The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr Sunday Dare has paid glowing tribute to the mother of late Super Eagles player Samuel Okwaraji, Lady Janet Okwaraji who passed on recently at the age of 83. The minister expressed shock…
Ministry needs N10bn to renovate sporting facilities – Dare
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says the ministry needs between N5bn and N10bn to renovate sporting facilities across the country. Dare made this known in a statement signed by his media office on Thursday. The PUNCH had…
Why I allowed NFF to renew Rohr’s contract – Dare
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr Sunday Dare yesterday said he consented to a fresh contract for Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr because the Franco-German football tactician deserves the right of first refusal. Before the contract between…
I want a competent coach for Eagles – Dare
Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, says the Super Eagles deserve a world-class coach. In a video made available to The PUNCH, Dare refused to rule out current Eagles head coach, Gernot Rohr, from the national team job,…
National Council of Sports will fix new date for NSF – Dare
The Minister of Sports and Youth development, Mr Sunday Dare has said the National Council for Sports (NCS), will soon meet to do a review of the postponement of the 2020 National Sports Festival and possibly choose a new date…
COVID-19: MKO Abiola Stadium ready to be used as isolation centre – Dare
The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has revealed that the MKO Abiola National Stadium is ready to be used as an isolation center following the outbreak of the COVID-19 in the country. He stated this yesterday during…
Dare, Amokachi celebrate 1980 victorious Green Eagles
The Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare and former international Daniel Amokachi have poured encomiums on the victorious 1980 Green Eagles. Exactly 40 years ago on March 22nd,1980, the Green Eagles led by Christian Chukwu defeated Algeria 3-0 in Lagos to…
Sports, health ministries okay 2020 NSF amid COVID-19 concerns
Despite the outbreak of the Covid-19, otherwise known as coronavirus across the globe which has necessitated the postponement and cancellation of sporting events around the world, the organisers of the 20th edition of the National Sports Festival to be held…
*LASG demolishes school, proprietor demands compensation (Punch) *Again, Petroleum tanker spills content at Otedola bridge (DailyTrust)
LASG demolishes school, proprietor demands compensation (Punch) The Proprietor of the Queen Diana International School, Samuel Kanu, has been distraught after the Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development demolished his school. PUNCH Metro gathered that the school,…
*Okada ban: Newly deployed buses will ease pressure, says Lagos (Nation) *Quarantine yourselves, Lagos advises returnees from China (Punch)
Okada ban: Newly deployed buses will ease pressure, says Lagos (Nation) Lagos State Bus Services Ltd. (LBSL) on Monday deployed additional 65 buses on Lagos roads. Its Managing Director, Idowu Oguntona, who reporters on Monday afternoon at its office in…