The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) will organise a virtual seminar for presidents and leaders of sports federations from 9th to 10th June in Abuja. The seminar, under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Olympic Solidarity programme, will be based on Good Governance for the Presidents of National Sports Federations (NSFs). NOC Secretary-General, Babatunde Popoola said is set …

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg took part in his first jiu-jitsu martial arts tournament on Saturday and went home with silver and gold medals, he posted on social media. The competition was held at Woodside High School in California near the Silicon Valley headquarters of Meta, Zuckerberg’s company that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. “Competed in my first jiu-jitsu tournament and …

The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin has emerged the champion of the 2023 University of Ilorin Mass Communication department’s Pitch-a-Ton competition. The Pitch-A-Ton event, which took place on Wednesday at the University of Ilorin, had Kwara State Polytechnic scored 217 points to beat seven other institutions that competed. The University of Ilorin came second have scored 194 points, while Summit University, …

Kenyan male chess player, Stanley Omondi who disguised himself in a hijab to compete in the women’s section of the 2023 Kenya Open Chess Championship, has been busted. According to BBC, Omondi, who dressed head to toe in a burka and wearing spectacles, had registered himself as Millicent Awour. He was, however, busted and exposed as the organisers got suspicious …

Nigerian weightlifter, Adenike Olarinoye has been appointed into the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa’s Athlete’s Commission (ANOCA). According to the Public Relations Officer of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Mr Tony Nezianya, the appointment was approved at an ANOCA forum held in Algiers, Algeria. Nezianya also said that NOC Secretary-General, Mr Tunde Poopola congratulated Olarinoye and said that …

The 2023 Nigeria Cricket Federation Women’s T20i competition has been won by Nigeria’s senior women’s cricket side, the Female Yellow Greens, who defeated Rwanda on Sunday in Lagos with a nine-run victory. The Tafawa Balewa Square Cricket Oval was in a tense mood as the top two sides in the five-team tournament went up against each other in a repeat …

The Taraba State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development and Ministry of Education, in partnership with a non-governmental organisation, Community Sport and Educational Development Initiative (CSED), has trained 34 women coaches to promote netball in the state. The initiative, tagged Project 2027 is a grassroots netball development programme aimed at promoting the right of Nigerian girls to play netball in the …

The former Managing Director/CEO of Polaris Bank, Mr Innocent C. Ike has been honoured by the Nigerian golfing community for his contribution towards developing the sport in Nigeria. Ike was recognised with a two-day invitational kitty – the Innocent C. Ike Classic – held recently at Lakowe Lakes Golf Resort, Lagos. The 18-hole classic drew over 150 amateurs and professional …

Bunmi Akpata and Rofiat Abdulazeez last Saturday emerged the men and women’s champions of the 16th Global Cargo Centre Nigeria and Merchant Express closed and club invitational tournament at the Lagos Country Club, Ikeja. Akpata and Abdulazeez defeated their respective opponents Haniel Hadison and Busayo Olatunji 3-1 to claim their titles. In the veterans final, Eko Club’s Said Khan beat …

The Squash Section of Lagos Country Club on Sunday ended a three-month Squash Training Clinic for both its new and junior members with Gbenga Olayemi winning the training session, Akin Akinkugbe was runner up. The Squash Clinic, which was sponsored by West African Lifting Equipment Service, also produced Darasimi Bamkole as the most promising junior player, followed closely by Hazel …