By Amaechi Agbo Commissioner for youth and sports development in Bayelsa State, Honourable Daniel Igali has lauded the leadership ingenuity of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF President, Dr Abdul Aladi Ibrahim in turning around the fortunes of the sport in the country. Honourable Iga... Read more...
By Vitus Michael Orchid Hotel by DBS Junction, Asaba will be the venue as the weightlifting event begins today at the ongoing 21st National Sports Festival, NSF in Asaba, Delta State. According to the schedules released by the Media Officer of Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Amaechi A... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF Dr Ibrahim Abdul has charged the lifters to eschew drug usage and compete for honour as the weightlifting event begins on Monday at the National Sports Festival, NSF, Delta 2022. The President who stated this on Sunday, on ... Read more...
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 Amaechi Agbo Nigeria's outing at the just concluded 2022 Commonwealth Games got on a blistering note with weightlifting securing 6 medals in the early days of the quadrennial global competition. It is no wonder then that after the athletes successfully arrived home from the Games, the Pres... Read more...
… NWF President Dr Ibrahim Promises More Medals By Amaechi Vitus Agbo It has been a medal harvest day for Team Nigeria in Birmingham as two more Nigeria weightlifters, Lawal Rafiatu Folashade and Edidiong Joseph Umoafia have won more medals in weightlifting at the ongoing Commonwealth Gam... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Dr Ibrahim Abdul has charged the Team Nigeria weightlifters at the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England to aspire for gold medals as weightlifting events begin today. The weightlifting events at the Birmingham 20... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo The President, Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, Dr Ibrahim Abdul arrived Albania on Thursday ahead of the two-day International Weightlifting Federation, IWF Congress. The physical congress, first in recent times, will elect new President, General-Secretary as well as t... Read more...
By Amaechi Agbo Determined not to give room for errors and complacency, Nigeria weightlifters have continued to intensity trainings and preparations ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games scheduled to hold in Bermingham, England, next month. The Nine Nigeria weightlifters made up of 7 female a... Read more...
By Our Correspondent The Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF wishes to felicitate with Christians on the occasion of this year's Easter celebrations President of the federation, Dr Abdul Ibrahim in his Easter message on Friday, charged the Christan faithfuls to imbibe the teachings of Jesu... Read more...