Sports

Bash Ali Needs an ex-convict tag… Media aide

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6 years ago

April 24, 2021

The Media aide to the Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development; Kola Daniel has strongly believed that Bash Ali needs an ex-convict tag.

According to the Media aide, Ali has become a nuisance to the society and has a way of stigmatising various Ministers and nobody has started any legal proceeding against him and that is why he has been fooling people.

Shedding more light, the Media aide said: “I Hope this will teach him a very hard lesson. I think my principal has started a legal action against him, he should secure judgement and make sure he’s jailed to rescue future sports Ministers from Ali’s Blackmails. He has done this on countless occasions and I could remember when he was living in the street and fooling Nigerians alleging that nobody cares about him, he has fought for the country and alot more fabricated issues.”

From his point of view, It’s is now evident that Ali’s best practice is how he decieves people to get money from them all in the name of he wants to get to the Guiness book of record at his present age.

“At what age? Somebody who is close to 70 still believes he wants to fight while we have young boxers who are doing extremely well and whom the Government needs to place value, nuture and look after as they are still young to ensure that they become future boxers that will represent Nigeria and be worthy representatives bringing about Podium performances in Olympics and professional fight perhaps.” … Kola Daniel concluded.

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Tinubu, Fashola, Governors, UNESCO, Sports Leaders to Headline National Grassroots Sports Summit

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16 mins ago

October 29, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The stage is being set for a landmark gathering at the Presidential Villa as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos State Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN, and leading figures from government, sports administration and international development feature in the proposed opening-day programme of the National Grassroots Sports Development Summit 2026.

In a statement signed by Thursday by the Chairperson Media Sub-com National Grassroot Sports Summit Dr. (Mrs.) Kehinde Ajayi stated that, the two-day Summit, scheduled for November 18–19, 2026, at the Banquet Hall, State House, Presidential Villa, Abuja, is being organized by the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Grassroots Sports Development, Hon. Adeyinka Anthony Adeboye.

With the theme “Creating a New Pathway for Sustainable Grassroots Sports Development,” the gathering seeks to produce practical solutions to Nigeria’s longstanding challenges in talent discovery, infrastructure, funding, coaching and athlete development.

The opening day, Wednesday, November 18, promises high-level engagement, with President Tinubu listed as Special Guest of Honour, while Fashola is scheduled to deliver a keynote address.

Also featuring in the Day One programme is Dr. Tayo Aduloju, Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), whose organization has been engaged as technical partner to help translate discussions into a workable development roadmap.

Other personalities and institutions on the opening-day lineup include the Chairman and Director-General of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Shehu Dikko and Hon. Bukola Olopade; the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum; the President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON); and the Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Nigeria.

Also listed are Barrister Enitan Oshodi, President of the African Table Tennis Federation; the President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee; and Dr. Musa Nakorji of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Research Department.

The involvement of these personalities reflects the Summit’s emphasis on connecting sports development with economic planning, education, grassroots governance, international cooperation and private-sector investment.

Adeboye described the gathering as an opportunity to move Nigerian sports beyond isolated achievements towards a coordinated national development system.

“The real question is not whether Nigeria has sporting talent.
We know we have talent in abundance. The question is how we build a system that discovers, nurtures and supports that talent consistently, from our communities and schools to the international stage,” he said.

He stressed that the participation of state governments, local councils, development institutions and sports administrators would be critical to producing lasting outcomes.

The Summit will continue on Thursday, November 19, with further stakeholder engagements aimed at developing actionable recommendations for sustainable grassroots sports development with preparations intensifying, organizers are confident that the gathering will provide a defining platform for strengthening the foundation of Nigerian sports and expanding opportunities for young people nationwide.

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