Tag: Edo 2020
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20th NSF: Bayelsa’s Gagbe emerges most outstanding athlete
Ifiezegbe Gagbe of Bayelsa State has emerged the most decorated athlete of the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF) in Edo after winning 15 medals in the swimming event. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gagbe won eight gold, two silver and five bronze medals in the aquatic events. Aside the…
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Edo 2020: Franchise, Joeboy, Teni lined up for closing ceremony
Three Nigeria A-Class artistes, Franchise, Joeboy and Teni, have been lined up to be part of the closing ceremony of the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) on Wednesday in Benin. Musa Ebomhiana, Project Manager, Media and Communications Sub-Committee of the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the NSF tagged “Edo 2020”, disclosed this in a statement…
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NSF: Ondo female boxers pick two final spots
Ondo State female boxers have picked two final spots in the boxing event at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Benin. Kemi James of Ondo State, fighting in the featherweight category, out-punched Akinremi Azizat of Ogun state in the semi final on Saturday to book a place in the Sunday’s final. Roseline Chukwu, also of…
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20th NSF: 16 swimming records broken in Edo
Sixteen National and Festival records have so far been set in the swimming event at the ongoing National Sports Festival (NSF), Edo 2020. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that while two of the records are set in National Records (NR), 14 records have been broken in Festival Records (FR). NAN reports that Team…
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LOC backs down on threat to shut down 20th NSF
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) tagged ”Edo 2020” has rescinded its decision to abruptly shut down the 13-day event. Musa Ebomhiana, a Project Manager in the LOC’s Media and Communication Sub-Committee, in a statement Thursday evening said the decision was taken after an emergency meeting. He said the…
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Edo 2020: Every gold medal attracts N1m – Gov. Okowa
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Friday assured the state’s contingent to the 20th National Sports Festival holding in Edo from April 2, that every gold medal won at the festival would attract N1 million reward. The governor made the announcement at a pre-departure prayer session for the contingent at the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba,…
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Edo 2020: Legacy Obaseki wants remembered for, By Ehichioya Ezomon
By Ehichioya Ezomon There’s a socio-political critic in Edo (Bendel) State called Air Iyare. He’s the type that lobes dynamites at the authorities, and together with his moral suasion, you ignore him at your own peril. That’s the lesson Military Governor Husaini Abdullahi learned in Bendel (March 1976 to July 1978) in Mr Iyare’s crusading,…
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Sports fans can’t watch 20th NSF events live – Organisers
Sports fans hoping to watch live games of the rescheduled 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) will not have the opportunity to do so, the organisers announced on Monday. Philip Shaibu, Chairman of the festival’s Local Organising Committee (LOC) and also Deputy Governor of Edo, disclosed this at a news conference in Benin. “The decision was…
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Edo 2020: Everything needed are ready for National Sports Festival – LOC
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2020 National Sports Festival (NSF) says the state is putting finishing touches to preparations for the event scheduled for Feb. 14 to Feb. 28. Musa Ebomhiana, the LOC’s Head of Communications/Media, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that all needed for the festival, especially as it concerns…
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Edo 2020: Ize-Iyamu appeals judgement nullifying deputy’s candidacy
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the September 19, 2020 governorship election in Edo state, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has appealed the judgement of a State High Court which nullified the candidacy of his running mate, Audu Ganiyu. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the Court presided over by Justice Hellen Courage-Ogbebor, had on Wednesday…