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Lalong showers millions on Plateau contingent to Edo 2020

It was a night of jubilation at the Banquet Hall of the New Government House, Little Rayfield as Plateau State Governor Simon Bako Lalong hosted the State Contingent to the

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Edo 2020 Sports Festival: Presidency abandons Dare..Organizers threaten to end Festival

By Martin Odiete It all seem that the Presidency is not supporting the Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare in organizing the ongoing National Sports Festival in Edo state

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FG to fund Sports Festival….as National Council on Sports expresses commitment to April date

Following the unfortunate shift in the commencement date of the 2020 National Sports Festival which was largely due to the host state stating that they were not financially buoyant to

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2021 Afrobasket qualifiers list almost ready- NBBF

The Nigeria Basketball Federation has assured that the team list for the 3rd window of the 2021 Afrobasket qualifiers taking place in Tunisia is almost ready. In a statement released

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NWF Announce Preparations For African Championships, Olympic Qualifiers

The Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) have announced plans to get the country’s wrestlers ready for the Africa/Oceania Olympic qualifying tournament from 2nd to 4th April and the preceding 2021 African

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Sports Festival To hold or not to hold? Minister makes final declaration

After series of postponement of the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival due primarily to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Minister of youth and sports Development Mr. Sunday Dare has reassured that

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National Sports Festival, EDO 2020 suffers yet another postponement, gets new date

The National Sports Festival popularly known as EDO 2020 will no longer hold in January as the organizers have for the umpteenth time shifted the commencement date. Gabriel Aduda, the

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APC confirms Gov Fayemi supported Obaseki against Ize-Iyamu…slams him with suspension

By Martin Odiete, Abuja The State Executive Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed an indefinite suspension on Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi for anti party activities

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Edo 2020, To hold or not hold: Minister speaks after receiving Committee’s Report

The Edo 2020  Sports Festival Committee set up to review Edo state readiness to  host the event in the wake of the postponement due to the outbreak of covid-19 has

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Council on Sports give go-ahead to 2020 Sports Festival, set up Mandate committee

In what turned to be an unanimous decision members of the National Council on Sports, the Country’s highest Sports decision body  from their virtual extra ordinary meeting agreed that the 

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