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Buhari To receive 2020 NSF Unity Torch On Thursday At Aso Villa

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5 years ago

January 28, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday receive the Unity Torch of 2020 National Sports Festival NSF at the Presidential Villa.

This was contained in a letter made available to newsmen Director, FCT Sports Department, Chief Mrs. Dilichukwu Onyendinma on Monday in Abuja

According to the letter, the torch will arrive Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Thursday and will be handed to the Nigeria president after which it will leave for Plateau State on Friday before being received back in FCT by the FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello, and Director, FCT Sports Department, Chief Mrs. Dilichukwu Onyendinma.

Also, Mrs. Dilichukwu said: “The Unity Torch will get to presidential villa on Thursday 30th January 2020 and will be received by the president (Muhammadu Buhari) at the statehouse, and then it will start with the North Central States starting from Plateau which is our headquarters in the North Central on Friday, then it would arrive FCT on Monday.

The movement of the Torch continues from Abuja to Niger, Kwara, Kogi to Markudi, Benue state and then to Lafia the capital of Nasarawa state to other states, until the movement covers the 36 states and back to Edo state, the hosts of the 2020 National Sports Festival.

Unity Torch signifies that sports unite Nigerians and the movement across the country creates awareness of the biennial National Sports Festival.

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NSF: Oparaoji, Ekpeyong, Quadri Gear Up for Tough Quarterfinal Clashes in Abeokuta

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2 weeks ago

May 23, 2025

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The tennis courts at the ongoing National Sports Festival in Abeokuta are buzzing with intensity as the competition hits the quarterfinal stage in both the men’s and women’s singles events, following a gripping round of 16.

Men’s Singles Quarterfinals:

Abubakar Yusuf of FCT will square off against Rivers State’s Abua Canice. Yusuf booked his spot with a 4-0, 4-2 win over Ehigiamusoe Endurance of Edo, while Canice cruised past Azi David 4-1, 4-0.

Bayelsa’s Uche Oparaoji faces Adeleye Daniel of Ekiti in a clash of skill and strategy. Oparaoji outclassed Urenyang Nuhu of Taraba 4-1, 4-2, just as Adeleye powered past Kaduna’s Ibrahim Sulaiman with the same scoreline.

In one of the most anticipated ties, Danjuma Lucky (FCT) will lock horns with Bayelsa’s top seed David Ekpeyong. Danjuma came through a thrilling contest against Ekiti’s Abamu Matthew, rallying to win 1-4, 4-2, 10-5, while Ekpeyong dominated Taraba’s Rubi Toba 4-0, 4-2.

Home favourite Christopher Bulus of Ogun will battle Edo’s Michael Chima for a semifinal ticket. Bulus swept past Rivers’ Timibra Godsgift 4-1, 4-0, while Chima triumphed over Delta’s Iloputa Ikechukwu in a straight-set win.

Women’s Singles Quarterfinals:

Delta’s Barakat Quadri, fresh off a 4-1, 4-0 win over Rebecca Ekpeyong of Bayelsa, will face rising star Emmanuel Bright of the IJA (Invited Junior Athletes), who overcame Rivers’ Maxwell Timipre 4-2, 5-3.

Edo’s Omotayo Blessing will battle Akwa Ibom’s Udoffa Mary in what promises to be a fiery encounter. Omotayo brushed aside Ekiti’s Adeusi Jesutoyosi 4-0, 4-1, while Udoffa outplayed Moses Favour of Kaduna 5-3, 4-0.

Elsewhere, Ogunjobi Success of Ekiti will test her mettle against Aina Goodnews of IJA, and Akwa Ibom’s Etoro Bassey faces Ogun’s Yakubu Ohunene in a South-South vs South-West showdown.

With the quarterfinals locked in, tennis fans are in for a thrilling ride as the battle for medals intensifies under the Abeokuta sun.

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