When Aminat Idrees headed for the 20th National Sports Festival in Benin City, Edo State she was an unknown quantity but her sterling performance in the taekwondo event with three medals despite being eight-month pregnancy has now attracted the atten...

By Femi Adesina A quiet revolution took off on April 8, 2021, by 11.05 am. It was unheralded, without ostentation, almost unsung. But it was something that would have great impact not only on today, but also on tomorrow, and the future. On the date i...

Despite criticisms that trailed the participation of eight-month pregnant Aminat Idrees at the 20th National Sports Festival Edo 2020, the Technical Director of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation Chika Chukwumerije has given her a clean bill, adding th...

The Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games should be cancelled if the coronavirus pandemic makes it impossible to host them safely, a senior member of the Japanese government has said. Toshihiro Nikai, part of the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic pa...

Zinedine Zidane has warned his Real Madrid side they cannot afford to be distracted by the prospect of facing Chelsea in the Champions League semi- finals while their La Liga fate hangs in the balance. The Spanish champions put the seal on a thorough...

One of the highlights of the just concluded 20th National Sports Festival that would continue to resonate in the days ahead is the golf tournament, a game where Governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Rt Hon. Philip Shaibu featured. They demonstrated...

By Bassey Anthony, Uyo The Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC) has said its budgeting processes would henceforth be people-friendly as it intends to accommodate inputs and involvement from all relevant community stakeholders. According to the co...

Though Coach Ibrahim Musa has spent nearly two decades with four-time Nigeria Professional Football League(NPFL) champions, Kano Pillars , he reckons his joy would know no bound if he can lead the self-styled Sai Masu Gida to the title as the substan...

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has congratulated the state’s contingent to the just-concluded 20th National Sports Festival (NSF)  in Edo, for emerging overall winners at the games. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Olisa Ifeajika, the...

How ready are the biggest stars for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, which will finally begin in July, a year later than planned after the COVID-19 pandemic forced their postponement? The delay has tested the preparations of multiple medal winners, fo...