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  • NOC TO CONFER OKAGBARE, TORIOLA WITH AWARD

    NOC TO CONFER OKAGBARE, TORIOLA WITH AWARD

    •Asaba to host AGM, Merit Award, Elections

    The Nigeria Olympic Committee(NOC) has concluded plans to confer the Best Current Athlete Award to Africa’s fastest runner, Blessing Okagbare, while the Distinguished Athlete Award would go to Table Tennis star, Totiala.

    According to the PRO of the NOC, Tony Ubani, the athletes will be awarded at  the AGM meeting slated for November 20 in Asaba.

    Sports-loving Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan would be conferred with the Olympic Sport Friendly Personality Award for his outstanding performance in Sports, while the President of Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Evangelist Solomon Ogba would be conferred with the Sport Administrator Award.

    Post humous awards on Promotion of Olympism would go to Late Alhaji Raheem Adejumo, late Chief Abraham Ordia and Alhaji K. A. B Olowu.

    In the same vein, the Executive Board of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC,  yesterday approved Asaba, capital of Delta State as the venue for its  Annual General Meeting and elections as well as  a Merit Award  Night.

    Asaba was overwhelmingly voted for after President Sani M Ndanusa announced that the State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan  had accepted to host the AGM.

    Also concluded at the AGM, nomination forms to the Executive positions would be available at the Secretariat of the NOC, National Stadium, Surulere and the NOC’s Liaison office in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory from October 20, 2014.

  • NOC congratulates new Sports Minister, Danagogo

    NOC congratulates new Sports Minister, Danagogo

    The Nigeria Olympic Committee ((NOC) has congratulated the newly-appointed Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission, Dr. Tamuno Danagogo.

    Danagogo, a lawyer, PHD holder, was sworn into office Wednesday by President Goodluck Jonathan to replace Bolaji Abdullahi.

    Speaking about the new Minister, who hails from Rivers State, President of NOC, Sani M. Ndanusa welcomed him to his new office and prayed that the recent string of successes recorded in Nigerian sports scene continues, and even blossoms, during Danagogo’s reign.

    “It is my special pleasure to, on behalf of the entire Nigeria Olympic family, congratulate you on your fresh appointment and wish you immense success in the discharge of your duties as the Minister of Sports and Chairman, National Sports Commission.

    “Our sports have been experiencing a rebirth in the last three years and we pray that it continues and gets better during your tenure”, said Ndanusa, who added that he was sure that the new minister will take Nigerian sports to the next level given his pedigree as Local Government boss, where he spearheaded grassroots sports development in River States.

    “Reading from your rich C.V. I believe that our sports will improve because of your love for grassroots sports development, which is the cradle of sports development. I believe that if we get it right at the grassroots level that our sports will witness an unprecedented boom in terms of positive results”, said Ndanusa.

    He added that the NOC was looking forward to having a seamless and cordial working relationship with the NSC Chairman, who he admonished to follow through with the transformational agenda of President Jonathan.

  • RIO 2016 OLYMPICs: NOC to ensure medal haul

    RIO 2016 OLYMPICs: NOC to ensure medal haul

    President of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, who also doubles as the technical chairman of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, Daniel Igali has revealed that his main aim ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil is for all participating sports for the country to win medals.

    Igali assured that the Nigeria Olympic Committee will be also looking to prepare very well according to the available resources on ground.

    “The preparations we had last year in Warri, South Africa, and the Governor Dickson classics were preparations towards the Olympics but specifically, we want to have those competitions and tune up matches for the athletes so that we can retain our pride at the table of the commonwealth games.

    “For us, the preparation towards the commonwealth games, if it all goes well, will to a very large extent work as another preparation for the RIO2016 summer Olympic Games which will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.”

  • NOC mourns Madiba

    NOC mourns Madiba

    As dozens of world leaders gathered in Johannesburg on Tuesday to honour the memory of the late Nelson Mandela, President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, Sani M. Ndanusa paid glowing tribute to the former South African icon for choosing sports as an instrument to unite people in peace and friendship.

    In a condolence letter to the President of the South African Olympic Committee, Ndanusa said that the world over has learnt a lesson of humility, love and friendship from the great Madiba who chose sports over violence.

    The NOC President’s letter came just as International Olympic Committee, IOC, President Thomas Bach called on all 204 National Olympic Committees around the world to honour Nelson Mandela by flying their flags at half-mast on the day of his funeral on Sunday, December 15.

    Calling Mandela a great friend of sport and a hero of humanity, President Bach said all representatives of the Olympic Movement should be inspired by the example set by Mandela and proud of the important role sport played in his life and the rebuilding of South Africa.

    Engr Ndanusa harped on Mandela’s remarkable fight against oppression, and his love for all, noting that the outpouring of emotions and respect by the world showed that Mandela was an acclaimed man of peace.

  • NOC advocates Federations’ feedback, accountability

    NOC advocates Federations’ feedback, accountability

    Introduction of proper feedback and accountability mechanism for all sporting federations in Nigeria have been identified as the tonic for proper development of sports.

    This was disclosed by Professor Clement Fasan’ at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Olympic Committee holding in Gombe.

    “Give them money at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year, they should be able to tell us what they have done or achieved with the budget they got,” he said.

    Prof Fasan of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) expressed this while presenting a paper he titled ‘Sports development from the grassroots to the podium”.He said a whole lot of things must come into play.

    He ,therefore, advocated the creation of solid structure with the proper legal backing for sports development efforts to be complete while formulating policies that would correct past mistakes.

    He observed that while attention is geared towards school sports development at the grassroots level, Nigeria’s tertiary institution system at the moment does not encourage sports development due to the very rigorous nature.

    He equally observed that the lack of synergy among the three tiers of government on sports have adverse negative effects on the development of the sector.

    He advocated for a strengthened programme on early discovery of athletes and the introduction of a scientific development programme by which athletes can best be developed as it helps to gauge athletes’ development and highlight areas of concentration.

    Earlier, former Minister of Sports and President of the Nigerian Olympic Committee, Sani Ndanusa said the AGM would among other things look at grassroots sports development. He said Nigeria must have a roadmap of high performance in sports development, “this will enhance our preparations international in international competitions.”

    Chairman of Gombe State Sports Commission, Farouk Yarma said the Commission had started delivering on its mandate of reviving sports in the state by forming a formidable synergy with the state’s Ministry of Education and the Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) for school sports development.