Protest broke out on Tuesday at the Cornelia Connelly College camp of athletes participating at the maiden Niger Delta Sports Festival over non-payment of their allowance. The festival is taking place in Uyo, Akwa Ibom with the closing ceremony billed for Tuesday after which participating athletes would depart to their various states. It was reported that the athletes refused to …

The Scouting and Mentorship Committee of the inaugural Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) has said that it is poised to discover and showcase the best budding athletes from the Niger Delta region during the event that will hold from 1 to 8 April in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital. NDSF Chairman, Mr. Godwin Enakhena emphasised the committee’s commitment to …

Slight adjustments have been made to the programmes leading up to the maiden edition of the Niger Delta Sports Festival (NDSF) with the extension of deadline for registration from 28 February to 7 March. In recent briefing to members of the Technical Committee and States Liaison Committees, Co-Chairman of the Technical Committee, Enefiok Udo-Obong attributed the extension to a surge …