Publication: Daily Trust Nigera

First Reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 Documents

Keshi picks Oduamadi, Lawal for Namibia

Keshi told the players that he was breaking the rule because they failed to rise up to the occasion on the night despite the torrid condition under which the team arrived Lima for the encounter. Only Gege Soriola, Obiorah Nwankwo and Raheem Lawal, who ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: Namibia, South Africa, Calabar

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents

Runsewe: Nigeria can host Olympic Games

Runsewe, who stated this yesterday in Abuja while playing host to Executive of the National Sports Commission, led by its Director General Chief Patrick Ekeji who were in his office to solicit support for the country’s participation at the London Games, ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, Nigeria, Patrick Ekeji

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents

Boxing

Jonathan to hand over Team Nigeria July 2

Disclosing this in a statement in Abuja yesterday, the Director of Press in the National Sports Commission, Mr. Tony Ohaeri said athletes will be handed over to the NOC at a send-forth event organised by the Commission.According to the statement, Team ... [ Published 1 hour ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: Nigeria, Abuja (Nigeria), Seoul, Boxing, South Korea

First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 Documents

Polo: Agad, Safaz win Access Bank Cup opener

The prestigious polo fiesta which is reputed for its high profile competition, lived up to its billings as Lagos boys, Agad made good their pre -tournament rating, defeating their Kano Manarat rivals 4-11/2 to set the pace in the Access Bank Cup cat ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: Access Bank Plc, Lagos (Nigeria), Kano

First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 Documents

Senate decries state of Abuja Stadium

Adopting a motion single-handedly sponsored by Senator Mudashiru Husain (ACN, Osun West) on the deplorable state of the stadium, the Senate mandated its Committee on Sports and Social Development to undertake a comprehensive review of the state of the ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: Abuja (Nigeria), Abdul Ningi, Ike Ekweremadu

First Reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 Documents

NOA to supply Nigerian flags for Olympics

The Director-General of the Agency, Mr. Mike Omeri, made this known when his counterpart from the National Sports Commission (NSC), Chief Patrick Ekeji, visited him in his office on Wednesday to seek the NOA’s partnership towards a glorious outing for ... [ Published 2 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: Patrick Ekeji, Nigeria, Mobilization

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 Documents

Delta State presents 12 athletes for London Olympics

Delta State has the highest number of athletes that will represent Nigeria in the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games.Out of the total 78 athletes who have qualified to represent Nigeria in the two games, Delta State has 12 athletes who will participate ... [ Published 6 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: Enugu, London Olympics 2012, Nigeria, Ondo (Nigeria), Bauchi

First Reported 6 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 1 Documents

Okpala blames referee for Super Eagles defeat

Super Eagles Assistant coach, Sylvanus Okpala has blamed the referee's bias officiating for the Super Eagles' defeat in the hand of the Peruvian national football team.The Nigerian side suffered a 1:0 defeat to Peru in an International friendly match ... [ Published 6 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: Stephen Keshi, Peru, Egypt

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 Documents

Falcons leaves for Harare on Thursday

Super Falcons Skipper, Precious DedeThe Senior Women National Team (Super Falcons), will on Thursday travel out of Nigeria through South Africa, ahead of this weekend’s 2012 African Women Championship qualifying match against their Zimbabwean counterparts ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: Harare, Peddler, Precious Dede

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 Documents

Abdulkadir named Youths minister, Bolaji moves to Sports

•Civil service commission gets first female chairmanPresident Goodluck Jonathan yesterday deployed Inuwa Abdulkadir, the newly sworn Minister from Sokoto State, to Ministry of Youth Development.He was deployed shortly after his swearing in at the Council ... [ Published 18 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: Sokoto, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Kaduna, Lagos (Nigeria), Aliyu Wamakko

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 Documents

NOC buys 2012 Olympics Broadcast Right

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) has acquired the Free-to-Air Broadcast Rights of the London 2012 Olympic Games in Nigeria.The President of NOC, Engineer Sani Ndanusa revealed this during a Press Conference on the London 2012 Olympic Games Broadcast ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: London Olympics 2012, Nigeria, London

First Reported May 23 2012 - Updated May 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Namibia trains in Germany ahead of Eagles’ cracker

The Brave Warriors of Namibia are presently training in Germany ahead of their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Nigeria.The Namibian National team has a date with the Super Eagles at the U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar on Sunday, June 3.A win ... [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]

Entities: Namibia, Nigeria, Calabar, Germany

Quotes

According to the programme, "from the 3rd to the 18th of July, 2012 all Team Nigeria athletes and officials for the Olympics will be camped in Surrey, England from where they will move to the Olympic village on the 18 th of July, 2012."

Jonathan to hand Team Nigeria over to NOC on 2nd July [Daily Trust Nigera - 6 hours ago]

He added that the pre-Olympic period as well as the games proper provide "avenues to further the present administration’s Transformation Agenda by enhancing opportunity whereby we can project the country’s image through the use of ornamental symbols like our national flag, especially when our athletes are in competition at the 2012 Olympics."

NSC to use London Olympics to re-orientate Nigerian youths [Daily Trust Nigera - 6 hours ago]

"I'm not just going there to pursue the target given to me. I want to win the World Cup" , he said

Ikhana vows to win World Cup with Falcons [Daily Trust Nigera - May 23 2012]

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Keshi picks Oduamadi, Lawal for Namibia [ Published 1 hour ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Jonathan to hand over Team Nigeria July 2 [ Published 1 hour ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Runsewe: Nigeria can host Olympic Games [ Published 1 hour ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Polo: Agad, Safaz win Access Bank Cup opener [ Published 2 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Senate decries state of Abuja Stadium [ Published 2 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]
NOA to supply Nigerian flags for Olympics [ Published 2 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Okpala blames referee for Super Eagles defeat [ Published 6 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Jonathan to hand Team Nigeria over to NOC on 2n... [ Published 6 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Delta State presents 12 athletes for London Oly... [ Published 6 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]
NSC to use London Olympics to re-orientate Nige... [ Published 6 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Abdulkadir named Youths minister, Bolaji moves... [ Published 18 hours ago by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Falcons leaves for Harare on Thursday [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
CAF names an Ivorian for Eagles, Rwanda match [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Namibia trains in Germany ahead of Eagles’ cracker [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
NOC buys 2012 Olympics Broadcast Right [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Ikhana vows to win World Cup with Falcons [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Ikhana denies fued with players [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Rubicon beat Keffi Ponys to win President’s Cup [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Five foreign pros boost Eagles [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Eagles tackle Peru 2 am Nigerian time [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Obi extols players over Lobi win [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Minna polo tourney gallops off June 12 [ Published May 23 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Ikhana names three foreign pros for AWC qualifiers [ Published May 22 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Access Bank/UNICEF Charity Polo gallops off tom... [ Published May 21 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Keshi lauds Oduamadi’s attitude [ Published May 21 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Jigawa sure to remain in top flight [ Published May 21 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Abdullahi: I can’t promise medals from Olympics [ Published May 21 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
Eagles miss flight, sleep in Madrid Airport [ Published May 21 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
NLC gives Imo govt ultimatum on ‘community gove... [ Published May 20 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]
ASUSS wants NUT to hands off secondary schools [ Published May 20 2012 by Daily Trust Nigera ]