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Sunday Dare explains reasons for sports ministry’s infrastructure drive

By Wale Mustapha on July 10, 2022 News, Sports

One of the hallmarks that has added the success of Hon. Sunday Dare as Nigeria’s Youth and Sports Minister is the unprecedented revamp of sports infrastructures in the country. Since the start of Sunday Dare’s tenure, the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja has been revived and has gone on to pass the FIFA and CAF […]

Sunday Dare: Welfare of athletes, my priority as Sports Minister

By Wale Mustapha on July 8, 2022 News, Sports

The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare has reiterated that welfare of athletes has remained a priority for him since assuming office in 2019. In a chat with pressmen during an interactive session in Abuja, Dare said, “Before I assumed office, I knew that welfare of athletes will always be key to […]

Sunday Dare: NFF Congress is supreme

By Admin on July 7, 2022 News, Sports

The Minister of Youth and Sports,Sunday Dare has revealed that he is not against Nigeria Football Federation President, Amaju Pinnick third term agenda if there is any but he believes the congress decision is supreme.The Minister stated this in an interactive session with journalists in Abuja where he said the congress of NFF will determine […]

Sports: Governor Okowa showers encomiums on Sunday Dare

By Wale Mustapha on July 7, 2022 News, Sports

Says Sports Minister has Brought High Level Commitment to Sports Development in Nigeria The Governor of Delta State and chief host of the 21st National Sports Festival, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa has showered encomiums on the Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare for his commitment to sports development in Nigeria. Speaking in Asaba, Delta […]

Governor Okowa, Dare unveil mascot, logo for Delta 2022 National Sports Festival

By Wale Mustapha on July 6, 2022 News, Sports

Partisan politics took the back seat as sports once again proved to be the unifier of Nigerians when the Governor of Delta State, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare and a host of other important dignitaries on Wednesday night in Asaba, Delta State unveiled the mascot for the 2022 […]

UFC: Sunday Dare congratulates Israel Adesanya on another successful title defence

By Wale Mustapha on July 3, 2022 News, Sports

Youth and Sports Development Minister Sunday Dare has congratulated Nigerian born UFC champion Isreal Adesanya on yet another successful title defence. Adesanya, early Sunday in Las Vegas, United States of America, defeated Jared Cannonier to retain his UFC Middleweight crown with a unanimous decision victory. Dare, in a statement, praised Adesanya for being a worthy […]

Benfica top officials hail Sunday Dare’s laudable sporting ideas, present Minister with official jersey

By Wale Mustapha on July 1, 2022 News, Sports

…minister advocates for domestication of Benfica’s youth football policy in Nigeria Vice Presidents at Portuguese giants Benfica Football Club, Manuel Debrito and Jose Gandarez have praised the laudable ideas of Nigeria’s Sports Minister, Sunday Dare, who is in Portugal alongside President Muhammadu Buhari, as part of deliberate efforts to continually develop sports in the country. […]

Sunday Dare in Rwanda for Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Taskforce Summit

By Wale Mustapha on June 22, 2022 News, Politics, Sports

Nigeria’s Youth and Sports Minister, Hon. Sunday Dare attended the 5th edition of the Commonwealth Youth Ministerial Task Force meeting on Thursday, in Kigali, Rwanda. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the Rwandan Capital city of Kigali. The three-day Commonwealth Youth Forum (CYF) which started […]

What Sports Minister, Sunday Dare told Super Eagles after Nigeria’s emphatic win over Saó Tomé

By Wale Mustapha on June 13, 2022 News, Sports

The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare has described the Super Eagles’ emphatic 0-10 victory over Sao Tome and Principe in the 2023 AFCON qualifier played in Agadir, Morocco on Monday as soul lifting. The Eagles took their opponents to the cleaners in a devastating manner to position themselves at the top […]

Grassroot Basketball: Rebirth of a slamming and dunking sports in Nigeria

By Admin on June 6, 2022 News, Sports

As the proverbial maxim posits, the future of any sports is in the development of its grassroots. Across different generations of stellar sports teams in different events, the production talent bed is one of the fulcrum of its success. Grassroots does not only catalyze sporting success, it also guarantees the long term sustainability of such […]