By Amaechi Agbo On August 21, 2019, Chief Sunday Akin Dare was assigned constitutional portfolio of the ministry of Youth and Sports Development to oversee. As the Sports Minister marks his three years in office today, August 21, 2022, the President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Dr... Read more...
By Agency Report A Presidential aspirant in the 2023 general elections and rights activities, Omoyele Sowore, have stayed that the state of Nigeria sports is pitiable. Sowore who have been in the news for years and an ardent follower of sports, lamented that with over 200 million inhabitants... Read more...
By Wole Oyebade To err is human, but when the eraser wears out ahead of the pencil, you’re overdoing it – J. Jenkins Wise men learn from other men’s mistakes, fools by their own – H.G. Bohn Nigerian team heading to the forthcoming summer Olympics in Tokyo last week tripped over th... Read more...
Despite achieving relative successes in sports both in the continent and globally, the Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, on Friday, said the potentials embedded in sports have been highly underestimated and hugely neglected in Nigeria. Hon. Obasa stated this... Read more...
The Lagos State First Lady, Dr. (Mrs.) Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday completed her 10 kilometre Virtual Run inside the Lagos Government House complex, Ikeja adhering to all Covid-19 protocols as specified by the organizers, the Lagos Women Run 2020. Dr. Sanwo-Olu, who last year emerged as the f... Read more...
Since Nigeria’s Independence in 1960, it has been a mixed bag for sports with surprise exploits and disappointments in various disciplines. Some experts spoke to CHARLES OGUNDIYA on the achievements and disappointments. Falilat Ogunkoya, Individual Olympic Games medallist Track and ... Read more...
Formost Sports WhatsApp platform, NSM Rebranded, celebrated three years of existence as the most vibrant and most authoritative Nigeria sports WhatsApp group on Wednesday March 17, with a message to the world. At a time when the world battles the scourge of the deadly Corona Virus which has ki... Read more...
By Dare Kuti Nigeria women's beach volleyball team has won the country's first gold medal in 2020 by winning the Camtel International Beach Volleyball Championship for the second consecutive year, Bestchoicesports.com.ng can report The duo of Francisca Francisca Ikhiede and Amarachi Kelech... Read more...
By Adewale Ajayi The good, the bad and the ugly The year 2020 is here again and with it comes the usual anxieties and expectations. As usual, the predictions have started rolling in and today, we have taken time to compile our top 20 predictions ahead of a busy calendar year in the exciti... Read more...
By Segun Odegbami Something tells me Nigeria is entering an exciting new era in sports. To start with, we have a new minister. He is a breath of some fresh air after a long period in wilderness when nobody could tell where sport was going with crisis and confusion in most parts in administrat... Read more...