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Brace up for the best organized sporting event, organizers of Premiumtrust Abuja marathon urges residents
Organizers of the Premium Trust bank Abuja City international half marathon, Nilayo Sports Management company has urged resident of the Federal Capital Territory to brace up for the best organized sporting event in the country.
Making this declaration recently in Abuja while speaking with a section of the journalist in Abuja, the company project manager, Oluwaseyi Johnson noted that their organization has developed the reputation of organizing some of the best marathon events in the country.
Seyi stated that having deliver first class marathon events in Lagos, Kaduna and some other states of the country it’s now the turn of the Federal Capital Territory to experience first class marathon events totally different from whatever they must have experienced in the past.
The sports Agency project manager further stressed that been the best sports agency in Nigeria and Africa at large they poses the necessary expertise to deliver a half marathon event that Abuja residents would be so proud of.
“We are here for Premium Trust Abuja half International City marathon. We are here to give people what it means for a city like Abuja the real race to be celebrated. We are here to change the notion of it cannot be done properly. That’s why we are here. And we appreciate you.
“We are here to make it even better than what you have known before. I don’t want to talk about the race you experienced last time,”
On their part, the FCT sports Director, Lucas Istifanus assured the organizers of the territory total support in delivery a first class event. He assured that the readiness of his office to provide them with all that is necessary and within their power to ensure that the event is delivered.
“We have heard meetings here in this office discussing this marathon. All our effort is to ensure that it comes out to be the best. The Premium Trust bank marathon organizers happens to be one of the most friendly marathon executor planner to this office which is why all of us in this office are proud to be associated with it.
“FCT as you all know, that we are struggling to make FCT a sporting arena. FCT is more or less a civil service settlement. So, with this kind of programs we are giving the Abuja youths the awareness that outside football, handball, tennis, there is a game that is also calles marathon which is even empowering the youths more than the once that they know. So, in this case we are giving the necessary support and we are praying and hopeful that it is going to be the best,” he concluded.
The marathon event is scheduled to hold on the 20th of April this year.
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VIP Spikers unveil Veronica Gyamfi following successful surgery after career-threatening injury
VIP Spikers have unveiled Veronica Gyamfi as their player, pledging to support her welfare and recovery after an injury sustained during last season’s CGC Volleyball Premier League.
The unveiling took place on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, with Samuel Onikeku, Head of Sports, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), performing the ceremony.
Gyamfi sustained the injury while representing Wikki during last season’s CGC Volleyball Premier League.
In a swift response, the Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Dr Bashir Adewale Adeniyi (MFR), and the President of Vipers sponsored her surgery at Dala Orthopedic Hospital in Kano, where she spent two weeks receiving medical attention.
Her signing by Vipers and Partners VC, popularly known as VIP Spikers, is expected to provide her with continued care and support as she progresses through recovery and works towards returning to competitive volleyball.
Meanwhile, Gyamfi was presented a brand new ASICS canvas and a branded jersey of VIP Spikers as it is believed she would return to play after completing her rehabilitation.
The intervention reflects the importance of athlete welfare in Nigerian sports, particularly the need to ensure that players who sustain injuries while representing their teams receive appropriate medical attention and rehabilitation support.
The sponsorship of Gyamfi’s surgery by the Comptroller-General, followed by her signing by VIP Spikers, highlights the potential impact of collaboration between sports authorities, competition sponsors and clubs in safeguarding athletes’ careers.
After the surgery Gyamfi has been undergoing physiotherapy sessions at the 44 Military Reference hospital in Kaduna as the Sporting Club is supporting her education at Kaduna State Polytechnic.
Gyamfi’s story offers an encouraging example of support for an athlete facing a difficult period in her career.
Her unveiling reinforces the message that volleyball development goes beyond competitions and trophies to include protecting players’ welfare and helping them return to the sport they love.
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