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Sunday Dare’s three years of quintessential sports leadership, administration

By Wale Mustapha on August 21, 2022 News, Sports

Like they say, “how time flies!” It is already three years since Sunday Dare’s emergence as Nigeria’s Minister for Youth and Sports Development. Three years ago, the honourable Minister was saddled with the dual responsibility of taking care of the sports sector, just as the vigour of the youthful population. In three years, Sunday Dare […]

D’Tigers open camp on Saturday for 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers

By Wale Mustapha on August 18, 2022 News, Sports

D’Tigers camp will open on Saturday, 20, August in Abidjan as the team starts preparation for window four of the 2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. The team’s head coach, Mike Brown, disclosed this became necessary to address the slow starts in the first two windows when the team lost to Cape Verde. Disclosing this to […]

NBBF lauds President Buhari on international basketball commitment

By Wale Mustapha on June 23, 2022 News, Sports

The Board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation has extended its gratitude to His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari for rescinding the Federal Government’s decision, through the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sport, Chief Sunday Dare, to withdraw the national teams from international basketball. In its immediate reaction, following the press conference presided over by the Permanent […]

Basketball: Relief as Federal Government rescinds decision on international withdrawal

By Wale Mustapha on June 23, 2022 News, Sports

Following the intervention by concerned stakeholders, former Nigerian International basketballers, well meaning Nigerians and a letter of appeal by Musa Kida on behalf of the board of the Nigeria Basketball Federation(NBBF), the decision of the Federal Government to withdraw from international basketball for two years has been rescinded. Kida’s letter of appeal dated June 17, […]

NBBF celebrates Brown, Ime Udoka over NBA heroics

By Wale Mustapha on June 20, 2022 News, Sports

D’Tigers head coach, Mike Brown and former D’Tigers player, Ime Udoka have been congratulated as the curtain came down on the 2021/2022 NBA season. The Nigeria Basketball Federation Board through its president, Engr Musa Kida said the outcome was a win-win situation for the duo and indirectly for Nigeria. “Mike Brown and Ime Udoka have […]

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 […]

Basketball: Sunday Dare charges IMC to facilitate revamp of grassroot basketball in Nigeria

By Admin on June 4, 2022 News, Sports

Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare has tasked the newly-inaugurated Interim Management Committee of the basket ball to ensure the growth of the game in areas such as including grassroots talent development and corporate sponsorships amongst others. The Minister made this known during the inauguration of an 11-man team to manage the […]

NBBF Crisis – Detractors resort to cheap blackmail after a failed conspiracy theories

By Admin on June 3, 2022 News, Sports

The Pro- NBBF campaigners have tried endlessly, to paint the Sports ministry in bad light while also trying to gather enough support and sympathy for the NBBF Board rendered redundant by the recent decision of the Sports ministry to withdraw Nigeria from all international competitions for atleast two years. Unlike in the past when these […]

Milo Secondary Basketball Championship dunks off in Ilorin

By Wale Mustapha on May 17, 2022 News, Sports

••• Organisers Commends Kwara Sport Commission, Basketball Association ••• Organisers of the Milo Nestle Secondary school basketball championship has said the Energy Food Drink of Future Champions has inspired the youth of Nigeria in sport to instil life values such as hard work, responsibility, fair play, discipline, perseverance, togetherness and team work. National Coordinator of […]

Basketball: Ministry outlines conditions for return to international competitions

By Wale Mustapha on May 17, 2022 News, Sports

The Ministry of Youth and Sports Development says it has a duty to approach the Federal Government to reconsider Nigeria’s withdrawal from international basketball, but if only there are improvements on the state of the game and unity amongst stakeholders. Last Wednesday, the Federal Government’s decision to have Nigeria withdraw from international basketball for two […]