Ugwuanyi, while receiving the torch, said that his administration would ensure that athletes from the state performed creditably at the biennial event.
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Speaking to News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu on Sunday, the Enugu State Boxing Coach, Blaise Ude, said the choice of was reached during the association’s recent meeting in the state
The Torch of Unity will then proceed to Kano on October 23, from where it will head to Dutse in Jigawa on October 24.
Peter, who is currently the World No. 2 player, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday in Ilorin, Kwara State that scrabble was one of the sports in Nigeria that could produce a world champion but not well recognised here.
At the event, which took place on Wednesday in Abuja, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, said the Ministry approved Greenfield’s proposal following the unwillingness of states to take up hosting rights of the National Sports Festival.
On the occasion, which took place at the Media Centre of the Abuja National Stadium, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Sports and Chairman, Main Organising Committee, Olusade Adesola, described the inauguration as a milestone in efforts towards hosting the National Sports Festival.
Having postponed the 19th National Sports Festival for six years, the Council resolved that the continued delay of the hosting of the Festival was detrimental to the growth of sports in Nigeria and therefore withdrew the hosting rights from Cross River State
The Deputy Governor of the state, Prof. Ivara Esu, made the plea when he visited the Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, in his office in Abuja at the weekend.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the player represented the state at both the 2011 and 2012 editions of the National Sports Festival in Port Harcourt and Lagos
The Chairman of the Forum, Tunde Kazeem, made the call on Thursday in Ilorin, Kwara State
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the biennial Games was last held in 2012 and have suffered at least five postponements
The Minister made the disclosure on Friday in Makurdi, Benue State at an interactive forum with the Executive Council of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, Benue State Chapter
Chima said: “The festival’s aura ought to be everywhere now, especially with the good performance of the Para-athletes at last month’s Rio 2016 Paralympics in Brazil
He said: “A lot of sports federations approached us in Calabar (during the last National Council of Sports meeting) to see that we include them in the competition’s programme
NAN recalls that the festival, earlier slated for November 23 to December 7, 2014, was later shifted to April 2015, but the event has not come up since then
Dalong, who was responding to rumours that the National Sports Festival has been postponed and the hosting right revoke from Cross River State, charged the directors to be disciplined in sports administration
The Commissioner for Youth and Sport, Farouk Umar Alao, had during the recently held mini-sport festival held in Abuja, declared the interest of the people of the state in hosting the biannual national sport fiesta
Oshiomhole said further that the cash reward was in fulfilment of his earlier promise
Before the victory over Kwara, Team Lagos had defeated Enugu 63-43, Plateau 53-41, Ekiti 83-33 and Imo 58-37
The committee, in conjunction with Aids Preventive Initiative Nigeria, the Lagos State Ministry of Health, National Committee Against Aids and UNICEF, has established various stands where athletes and, indeed, numerous visitors to events venues go for Aids tests and counselling