Tag: National Sports Festival
Team Delta Get N2m Boost
Team Delta to the 18th National Sports Festival (NSF), got a big boost when the Speaker, Delta House of Assembly,…
Lagos Gymnasts Dread Team Edo
Oyeronke Adeyi, Gymnastics Captain of Team Lagos to the 18th National Sports Festival, said that they are concerned of threats…
Athletes Groan Over Menu At Unilag Hostel
The Kaduna State contingent to the 18th National Sports Festival (NSF) have decried the poor menu provided by organisers of…
Retired Athlete Wants All-Comers Games
A retired athlete, Mr Joshua Kio, has urged sports administrators in the country to give all Nigerian athletes the opportunity…
Athletes Mob Nollywood Stars
Majority of the athletes at the glamorous opening ceremony of the 18th National Sports Festival, NSF held at the Teslim…
Stunning Opening At 18th National Sports Festival
This year’s National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Eko 2012’, got off to a stunning start Tuesday evening, when the hosts, Lagos…
Sports Festival: Rivers, Oyo Clinch Cycling Gold Medals
Few hours to the official opening ceremony of the 18th National Sports Festival, NSF, tagged ‘Eko 2012’, Rivers and Oyo…
Eko For Show As Sports Festival Opens
The opening ceremony of the 18th National Sports Festival, NSF tagged ‘Eko 2012’, billed for the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere…
Imbibe Spirit Of Sportsmanship, Past Hero Charges Athletes
A lecturer at the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Solomon Gan’nda, yesterday advised participants at the 18th National Sports Festival…
National Sports Festival: Team Delta Eye Football Gold
Chief Coach of Delta State male football team, Ikpahwore Kenneth has stated that their aim is to win the gold…
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…
Sports Festival: Yabatech Not ready
The Yaba Sports Complex, one of the venues hosting some of the events of the ongoing 18th National Sports Festival…
Lagos Dare Team Ondo In Volleyball
Chairman of Lagos State Volleyball Association, Owolabi Martins says his team are not afraid of defending champions, Team Ondo at…
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…
Ebonyi’ll Adhere To Rules –Utobo
The Director, Ebonyi Sports Council, Dr Emma Utobo, said that participating in the bi-ennial National Sports Festival (NSF) is of…
Ekiti’s 150-Man Team Ready
The Ekiti State Director of Sports, Olukayode Adewunmi, said that Team Ekiti’s compact 150-man contingent for the 18th National Sports…
National Sports Festival: Plateau To Present 399 Contingent
The Plateau Commissioner for Sports Development, James Yakubu, said that a contingent of 399 athletes and officials would represent the…
Ondo Volleyball Team Vow To Defend Title
The Ondo State Volleyball team said that they ready to defend the title they won at the 17th National Sports…
NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL: ‘Team Edo Set For Games’
Godwin Okute, the Director of Sports of the Edo State Sports Council, has said that the state’s athletes would perform…
Lagos Not Fully Ready For Festival
The 18th National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Eko 2012’ is expected to begin in about six days, but there are fears…
Sports Festival: Team Akwa Ibom Will Make An Impact
The Director of Sports, Akwa-Ibom State Sports Council, Anedi Dickson, said on Monday that Team Akwa Ibom would be the…
Make Games Grooming Ground, Not For Poaching
Two time goal medalist in the Lightweight category of boxing event of the National Sports Festival, Isaac Ekpo, who is…
Enugu EyesTop 10
Enugu State is now fully prepared for the 18th edition of the National Sports Festival, NSF tagged ‘Eko 2012’, the…
Wheelchair Tennis: Adewale Laments Dearth Of Tourneys
One of Nigeria’s wheelchair tennis representatives at the London 2012 Paralympics, Alex Adewale, has lamented the dearth of tournaments for…
Taekwondo To Train 50 Refs
President, Nigeria Taekwondo Referees Association (NTRA), said that 50 referees would be trained to officiate with electronic equipment at the…
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…
Expect Good Officiating In Swimming —Lawal
Oluremi Lawal, a resource person at the just concluded referees’ clinic organised by the Lagos State Swimming Association, has assured…
Weightlifting Seminar For Officials
The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation (NWF) has urged states association officials to arrive early for its proposed refresher course in the…
500 Stewards For Training
As part of a groundbreaking safety and security initiative put in place to ensure that Lagos State hosts a hitch…