The festival was officially flagged off on Tuesday after several postponements due to the coronavirus pandemic The Federal Government on Thursday said the 20th National Sports Festival currently ongoing in Edo State will continue as planned despite shutdown threats by the Local Organising Committee. The LOC on Wednesday had said the Federal Government was yet … Read more
An assurance has been given over the 20th National Sports Festival, tagged, Edo 2020, as Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, assured the Edo State government that the money approved by the Presidency for the Games will be delivered soon. Dare, who arrived in Benin City on Thursday for a meeting with Obaseki, his Deputy, Philip Shaibu, … Read more
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has disclosed that it will cost the ministry N81m to cut the grass and clear the weed that have taken over the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. He stated this recently while speaking during the one-day seminar organised by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 25TH NOVEMBER, 2020 The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has given the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) the marching orders to hold Super Eagles head coach , Gernot Rohr to the higher standards He made the statement following the team’s dismal two-leg draw against Sierra Leone in the 2022 AFCON Africa Cup … Read more
EKOHOTBLOG, 18TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Minister for Youth and Sport, Sunday Dare has hinted that Gernot Rohr could be relieved of his position as Super Eagles head coach. The Eagles could only record two points out of a possible six in the double-header against the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone, in the 2021 AFCON qualifiers. On … Read more
The federal government on Monday disclosed why it didn’t block access to social media during the ubiquitous EndSARS protesters last months. Federal government said the decision to allow free access to social during the two weeks long demonstrations was in line with its commitment to freedom of expression. Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday … Read more
Ekohotblog 1st November, 2020 Federal Government said the #EndSARS protests that rocked the nation will not be in vain, as it is time for Nigerian youths to sit at the table with the government and deepen their initiatives to effect a change. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare said this on Sunday via … Read more
Minister says President has ordered an investigation into the shooting incident Minister of youth and sports, Sunday Dare, has revealed why President Muhammadu Buhari has not commented on the killing of peaceful #EndSARS protesters at Lekki tollgate by soldiers on Tuesday. During his address to the nation on the #EndSARS protests on Thursday, the president … Read more
Two families who lost their loved ones after police officers fired live rounds into #EndSARS protesters in Ogbomoso on Sunday have come under unIndibridled police intimidation. A development that further spotlights the institution’s inability to atone for its decades of corruption and atrocities. According to findings done by Peoples Gazette, the police leadership stepped in … Read more
minister of youth and sports, Sunday Dare, has recounted his ordeal in the hands of those he claimed have hijacked the EndSARS protest. He narrated how he was attacked at the palace of Oladunni Oyewumi, Soun of Ogbomosho, on Sunday. The minister, who hails from the town, said he was in a meeting with Oyewumi … Read more
– Officials have insisted that Edo is ready to host the 2020 festival – The festival has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic – But some officials who spoke with The Punch said they only need a go ahead to kick start the event, as all was already in place even before the postponement … Read more
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted many global activities, including sporting activities. Nigeria also hit by this dreaded disease was forced to shut down its sporting event in early March this year to curtail the spread of the Covi-19 pandemic in the country. But with the recent development many activities have picked up … Read more
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has thanked the Minister of Youth and Sports, Hon. Sunday Dare for his fatherly intervention towards sourcing funds for injured D’Tigress player, Nkem Akaraiwe. The federation described the $15,000 intervention by the Ministry as an early Christmas gift which is well appreciated by the players, her fans and also the federation. … Read more
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development has warned Engr Ibrahim Gusau, president of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) to stop disregarding lawful directives issued by the Federal Government of Nigeria. In a letter dated November 25, 2019 and signed by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola, Gusau was given a seven day ultimatum to … Read more
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare says the issue of contract extension for Super Eagles coach, Gernot Rohr lies with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). The minister gave the clarification on Wednesday in Abuja at a brief meeting with Rohr before dashing for the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the … Read more
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has sacked the Technical Director of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Sunday Adeleye, making him the first casualty of radical reforms taking place in the sports ministry. Special Assistant to the Minister, Kola Daniel, said in a statement that Dare also ordered the recall of … Read more
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has urged the Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets to showcase what they are made up of as a champion that they are and bring back the trophy to Nigeria. According to him, the should imbibe the Nigerian spirit and win the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil … Read more
Following Nigeria’s poor outing at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Monday in Abuja inaugurated an eight-member committee review the team. While inaugurating the committee, the minister said the measure was to unravel the immediate and remote causes of Nigeria’s poor outing at the … Read more
The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Monday, assured athletes that he would ensure a minimum of five months camping to foster their preparation toward the Tokyo 2020 Olympic. The minister gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Teslim Balogun Stadium during his visit … Read more
Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare has thanked God Almighty and all agencies who played various roles for the release of Madam Beauty Siasia, mother of former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siaisa from kidnappers captivity. Madam Siasia, aged 80 years was on July 15, 2019 kidnapped by unknown gunmen from her family home in … Read more