Senator John Owan-Enoh
31 Oct
When the immediate past Sports Minister, Senator John Owan Enoh, assumed office last year, he promised to do everything within his powers to resuscitate the National Stadium, Lagos, which was once acknowledged as the best sporting facility in Sub-Saharan Africa.
24 Sep
Former Green Eagles winger, Adegoke Adelabu, has described as a game of “hide and seek,” the decision by Sports Minister, Senator John Owan Enoh, to institute a probe panel on “the various negative exposures to the country” at the 2024 Paris Olympics/Paralympics.
31 Jul
Even as Team Nigeria is yet to reflect on the medals table at the ongoing Paris 2024, a cold war has ensued between the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) and the Ministry of Sports over the approved kits for the contingent, reports sportsvillagesquare.com.
27 May 2024
May 29, 2024, will mark exactly one year since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration came to power. The president didn’t waste as much
12 May 2024
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, at the Aso Rock Villa, praised Sports Minister Senator John Owan Enoh for the success of Team Nigeria at the last African Games in Accra, Ghana as well as the performance of the nation’s athletes to the Paris 2024 Olympics Games.
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The Kebbi State Police Command officers have rejected a N1 million bribe offered to them by some suspected members of the Lakurawa terrorist group. The state’s police spokesperson, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. Abubakar identified the three suspects as Umaru Garba, 53, from Dangandu village; Alhaji Abubakar and Alhaji…
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