By Agency Reporter The Chief of Staff to the Cross River State Governor, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, says the many contributions of Healthy Billionaires Fitness Club to Cross River State Sports and Healthcare development endeared him to be an automatic member of the club. Ironbar stated this when he received the leadership of the club, led
By Edem Ita, The Beagle News The Cross Rover House of Assembly Committee on Youths and Sports has pledged the readiness of the 10th Assembly to work assiduously with the Executive to resuscitate the dilapidating sporting facilities around the state, especially at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar. Chairman of the House Committee, and Member
By Ebenezer Bajela, The Punch Newspaper The Punch Newspaper has exclusively gathered that no fewer than 21 players have left the Calabar-based women’s club, Pelican Stars, amid allegations of unfair treatment and poor management. The former Nigeria Women’s Football League champions have struggled to pay players and officials salaries in the last four years. This
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A Trustee of CSED Initiative and sport for change activist, Mr. Cornelius Ehimiaghe, and members of the Naija Netball Stakeholders have kicked against plans by some individuals to “hijack netball in Nigeria” by registering a Nigeria Netball Federation. In a statement seen by CrossRiverWatch, the stakeholders “condemned the brazen actions of some
By Eyo Charles (Calabar) & Jeremiah Oke (Ibadan), Daily Trust Newspaper Cross River and Oyo States are sending a total of 656 athletes and officials to the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Asaba, the capital of Delta State. The 21st edition of the sports festival is scheduled to be held from November 28 to December
By Patrick Obia The Flamingos of Nigeria have qualified for the semi-finals in the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in India. The Flamingos defeated the tram USA 4:3 on penalty shootouts after the 90 minutes play ended in a draw, 1:1. Omamuzo Edafe gave the Nigerian side the lead in the 27th minute through
By People’s Gazette The athlete, who said that her eyes were on winning the Olympic Gold, also lambasted the Nigerian Government for not doing enough on time to keep athletes in the “competition and success” at international events, People’s Gazette reports. Nigerian athlete and Commonwealth medalist, Patience George, has described her State of origin, Cross
Listen To The Report In this investigation, THE INFORMANT247’S YEMI SODEEQ who visited the indoor sports hall of the Kwara State Stadium in Ilorin, writes that despite the release of over N72 million for its renovation, the old sporting facility is in shambles, housing reptiles and downsizing the momentum of sporting men and women who