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  • LUTH wins fourth Nursing Games

    The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN) and the National Sports Commission (NSC) have held the fourth Nigerian School of Nursing and Midwifery Games (NISONMG) at the University of Lagos Sport Centre.

    No fewer than 10 nursing schools in the Southwest participated in the games. The event, which was hosted by the School of Nursing of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), lasted for one week. Team LUTH emerged overall winner with 16 gold medals, 15 silver and six bronze. Baptist School of Nursing in Saki, Oyo State, was second with eight gold, six silver and six bronze and Team Ado Ekiti came third with six gold, one silver and four bronze.

    Others on the medal list were Team Obafemi Awolowo University, Team Adekunle-Ajasin University, Akure; Bowen University (BU) School of Midwifery, Akure; University College Hospital, Ibadan; School of Nursing; Osogbo and School of Nursing, Eleyele.

    Meanwhile, the Zonal Coordinator of NISONMG, Dr Steve Olarinoye, said that the purpose of the yearly competition is to discover sporting talents and promote unity among nursing students in the country. “Just like NIPOGA or NUGA, the aim of NISONMG is to reach out to the grassroots for talents because we believe that we have talented students who can represent the country in global tournaments. We also want our students to participate in sports apart from taking care of patients. This would foster unity and their wellbeing.’’

    A student who spoke to CAMPUSLIFE, Olarinoye, said that this year’s tournament was better than the last edition, saying that the organisers were able to convince more schools to participate in this year’s games. “I feel fulfilled for the overall success of this competition. This year’s game was obviously better than the last edition. More talents emerged this time and that is exciting for us. The participation was equally massive. The organisers did a fantastic job,’’ he said.

    One of the participants, Oluwasanmi Damilola, a second year student of School of Nursing at the University College Hospital, Ibadan (UCH) said: “For me, it is a privilege representing my school. So I feel very happy to be part of history. It is fun meeting different people with similar love for sports. NISONMG gives us the opportunity to explore our talents. For me, that is commendable.’’

    However, she noted that, depite the success of the competition, there were arears that need to be improved. “The organisers should put in more efforts in planning when the next edition rolls around next year. This edition was a little sloppy. They did not keep to time. That is not good enough. Such hitches should be prevented in the coming edition.”

  • OLISEH WARNS EAGLES: No more easy games

    OLISEH WARNS EAGLES: No more easy games

    Former Super Eagles skipper, Sunday Oliseh has warned AFCON defending champions, Super Eagles that there are no more easy games.

    Recall last weekend, Nigeria had to come from behind to draw Kenya’s Harambee Stars 1-1in a 2014 World Cup qualifier Group H game played in Calabar.

    The FIFA study group member took to his social networking site, Twitter to tweet his thoughts.

    Sunday Oliseh ?@SundayOOliseh: “Nigeria’s Draw Vs Kenya is warning to d Super Eagles. Teams will now play defensive and counter vs Nigeria. D group is thrown wide open 4 all!

    Sunday Oliseh ?@SundayOOliseh: “Nigeria has everything it takes to top this group. However mistakes like yesterday (Saturday) have to stop now b4 it gets complex. No more easy matches!”

    However, despite the draw against Kenya, the Super Eagles, who are still unbeaten, tops Group H with 5points with a superior goal difference ahead of Malawi who also has the same number of points with Nigeria from three matches.

     

  • Police Games will produce future talents, says Akinsola

    Police Games will produce future talents, says Akinsola

    ACP Gideon Akinsola, the Chief Security Officer of the Super Eagles, said on Monday that the Nigeria Police Force had abundant talents that could do the country proud in competitions.

    Akinsola made the remark in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The officer spoke against the backdrop of the beginning of the 10th Biennial Police Games on Sunday in Port Harcourt.

    “We know the importance of the games, it has an enviable record and we are optimistic that more world class talents will be produced to make the NPF and the nation proud. We are aiming at producing another generation of talents in the mould of Chioma Ajunwa and late Sunday Bada. The police games is about the discovery and nurturing of budding talents to stardom,’’ the officer said.

    NAN reports that the games began on March 1, with all the police units in the country featuring in the 10-day fiesta.

    It would be recalled that the NPF had over the years produced world class talents including Samuel Peters, Ajunwa, late Bada and Sunny Oyarekhua.

  • POLICE GAMES: 4,000 Police athletes, 500 officials converge in Port Harcourt

    POLICE GAMES: 4,000 Police athletes, 500 officials converge in Port Harcourt

    IGP assures on fair officiating, dope free event

     

    Port Harcourt the capital city of Rivers State is set to be aglow, as 4,200 athletes and 500 officials converge for the 10th Biennial Police Games, from today till 9th March, 2013, in three different sporting venues in the nation’s Garden City. This revelation was made by the Deputy Force Relations Officer, CSP Frank Mba, at Force Headquarters, Abuja .

    Speaking on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP MD Abubakar, CFR, NPM, mni, the Force Spokesman informed that the 4,200 athletes are Police men and women drawn from Police Commands and Formations across the country, to represent Zones 1- 12 Commands of the Nigeria Police Force and Force Headquarters. The presence of these athletes he said, will expectedly, add glamour to the social life of the people of Port Harcourt and its environs, during the period of the Games. It is also expected that economic activities will be positively impacted while the Games last.

    CSP Mba revealed that the athletes will be competing in 28 events, three of which are non-scoring, at three diffferent venues. These are the Liberation Stadium which will also host both the Opening and Closing ceremonies, the new Adokiye Amesiemaka Stadium and the Agbani Derego Sports Complex, all in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The 25 scoring events to be competed for at the Games are athletics, football, badminton, boxing, chess, cycling, baseball, golf, handball, hockey, judo, karate, kick-boxing, swimming, scrabble, squash, table tennis, shooting, taekwondo, tennis, tug-of-war, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling and wushu kunfu; while the remaining three events which are non-scoring are rugby, polo and dart.

    Speaking on officiating during the Games, the Force Spokesman stated that 500 officials, drawn from various national and local Sports Associations, will be on assignment as umpires in their respective areas of specialization. He assured that the best of officiating is expected, as adequate arrangement has been made for the officials in terms of logistics, security and welfare, to ensure a successful fiesta.

    Addressing the issue of drugs and doping by athletes, the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer revealed that the IGP has personally warned that very severe disciplinary action will be meted against any athlete found doping during the Games. The DFPRO said that the Nigeria Police Force not only feels very strongly against doping by athletes, it also frowns seriously against all such nefarious acts, as the chief law enforcement agency in the country.

  • Police Games targets more talents for international competitions

    Police Games targets more talents for international competitions

    As the 10th biennial Nigeria Police Games kick off in Port Harcourt today, one thing that is paramount to the organizers of the games is to discover as many talents as possible that would be representing the nation in international competitions.

    Speaking with the journalists in Port Harcourt, the Nigeria Police PRO, Frank Mbah noted that the Police would be picking men and women from this games who would represent Nigeria at the World Police games in August, keeping in mind also the next Commonwealth games and 2016 Olympics.

    “We are preparing our athletes for the World Police games coming up in Belfast, Northern Ireland in August this year. So from this competition, we will be picking men and women that will be representing the Nigeria Police Force there. “Beyond that, the Nigerian Police felt very bad that Nigeria went to the last Olympics and came back with nothing, and we want to fill that void, and also the coming commonwealth games,” he said..

    Mba also revealed that the Police games has also been upgraded more with new innovations and would have twenty-five competitive games and three non-scoring events.

    “We have increased the number of games we used to have before. We will also be experimenting what we call the mixed relay. It’s an innovation of the Nigerian Police where u have men and women in a single team running on track and competing together against each other.

    “Adequate arrangements has been made for the games. For us, the Police games is not just about sports; it’s about celebrating Africa, Nigeria and the Nigeria Police Force. It’s also about empowering our officers and men.

    “Hence, what you are going to see in Port Harcourt is going to be a celebration of best of sports in Nigeria,” he said.

    Mba concluded by saying that the games would also give Nigeria strong Public Relations with neighbouring nations as Policemen are expected from the five countries of Benin, Ghana, Gambia, Burkina Faso and Guinea to the games.

     

  • We studied Sunshine’s games — Ahly coach

    We studied Sunshine’s games — Ahly coach

    Al Ahly coach Hossam Al-Badri has opined that the match tapes they got on their CAF Champions League semi final opponents, Sunshine Stars of Nigeria proved to be of immense help in their thrilling 3-3 draw at the Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu Ode in the first leg.

    The coach in a brief chat with SportingLife after the match stated that they knew that the Akure Gunners would be a hard nut to crack, hence their decision to view how the Nigerians had prosecuted their matches thus far in the ongoing Champions League campaign.

    Hossam Al-Badri stressed that Ahly still have a mountain to climb in Cairo and would not allow the draw secured in Nigeria to get into their heads ahead of the second leg in a fortnight.

    ” We know that Sunshine are a good side and we expected what we got in Nigeria, and the way Sunshine fought back in the match showed their team character too.

    “I think we gained a lot from the information we got on Sunshine and we will not relent because we know that they are a good side,” the coach of the six times Champions League winners said.

  • Eko 2012: Ondo satisfied with 8 slots for ball games

    Eko 2012: Ondo satisfied with 8 slots for ball games

    The Ondo State Sports Council said it was satisfied that the state qualified in eight of the10 ball games that would feature at the 18th National Sports Festival in Lagos.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state secured the spots at the conclusion of the National Sports Council (NSC) South-West Zone II elimination in Ado-Ekiti on Friday.

    Ondo will represent the zone, which has Osun and Ekiti, in the male and female categories of the volleyball, handball and abula events as well as the female hockey and basketball competitions.

    The council’s General Manager, Mrs Idowu Akinbulumo, told NAN in Akure on Tuesday that the contingent appreciated the government’s investment in them with brilliant performances.

    “The state government has invested a lot in sports and the brilliant performance of Team Ondo to the zonal trials is the reward it has to show to the world. Our athletes claimed eight out of the 10 events already decided in Ado- Ekiti which is a fantastic result for us at the sports council. We hope to build on the zonal elimination result and prepare well for the National Sports Festival in Lagos from Nov. 27 to Dec. 9,’’ she said.

    According to Akinbulumo, the football event will be decided at a later date to be communicated to the council by the NSC zonal office. NAN reports that the male teams from Ekiti booked their places in the basketball and hockey events at the elimination.