Sports Groove

The Main Organising Committee (MOC) and the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 2026 National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged Coal City Games held a strategic engagement meeting to advance preparations for the Games.    The meeting, chaired by the Chairmen of both the MOC, Hon. Bukola Olopade and LOC, Llyod Ekweremadu, with members of the Secretariat in attendance, was held via Zoom on Monday, focusing on key deliberations regarding facilities for the Games.    Members also received updates on the ongoing works and noted steady progress across designated sites. As part of the resolutions, the Committees agreed on October 2025 for the next official visit to Enugu to further assess readiness and provide guidance as preparations advance. The MOC, and LOC collectively extended appreciation to His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State, for the proactive steps taken to ensure that contractors mobilized to the sites early. This commitment underscores the St...

...Heaps praises on Governor Abdulrazaq for re-engineering sports in the State By Maxwell Kumoye        The Executive Chairman of Kwara State Sports Commission (KSSC), Mallam Bolakale Adisa Mogaji, is pleased with the attention sports is receiving in the State under the stewardship of Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq. Mallam Bolakale Adisa Mogaji, told the media in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital that His Excellency Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, has given life and re-engineered the sports sector and has opened the door for corporate bodies to key in. “The successes achieved in the sports sector are down to Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq led administration’s constant support through adequate and timely funding of critical projects and events.” Bolakale Adisa Mogaji, a former national number one squash player made this submission while receiving the Sports Development Stabilizer Award from the publisher of Symbol Magazine and Kwara Alert, at the George Innih Stad...