee, MOC of the Eko 2012 National Sports Festival,…
Osun Targets Golden Tourney
Mr Akin Adio, the General Manager of Osun Sports Council, has declared that Team Osun will end the games with…
Eko Boys Defeat Katsina Male Football Team
The Lagos State male football team began their campaign on a winning note at the ongoing National Sports Festival tagged…
NBC Unveils ‘EKO 2012’ Branded Coca-Cola Bottles
Nigerian Bottling Company Limited (NBC), bottlers of products of The Coca-Cola Company in Nigeria, has reaffirmed its commitment to the …
18th Sports Festival Begins In Lagos
The 18th National Sports Festival, tagged Eko 2012 begins in Lagos today. The festival, which will feature over 12,000 athletes,…
Gov Ahmed Charges Team Kwara On Discipline
Governor Abdulfatai Ahmed of Kwara has advised the athletes who would represent the state at the 18th National Sports Festival…
Team Oyo Target Top 3 Finish
Adedapo Lam-Adeshina, the Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, has challenged Team Oyo to do the state proud…
NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL: Yola Wants A Secured Games
The Main Organising Committee of the 2012 National Sports Festival, tagged Eko 2012, has tasked the security subcommittee of the…
NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL: Lagos Rushes To Complete Facilities
With few days to the 18th National Sports Festival, tagged “Eko 2012,’’ the Local Organising Committee (LOC) has yet to…
Use Games To Discover Rio 2016 Boxers -Wasiu
An amateur boxer, Adekanbi Wasiu has charged the National Sports Commission, NSC and the Nigeria Boxing Federation, NBF to use…
Edo Earmarks N120m For Games
Edo State government has approved the sum of N120 million for the state’s participation at the forthcoming 18th National Sports…
National Sports Festival: 18,000 Security Officers For Games
At least 18,000 security personnel will be on ground to ensure security of lives during the EKO 2012 National Sports…
Lagos Will Make Games A Showpiece
As the rest of the country gather in Lagos State for the 18th National Sports Festival billed to begin later…