Tag: politics
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NSC inaugurates Electoral Committee for sports federation elections
The National Sports Commission has inaugurated the Electoral Committee for the national sports federations elections. The committee has been saddled with the responsibility of conducting hitch-free and transparent elections into 20 National Sports Federations including aquatics, chess, handball, golf, karate, darts, fives and tennis. Others are wrestling, wushu kung fu, scrabble, hockey, badminton, boxing, taekwondo;…
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ADC to Tinubu: Your revenue claims based on lies
– Says 5% petrol tax cruel and insensitive The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused President Bola Tinubu’s administration of deceiving Nigerians with false revenue claims, citing a N21.22 trillion shortfall between the 2025 budget projection and actual collections, despite the government’s claim of meeting revenue targets. The party also condemned the new 5% petrol…
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NSF names Team Nigeria to World Scrabble Youth Championship
The Nigeria Scrabble Federation has named four players, two boys and two girls to represent the country at the World Youth Scrabble Championships in Malaysia. The team will be captained by a serial winner at the youth level, Abdulqudus Olawale Aliu, a multiple gold medal winner at the National Youth Games to Malaysia tagged ‘Prepared…
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Port Harcourt, Kano, Ibadan to host Nigeria Basketball League
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has named Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as one of four venues to stage the forthcoming 2025 Nigeria Basketball Premier League (NBPL). The other centres are Kano, Ibadan, Abuja and Jos. In a letter dated 19th August, 2025, and addressed to all participating clubs, the NBBF announced Port Harcourt as the…
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NFF supports Chukwu, Rufai’s families for burial rites
The Nigeria Football Federation has provided some financial support for the organization of the final funeral rites for former Nigeria captains, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwuemeka Chukwu and Prince Peter ‘Dodo Mayana’ Rufai. Chukwu, who captained the Nigeria team to its first triumph in the Africa Cup of Nations competition 45 years ago, died in Enugu on…
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Edo will not settle for less in Asaba NYC – Chikere
The Executive Director of Sports Development and Operations, Edo State Sports Commission, Sabina Chikere, has said that Team Edo has set high goals for the National Youth Festival. “The 9th National Youth Games is not going to be an exception. Edo State is going to Asaba to win; we are going there for business,” she…
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Nigeria’s para-powerlifters set sights on gold in Chile
A strong contingent of Nigerian para-powerlifters will depart the country on Monday to compete at the highly anticipated Para-Powerlifting World Cup in Santiago, Chile. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the tournament is slated for August 11 to 18. Nigeria will be represented by 10 athletes across different weight categories, all poised to assert…
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NCAA bans Fuji star K1 de Ultimate from flying for six months
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has announced that Fuji musician, Wasiu Ayinde, also known as K1 de Ultimate, will be blacklisted from flying within Nigeria for six months over alleged misconduct at the domestic terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the NCAA, Michael Achimugu,…
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Musa Kida encourages D’Tigers inspired by champions D’Tigress
Pius Ayinor The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr. Musa Kida was with the men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, at training on Monday in Abuja, even as Nigerians focused their attention on the victorious D’Tigress, who just accomplished an unprecedented 5-peat. Kida who addressed the players at the Mo Arena where they have holed…
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Trump tightens visas for transgender athletes
After warning back in January that it intended to ramp up on stricter border control policies and do away with males allegedly competing in women’s sports, the United States government is following through by restricting access to those travelling to international tournaments. Per a New York Times report dating all the way back to February,…
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