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Abuja, June 10, 2024 – Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM, has commended Yemi Edun, the Chief Executive of Daniel Ford International in UK, for the extraordinary Chess Match between the Nigerian prodigy, Deborah Quickpen and Guiness World Record Holder Tunde Onakoya, scheduled for Tuesday June 11 in Lagos. Dabiri-Erewa said an initiative like this, would continuously encourage Nigerians in the Diaspora to do all they could to contribute meaningfully back home. “I commend you and your team for organising such a meaningful event and for …

Abuja, May 12, 2024 – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will on Monday formally introduce Finidi George as the new substantive Head Coach of the Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. The Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh, will unveil Finidi at the ceremony in Abuja on Monday morning. He will be supported by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mrs Tinuke Watti, President of NFF Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau and the NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi. The appointment of Finidi as the handler of Super Eagles …

By Peter Ejiofor London, April 10, 2024 – As Nigerians celebrate the Super Falcons’ qualification to the Paris Olympics, those in South Africa on Wednesday lauded their performance, saying the team’s character and discipline gave Nigeria the ticket to the Games. The Super Falcons played a goalless draw with Banyana Banyana of South Africa in Pretoria on Tuesday, qualifying on 1-0 goal aggregate, having won the first leg in Abuja 1-0 on Friday. Doris Ikeri-Solarin, President of Nigerian Union in South Africa (NUSA), said in a statement that the Falcons showed “character and …

Accra, March 24, 2024 – Chief Kolos Okechukwu Ijioma, a former Secretary of Enyimba FC of Aba, says the NFF Youth League will produce abundant football talents for Nigeria. The Nigeria Football Federation held its inaugural Youth League involving U-17 players of all professional football clubs in Nigeria with Rivers United FC youth team winning the maiden edition over Katsina United early in March this year. Ijioma said in Accra on Saturday that the youth league was a step in the right direction. “Be rest assured that the youth league …

Accra, March 23, 2014, Mary Onyali, Nigeria’s former African and Commonwealth sprinter and five times Olympian, says she is impressed with the performances of track and field athletes at the ongoing 13th African Games in Accra, Ghana. Onyli, former African and Commonwealth champion in 100m and 200m and an Olympic medallist in sprint events, spoke in Accra during the athletics events at the Games. She had won the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the 1992 Olympic Games and in the 200m at the 1996 Games. She also won …

 Accra, March 21, 2024, Samuel Jackson, President, Arm Wrestling Federation of Nigeria says Nigeria has big potential in the sport. Jackson spoke against the backdrop of Team Nigeria having won 4 gold, 2 silver and 7 bronze medals in the arm wrestling event at the 13th African Games. Jackson, also the President of African Arm Wrestling Federation, said Nigeria is the first country to win gold in arm wrestling in the African Games, as it is the first time the sport featured in the continental Games. “We were expecting 6 gold …