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Punch Newspapers Sections Daniels Igoni, Yenagoa Director-General, New Media, Kola Oredipe, has donated training kits, including spikes, vests and other sports items to the Bayelsa State athletics team ahead of the National Sports Festival billed to hold in April in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Oredipe, who presented the kits to the coach and athletes at the Samson Siasia Sports Complex, Yenagoa on Tuesday, said the gesture was to support and encourage the young athletes to win medals at the festival. The media aide of the Bayelsa State Governor, Duoye Diri, urged the young talents to p...

Punch Newspapers Sections ’Tosin Oluwalowo The Local Organising Committee of the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival is expected to make about N165m from registration of athletes, The PUNCH has learnt. With about 11,000 athletes expected to participate in the event, the LOC will be N165m richer from athletes’ registration alone. The festival, tagged ‘Edo 2020’, is set to hold from February 14 to 28, after suffering several postponments since its initial date of  March 22 to April 1 was cancelled due to COVID-19. Hosts Edo, Delta, Rivers and Lagos states are expected to account for the ...