Tag: NSF
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Umar Faruq Baba-Inna named as tournament director for Engineer Toke Aka Jubilee National Championship
The Main Organising Committee for the Chief Engineer Toke Aka Diamond Jubilee celebration and the National Scrabble Championship has named young, talented and experienced Umar Faruq Baba-Inna as the tournament director for the Jubilee National Championship holding next month in Abuja.
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Scrabble player brings more honour and recognition to Nigeria
Each passing day, Nigerian scrabble players keep making waves across the globe because of their dexterity and word strength on the board and bring glory to Nigeria. The latest Nigerian scrabble player to demonstrate the country’s supremacy in the game of words in Lukeman Owolabi.
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Abuja to hold first scrabble festival in March
The Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), has concluded arrangements to stage the first edition of the Nigeria Scrabble Festival, next month. We gathered that the first edition of the Scrabble Festival scheduled to hold in the nation’s capital Abuja, will take place from the 20th to the 22th of March.
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Buhari hails Delta’s performance at 21st National Sports Festival
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Team Delta’s clear dominance of the National Sports Festival (NSF) has further underlined the fact they are the country’s number one sports state.
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Asaba 2022: Coach blames medical team for Imo boxer’s death
In aftermath of the death of Imo state boxer, Chukwuemeka Igboanugo at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Asaba Delta State on Tuesday, one of the coaches Endurance Aberegidi from Borno State has blamed medical personnel stationed at the venue for their lackadaisical approach in dealing with the situation.
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Asaba 2022: Six states jostle for 2024 NSF hosting right
As the curtains gradually draw closer on the 21st edition of the National Sports Festival tagged “Delta 2022”, six States of the Federation have so far indicated interest to be given the hosting right of the next edition which is expected to hold in 2024.
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Our investments in sports yielding positive results – Kwara Govt
Kwara’s investments in sports sector are yielding positive results given the sterling performance of our athletes at the just concluded National Sports Festival (NSF) in Edo, a top government official has said. The Special Adviser to Kwara Governor on Sports and Youths Development, Attahiru Ibrahim, said this in a statement in Ilorin, on Sunday. “The…
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NSF: Gunmen attack team Nasarawa returning from Edo, one feared dead
Contingents of Team Nasarawa were ttacked by gunmen, on their way back from the recently concluded 20th National Sports Festival held in Benin City, Edo State. According to a statement by the spokesman of the Nasarawa State Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, Eche Amos, the armed robbers accosted the team at Akeleku village, some…
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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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See two states missing on NSF medals table
Jigawa and Taraba are yet to register their name on the medals table of the ongoing 20th National Sports Festival (NSF) in Benin as at Monday evening. TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that the 20th NSF, which commenced on April 2 and will end on Wednesday, have seen a total of 1,308 medals. The medals were won…