Kwara chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and the management of www.gongnews.net, has commiserated with Mr. Toyin Saheed, over the death of his father, Alhaji Saheed Baba Alata. …
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By Oluwole Francis General Secretary of Nigeria Football Federation, Mohammed Sanusi said it’s sad that the nation’s team were eliminated in the first round which was as a result of …
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Read More »Nigeria Taekwondo at 30: Obasanjo, Dalung, Wushishi, others bag awards
President of the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, Grand Master George Ashiru, has revealed that the 2016 edition of the annual Korean Ambassador’s Taekwondo championship will be used to celebrate the 30th …
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