Author: Adekunle

The Minister for Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare on Monday explained how Nigeria fared at the just concluded Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In a statement, the Minister addressed issues surrounding the performance of Team Nigeria vis a vis the disqualification of athletes by the International Olympic committee. Read the full statement below: On Nigeria’s Participation at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Not wanting to add to the public distraction, I have deliberately waited until the end of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games before making any observations regarding the various reports on Nigeria’s participation in the quadrennial games. 2. This was out of…

The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has directed the Interim Leadership of the Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers Association Nigeria (ASPAMDA) to conduct elections in the next 60 days or 90 days. The deadline is to end all the leadership crises that have bedeviled the market since 2018. In a press statement issued in Lagos, the State government said that it was necessary for the interim leadership of ASPAMDA to conduct elections and end its protracted leadership crises. The crises started in 2018 when the tenure of the last substantive leadership ended and its efforts to extend…

Like the biblical saying ‘ a prophet has no honour in his own country’ so also is the case of Sunday Akinlabi Dare. Could it be that he has raised the bar too high and the volume of expectations has skyrocketed to a new high. But one thing that one can’t take away from him is what he has done within the short space of time he has spent in office. He has set a foundation for the growth of Nigerian sports in just two years, generated more pre-event funding for the country’s contingent than has ever been done before…

A Sports analyst has charged the Former Youth and Sports Development Minister, Solomon Dalung to always get his facts right before coming on air to criticize his successor, Sunday Dare. Dalung, in an interview on national television accused Dare of not building on the successes he (Dalung) recorded as Sports Minister. Dalung stated this lack of patriotic political will to consolidate on the gains on the ground led to what he called numerous disappointments at the Tokyo Olympics. What successes is Barrister Dalung talking about? the analyst retorted. “Is it that of the crisis in some sports federations, especially in…

The Honourable Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Niger state, Emmanuel Umar is excited that the Team Nigeria is leaving the Tokyo Olympics with something to show for their efforts. Emmanuel Umar praised the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports, Chief Sunday Dare for leading Nigeria to glory. He said, Sunday Dare ranks first among Nigeria’s most clever, analytic and pragmatic Ministers. “Let me be honest with you, if there is any minister that has brought directions and policies into bear, it is Dare”. The Niger state born administrator stated further that it is unfortunate that some people don’t appreciate…

The dust is yet to settle on the controversial Ward Congress of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State of Osun. A group within the APC, the Progressive Coalition Against Injustice, on Wednesday, alleged that the Chairman of the Congress Committee, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye, compromised the process as requested by Senator Iyiola Omisore, the 2018 governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). According to the group, Senator Omisore is facilitating the actualization of Elegbeleye’s ambition to secure the ticket of the party for Ondo North Senatorial District, come 2023. The group, in a press statement signed by its…

The Tokyo Olympics has had its fair share of drama on and off the sport’s arena. Team Nigeria is no exception but in the middle of all those distractions, Nigeria made very important progress at the games. Here are eight amazing facts about Nigeria’s performances at the Tokyo Olympics. Nigeria got a bronze medal in long jump, 25 years after Chioma Ajunwa won gold in Atlanta 1996.Nigeria won a silver medal for wrestling, first Olympic medal ever in the history of the sport. 21-year-old Enoch Adegoke became only the third Nigeria to get to the Finals of the 100 Meters…

Yesterday, the media was awash with news about the termination of kits supply contract by Puma to Team Nigeria. The deal signed in 2019 before the appointment of the current Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare was supposed to lapse in 2022. The contract signed by the then leadership of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Ibrahim Gusau had a Non-Disclosure Agreement without the supervision of the Ministry, in total disregard for due process. Mr Dare on assumption of office discovered that funds for the Puma kits contract was paid into personal accounts and the then Gusau-led AFN…

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Wednesday said the administration has achieved a lot in the area of fixing basic infrastructure and bringing governance closer to the people, adding however that the government still has a lot of grounds to cover. “We have delivered quite much, particularly in basic amenities and social infrastructure that were hitherto lacking. But we still have huge grounds to cover. So, it is no time for full blown politics. We must keep our eyes on the ball, which is service to the people of Kwara State who have entrusted us with their mandate,” the Governor told…

Since 1960 till date,every Nigerian Leader or Government official  that ever  sat in public office falls into one of these leadership types: The Visionary-The Manager-The Scavenger  .No Nigerian leader or government official can be neutral  from any of these three leadership types.Just close your eyes and picture any public office holder you know and you can process them into any of the above.Before I declare what I don’t like about Sunday Dare, I want to build my case so you don’t accuse me of false accusation; I want to be very objective and technical as I vent my view.The Visionary…