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NFF Election:Edo Group Blows Hot,Says No Election in Benin, Except…

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4 years ago

September 22, 2022

Some youths under the agies of Edo Progressive Youth Forum (EPYF),has threatened to stop the Nigeria Football Federation NFF,from conducting its election slated for September 30th in Benin city,Edo state.

A statement signed by the spokesman of EPYF, Comrade Oseni Odia on Thursday said the group’s decision is connected to the maltreatment melted on one of Edo illustrious son,Mr.Mike Oboh(now late) by the second Vice President of the NFF,Mallam Shehu Dikko.

“It will interest the general public to know that our son,Mr.Mike Oboh worked for the League Management Company LMC for 2 years as a Match Delegate without pay.We pleaded with the Chairman of LMC who doubles as the second Vice President of NFF, when our son fell sick,and we got no concrete answer from him.His Colleagues in Abuja, pleaded with Mallam Dikko to pay our son’s two years indemnity to help cushion his medical bills,with no positive response,untill Mr.Oboh died on August 4,2022.”The statement reads.

“We were dumbfounded when we read that the NFF has planned to conduct their election in our state,after all the evil done to our son;this we will resist, untill all the entitlement of Mr.Oboh is fully given to his next of kin.”The statement concludes

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

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3 hours 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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