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By Maxwell Kumoye        The Director General of the National Sports Commission, Bukola Olopade, has lauded Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, for her unwavering commitment to the growth of women’s sports in the country. Olopade gave the commendation on Wednesday while the First Lady hosted Nigeria’s victorious women’s wrestling team following their dominant outing at the recently concluded African Wrestling Championships. Nigeria’s women wrestlers once again underlined their supremacy on the continent by clinching a record-extending 15th African title after finishing with eight gold and two silver medals in Egypt. According to the NSC Director General, the sustained success of Nigerian female athletes on both continental and global stages has been greatly boosted by the First Lady’s consistent support and encouragement. Olopade described Senator Tinubu as one of the strongest pillars behind Nigerian wrestling, especially in promoting greater participa...

  By Maxwell Kumoye and Trust Ittai        Athletes competing at the 4th Governor Douye Diri Wrestling Classics in Yenagoa received a major financial boost as Adewale Adeniyi disbursed over ₦20 million in subsidies to participants. The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, who also serves as President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, made the announcement during the opening ceremony of the tournament on Thursday, underlining his administration’s commitment to athletes’ welfare. Adeniyi revealed that every registered athlete at the championship would receive a ₦25,000 allowance, in addition to comprehensive feeding arrangements already put in place.  He further disclosed that medallists would earn extra cash rewards, while participating teams would benefit from travel subsidies to ease their logistics to Yenagoa. “As I have always maintained, the welfare of our athletes is central to our approach as a federation,” Adeniyi said. ...