By Biodun Jimoh It was showers of gold on Friday at the 20th National Sports Festival holding in Benin City, Edo State for Team Ogun as they won five on the day. Team Ogun under the directorate of Mrs. Folakemi Oluwarotimi Iyabode , Director of Sports, Ogun State Sports Council displayed a five
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The last minute intervention of the Presidency has resolved what could have become a big shame between the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and Edo State Government over plans by the latter to abruptly end the 20th National Sports Festival holding in the state. The host state government on Wednesday announced its readiness […]
It was an eventful Wednesday night as Ogun State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Dr. Oluwadare Kehinde, athletes and officials had fruitful deliberations on the way out of challenges and medals prospect at the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival in Edo State. The Commissioner who was at the Games Village, University of Benin, where the […]
By Abiodun Jimoh, Benin City History will be made on Friday, April 9th, 2021 as the 20th National Sports Festival will come to an abrupt end due to lack of funds. This will go down memory lane as the first time in the almost five decades since the establishment of the sports festival to come […]
Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has urged state athletes and officials to compete fairly and stay within the rules of the competition so as not to be disqualified. Akeredolu, ably represented by his Deputy, Hon. lucky Ayedatiwa stated this when he paid a courtesy visit to the state contingent at the ongoing 20th […]
Team Ogun State contingent to the 20th National Sports Festival in Benin City, Edo State was the cynosure of all eyes at the tradition match parade as the team revived the spirit of legendary music icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The Team Ogun was led by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Oludare Kehinde to […]










