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Patrick Pascal felicitates with Tetfund Boss, Suleiman Bogoro on Award of Excellence from Leadership/Business day – Newspapers

Chairman of Bauchi state football association, Patrick Pascal has joined other facilitators across the globe in rejoicing with Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND)- Executive Secretary, Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, after being conferred simultaneously with different awards from Leadership newspapers and Business Day newspapers, for his giant strides in the education sector.
Pascal, the super eagles’ most efficient Coordinator in his felicitation messages to the awardee ” Your achievement in Tetfund is not surprising to many of us in Bauchi state. In fact, I wasn’t jarred when the federal government approved your appointment as the Executive security of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund earlier in 2019, at Abuja.
“Your sophisticated leadership cum managerial skills are part what has distinguished you amongst your peers all over Nigeria; you are a leading light to many of us in our dear Bauchi state” pascal explained in his eulogies
The former Atlanta 1996 Olympic gold medallist, Patrick Pascal convey Bauchi state football association’s congratulatory message to the most distinguished Professor Suleiman Bogoro, even as he seeks for supports from his statesman
“We at Bauchi state football association felicitate with you, we pray mightily God to continue to strengthen you beyond your imaginations. It’s a thing of Joy for us because you are making us proud anywhere you being given the mantle of leadership.
” The Bauchi state football executives have started reforms from all angles of our state. However, our shoulders won’t be able to carry some of these responsibilities, hence, we are calling on you for more support; for you are a man of valor, who believe in building capacity from the ground up ” Pascal bespeaks
Patrick Pascal (Mon), the Bauchi state football association Supremo, who has been very radical in revamping Football in his state, implicitly reveals that plans are on the way to create chains of grassroots football competition on the name of Professor Suleiman Bogoro.
The humble Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro, was bestowed with ” Public Service Person Of The Year” by Leadership newspapers at International Conference Center, Abuja. While Business Day newspapers lay upon him ” Excellence in Public Service “, at Yar’Adua Center, Abuja.
Professor Suleiman Elias Bogoro is from Bauchi state, one of the Za’ar or Sayawa major inhabitants of Bogoro Local government area. He is a leader on the pioneer council – Think Tank For Translating Research to Innovations, Strategies, Evidence for Policy And National Development – Created by the University of Ibadan Research Foundation.
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NSF: Oparaoji, Ekpeyong, Quadri Gear Up for Tough Quarterfinal Clashes in Abeokuta

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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