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CSP Yakubu Plans Big For Kickboxing in Nigeria

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3 years ago

September 19, 2021

Outlines developmental programmes
By Akeem Busari
The outgoing Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Kickboxing Federation of Nigeria (KBFN), CSP Abubakar Yakubu, has outlined his plans to take martial arts, particularly, kickboxing to greater heights.

In a chat with journalists in Lagos, the police officer, while restating his desire to be reelected as president of KBFN, was quick to reel out his achievements.

Yakubu gleefully recall how his administration ensured that kickboxing was restored into the National Sports Festival after it was suspended in 2012.

During his tenure, KBFN held the National Kickboxing championship in Yenagoa, in 2018, including the National Championship and Referees Seminar in Asaba, 2021.

KBFN also participated in African Kickboxing in Cameroon, 2018; World Championships, Turkey in 2019. Importantly, it also achieved recognition as Olympic sport.

Moving forward, the former versatile athlete and awards-winning administrator, hinged his reelection ambition on his articulated developmental plans to take the sport to greater heights and make it better accepted.

Yakubu promised to lead KBFN to successfully host the next African championship in Nigeria having reached agreement with the African body.

He revealed that Nigeria currently ranks as first and second in the sport in West Africa and Africa, respectively. And it is a part of his plans to make kickboxing the best in Africa.

There are plans to also make kickboxing a household sport in Nigeria through youth programs in secondary and tertiary institutions, as well as, the introduction of diverse disciplines, especially, Tatami (points fighting) which will particularly appeal to a broad spectrum of interests.

Conclusively, there are plans to create a standardized pathway for amateur athletes to turn professional. And make KBFN financially self-reliant and able to cater for the welfare of athletes and officials for the betterment of the sport in Nigeria.

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CSO Salutes Trump

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2 weeks ago

January 20, 2025

The Gleamer

A Civil Society Organization (CSO) under the aegis of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has congratulated President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America.

Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President of the CSO said this in an interview with the Newsmen in Abuja on Monday.

He expressed optimism over improvement on not just American economy but global economy with the inauguration of Trump.

“This is a man with greater vision of making environment around him great.

“In less than few hours of his inauguration, TikTok is back into existence, this shows how he is going to revive the world economy,” he said.

The ILDC boss who reiterated his confidence in Trump’s Presidency, described him as a man of clues and ideas to drive a stable America and the world at large.

He lauded Trump’s collaboration with global entrepreneurs like Elon Musk in an effort to revitalize America’s economy.

According to him, men and women of ideas flock together, they work together for better society and this is what Trump is doing.

Recall that Donald Trump became the 47th President of the U.S by polling 312 electoral votes Vice President Kamala Harris’ 226 votes in Nov, 2024.

Following the oath of office, Trump will address the nation before he is expected to parade across town to the White House and attend three inaugural balls in the evening

About 200,000 supporters are expected to visit the city to mark the presidential transfer of power.

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