Sport

FRSC Advocates Regular Cycling to Boost Healthy Living

Web News 3 June 2021 523 0

Federal road safety corps, FRSC, has called on people to cultivate the habit of cycling regularly to guarantee a healthy life and less poluted environment. FRSC oyo state Sector commander, Mrs Uche Chukwurah made the call while celebrating this year bicycle day at its headquarters eleyele Continue Reading

Sport

Blazing Kings Games Club Are Chess League Ibadan Champions

Web News 31 May 2021 890 0

Blazing Kings Games Club have emerged champions of the season one of The Chess League, Ibadan. Blazing Kings Games Club won eighteen games, drew four to top the Cross-table. Bamboo Towers Chess Club are the first runners up while RAIA Rooks Chess Club clinched the third position.  At the closing ceremony of the season one […]Continue Reading

Sport

Basketball Player Tasks Government On Women Empowerment Through Sports

Web News 29 May 2021 1239 0

A United Kingdom-based Nigerian basketball player, Funke Adeniji has emphasized the need for government to take advantage of sports to develop and empower women in the society. Miss Adeniji made the call during a basketball clinic organised for girls held at the Alake Sports Centre, Ijeja, Abeokuta. Olusegun Folarin who was at the venue of […]Continue Reading

Sport

Oyo State is doing well for Football – Pinnick

Web News 28 May 2021 545 0

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says the state will key into the FIFA Connect Programme in order to discover upcoming football talents in the state. Governor Makinde who stated this while hosting the president of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Amaju Pinnick said his administration was ready to work with the Nigerian Football Federation, to […]Continue Reading

Sport

Former Female Athletes Advocate More Support

Web News 27 May 2021 512 0

Some former Nigerian female athletes have called on relevant stakeholders to come to the rescue of the nation’s female Athletes who have been neglected. The former female Athletes made the call in Ibadan at the inauguration of Oyo state chapter of Association of former female Athletes of Nigeria. Speaking on behalf of the former female Athletes, state […]Continue Reading

Sport

FFCN Congratulates Samuel Chukwueze On His Birthday

Web News 22 May 2021 740 0

Football Fans Club of Nigeria, FFCN has felicitated with Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze, who added a new year today.  In a release signed by the National President of the Supporters’ Club, Ambassador Oluwakemi Ogunfuwa and made available to newsmen through the National Media Officer, Sunday Agunbiade, FFCN, described the 2015 Under 17 World Cup […]Continue Reading

Sport

Leicester Stun Chelsea to Lift FA Cup

Web News 15 May 2021 461 0

Youri Tielemans produced one of the great FA Cup final goals to give Leicester City the trophy for the first time in their history with victory over Chelsea at Wembley.The Belgian settled a closely contested encounter with a spectacular right-foot drive that flew beyond Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga into the top corner from 25 yards […]Continue Reading

Sport

FA Cup Final: Chelsea Take on Leicester City

Web News 15 May 2021 461 0

As Chelsea slug it out with Leicester in the English FA Cup Final today 15 May, 2021, here are some info. TEAM NEWS Chelsea’s Mateo Kovacic is fit after a five-week absence with a hamstring problem, while N’Golo Kante will start despite nursing an Achilles issue. Goalkeeper Kepa is another confirmed starter but Andreas Christensen […]Continue Reading

Sport

Porto Hosts Champions League Final, Seats for 12,000 Chelsea, Manchester City Fans

Web News 13 May 2021 463 0

The Champions League final between Chelsea and Manchester City on 29 May will take place in Portugal with 6,000 fans from each club able to attend. The game has been moved from Turkey to the Portuguese city of Porto because of coronavirus restrictions. Portugal is on England’s green list so players and fans can attend […]Continue Reading

Sport

Chelsea Will Face Manchester City In The Champions League Final In Istanbul

Web News 6 May 2021 548 0

On a night of high tension, even behind closed doors, Chelsea fully deserved a victory that sets up an all-English final against Pep Guardiola’s Premier League leaders on 29 May. Thomas Tuchel’s hosts were grateful to goalkeeper Edouard Mendy for two fine first-half saves from Karim Benzema but they were able to build on the […]Continue Reading

Sport

AS Roma Appoints Jose Mourinho As New Head Coach

Web News 5 May 2021 458 0

The club made the announcement today, weeks after Mourinho was sacked by Tottenham Hotspurs. “We are thrilled and delighted to welcome José Mourinho into the AS Roma family,” club president Dan Friedkin and vice-president Ryan Friedkin said as seen on the club’s website. “A great champion who has won trophies at every level, José will […]Continue Reading

Sport

National Stadium To Be Ready By August- Sunday Dare

Web News 26 April 2021 642 0

Minister of Sports and Youths Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, says National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos will be ready for use in August, after 19 years of abandonment. Mr. Dare who announced this in Abeokuta during a visit to Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said the stadium was rehabilitated through the “adopt-a-stadium initiative” of his ministry. […]Continue Reading

Sport

Edo 2020 : Gov. Makinde Rewards Oyo Medalists

Web News 21 April 2021 866 0

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has announced reward to the state medalists at the just concluded national sports festival Edo 2020 with N500,000 to each gold medalists. Other athletes who would receive donation were Silver medalists with the sum of N350,000 each ,bronze medalists, N250,000 each while each coach of every sport would get N500,000 each He […]Continue Reading

Sport

Tottenham Confirms Sacking of Mourinho

Web News 19 April 2021 1038 0

Coach of English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur Jose Mourinho has been sacked. The club confirmed the sacking in a statement posted on their official website. “The Club can today announce that Jose Mourinho and his coaching staff Joao Sacramento, Nuno Santos, Carlos Lalin and Giovanni Cerra have been relieved of their duties. Chairman, Daniel […]Continue Reading

Sport

Oyo Govt. Reiterates Commitment to Sports

Web News 19 April 2021 470 0

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde says his administration is developing sports to productively engage youths in the state. The governor stated this at the presentation of awards and certificates to the winners of the Oyo State 2021 Junior Golf Competition, to conclude a weeklong Golf Clinic organised for kids and teenagers by the Oyo State Ministry […]Continue Reading

Sport

Delta 2022: Team Oyo Will Win 100 Gold Medals-Makinde

Web News 19 April 2021 438 0

Governor Oyoof Oyo state has predicted that Team Oyo will win one hundred gold medals at the next national Sports Festival in Delta state. Governor Makinde made this known in Ibadan at the closing ceremony of Oyo state Junior Golf Clinic. The Governor expressed joy at the sixth position of Team Oyo at the just […]Continue Reading

Sport

Edo 2020: Osun Coaches Protest Non-payment of Allowances

Web News 14 April 2021 483 0

Osun State coaches are protesting non-payment of their allowances by the state government for the National Sports Festival, Edo 2020. They said that out of seven nights spent in camp, the state’s ministry of sports has only paid them for three nights. Some of the contract coaches, who pleaded anonymity, disclosed that the state’s ministry of youth […]Continue Reading

Sport

Edo 2020: Oyo Wins Medal In Golf After 17 Years

Web News 14 April 2021 696 0

Team Oyo yesterday won silver medal in Golf at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Edo state. The last time Team Oyo won a medal was at the National Sports Festival in Abuja 2004. Emmanuel Samuel and Olalekan Ogunbameru won the silver medal in men’s doubles foursome alternative shot category of Golf, edging out Bayelsa […]Continue Reading

Sport

Edo 2020: Team Oyo Bags 16 Gold Medals in One Day

Web News 13 April 2021 526 0

There was wild excitement in the camp of Team Oyo yesterday after the state’s athletes won sixteen gold medals in a day. The state had won ten gold medals before yesterday’s sporting activities, with the hope of breaking the record of 2018 edition, where the state won a total of sixteen gold medals. The Pacesetter […]Continue Reading

Sport

Edo 2020: Team Oyo Breaks Previous Medal Record

Web News 12 April 2021 820 0

Oyo state has now won twenty five gold medals at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Benin, Edo state to surpass the sixteen it won at the last edition in Abuja. Rofiat Lawal won three gold medals in weightlifting fifty nine kg category, while Oyo equally won gold in Trado Sports; Ayo Olopon men’s doubles […]Continue Reading

Sport

Edo 2020: Team Oyo On Course To Break 2018 Record-Ojelowo

Web News 12 April 2021 805 0

Few days to the closing ceremony of the National Sports Festival in Edo State, Director of Organization, Oyo State Sports Council, Mr. Kehinde Ojelowo has expressed optimism that Team Oyo will surpass the sixteen gold medals recorded at the 2018 edition. Speaking with Radio Nigeria in Benin, Edo state, Mr. Ojelowo was confident that Team […]Continue Reading

Sport

Edo 2020: Team Oyo Sets The Pace In Trado Sports

Web News 11 April 2021 530 0

Johnson Adeoye and Seun Aiyedun from Oyo state have won gold and silver medals in Trado sports, Ayo Olopon at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Benin, Edo state.The two Team Oyo Ayo Olopon players had separately defeated two Ayo Olopon from Akwa Ibom state before they both clashed in the final.Also, paralympic champion, Yakubu […]Continue Reading

Sport

NSF: Oyo Govt. Presents Instant Cash Rewards to Medalists

Web News 9 April 2021 569 0

Oyo State Government has presented instant financial rewards to the state’s athletes who have so far won medals at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Edo State. Presenting the cash awards to the medalists at the camp of Team Oyo, University of Benin, Chairman, Oyo State Sports Council, Chief Gbenga Adewusi said the gesture was […]Continue Reading

Sport

SWAN Decries Treatment of Members at National Sports Festival

Web News 8 April 2021 573 0

The National President, Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Mr Honour Sirawo, has lamented the poor treatment of members of the Association at the ongoing National Sports Festival, Edo 2020. Mr. Sirawo while addressing members at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium this afternoon decried the inability of the organizers of the Games to provide basic media […]Continue Reading

Sport

NSF will be shut down tomorrow if FG does not show commitment – Phillip Shuaibu

Web News 8 April 2021 512 0

-Deputy Governor of Edo State and Chairman, Local Organizing Committee of the National Sports Festival, Phillip Shuaibu says the 2020 National Sports Festival will be shut down by noon tomorrow (Friday) if there is no commitment from the Federal Government on release of funds. He made this known while addressing newsmen at the Media Center […]Continue Reading