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 Continue Reading
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
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
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
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
The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has clarified that the 20th National Sports Festival, Edo 2020, is going on as planned with competitions going on as scheduled. According to the Assistant Director of Press of the ministry, Ramon Balogun, the Ministry and the Main Organizing Committee (MOC) for the festival are unaware of any […]Continue Reading
A sports Administrator, Mr Kunle Soname has advised Ogun State Government to use the powerful tool of sports to engage talented youths as part of measures to curb social vices in the state and Nigeria. Mr Soname gave the advice when he received the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Dr Oluwadare Kehinde and members of […]Continue Reading
The governorship election in Edo begins peacefully with impressive voters’ turnout in most wards across the state. 14 political parties have presented candidates for Saturday’s election. The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, deployed senior officers and also ordered restriction of vehicular movement from 11:59 p.m Friday to 6.00 p.m Saturday to curb illicit Continue Reading
As the spread of Covid-19, also known as Coronavirus pandemic escalates across the world, a number of sports organisations have altered their schedules in response to the pandemic. Indeed, in the past few weeks, the inevitable impact of the coronavirus on the sports industry has landed with a stunning blow. While most sports associations have […]Continue Reading
The President, Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the National Sports Festival, tagged Edo 2020. The Minister of Sports, Mr. Sunday Dare, announced this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after a meeting with the President. He said the postponement was due to the Coronavirus pandemic, adding that the decision was reached after close consultations […]Continue Reading
Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr Seun Fakorede says the state will surpass previous achievements at the forthcoming National Sports Festival beginning in Edo state next Sunday. Mr Fakorede said this in Ibadan while receiving the Torch of Unity of the National Sports Festival, NSF, from the South-West Zonal Coordinator, Federal Ministry of […]Continue Reading