By Amaechi Agbo For the first time in the history of Nasarawa State, the state contingents to the recently concluded 2020 National Sports Festival, NSF tagged Edo 2020 came back from the “natiomal Olympics" with glamour and joy. This is because they recorded unprecedented results in the fes... Read more...
By Kuti Dare The Special Assistant Technical to the Executive Chairman Delta state Sports Commission, Victor Achakpo has attributed the success recorded at the 2020 National Sports Festival to proper training programs and investing in athletes. Achakpo told newsmen that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa... Read more...
Niger State Commissioner of Youth and Sports Development Mister Emmanuel Umar hosted the State contingent to the recently concluded National Sports Festival Edo 2020. The meeting which took place at the Ministry's conference hall, had in attendance, some Athletes/Officials and Senior Officers of... Read more...
By Eche Amos Brave people tend to have a mix of qualities - a combination of risk-seeking, generosity, and empathy. But it's the latter quality that sets them apart. As the saying goes, "adversity doesn't build character, it reveals it." This even becomes truer when disaster strikes. In ti... Read more...
By Hananeel Jackson Edo 2020 National Sports Festival Most Valuable Athlete, Ifiezibe Gagbe has given hint on the secret of her success story in Benin City. Gagbe in an exclusive interview with Radio Nigeria said after she was delivered of her baby in 2016 prior to the 2018 National Sports Fe... Read more...
By Hananeel Jackson Governor Douye Diri has received Bayelsa athletes who made State proud at the just concluded National Sports Festival in Benin City, Edo State. Governor Diri while receiving Team Bayelsa that finished third at the Fiesta in front of government house in Yenagoa on arrival f... Read more...
The 20th National Sports Festival began in earnest in Benin City Monday but the official opening ceremony took place on Tuesday amidst heavy downpour. The weather was so bad that the Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo who was scheduled to officially declare the Games open could not land. As... Read more...
By Eche Amos Curtains were, Wednesday, drawn as the two-week long Edo 2020 National Sports Festival, NSF came to an exhilarating end at the state-of-the-art Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City, Edo State. Some spectacular musical performances by popular musical artistes, Teni, Joeboy, ... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will Wednesday declare 20th edition of the National Sports Festival, NSF closed. The 10-day national sports event commenced on Sunday, April 4th and will be rounded up on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. As par... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo When the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival, NSF began in Benin City, Edo State on Easter Sunday, uninformed residents of the city and its surroundings might not have understood what lay in wait for them, perhaps. Nigeria is a country with its typical configuration b... Read more...