Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has tasked the Benin City-based Football Club, Dynamite Force FC, to intensify efforts in youth development to stem the tide of dejection that has driven young people to seek quick fixes in life. Obaseki gave the charge when he received the management and players of Dynamite Force FC, during their courtesy visit at the …
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Real Madrid and Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo on Thursday night pipped Barcelona’s talisman Lionel Messi to win the 2017 Ballon d’Or. The number 7 picked up his fifth Ballon d’Or award to equal Messi’s record and bring the pair’s duopoly of the award to a staggering 10 years. The 32-year-old was the top-scorer in last season’s Champions League as Real …
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Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, on Friday hosted his deputy, Rt. Hon. Philip Shaibu, to a surprise birthday golf tournament at the Benin Club Golf course in Benin City. Obaseki said he was happy to join in celebrating his deputy’s achievements, friendship and loyalty and wished him well in his new age. He prayed for God to guide Rt. …
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Victorious Falconets and their Tanzanian counterparts were treated to an elaborate Dinner by Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State at the Government House in Benin on Saturday. The gesture was aimed at fostering strong brotherly relationship between Edo people and their guests from Tanzania. Obaseki who watched the 3-0 triumph of the Falconets over the Tanzanites at the Samuel Ogbemudia …
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Usain Bolt bid farewell to the Olympics by powering to a record third straight sweep of the sprint medals and a final chance to declare himself “the greatest.” No one had the power on the track nor the courage off it to contradict the 29-year-old whose blistering run gave Jamaica victory in the 4x100m relay. Allyson Felix hit her own …
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Tragedy has hit Nigeria football again as former Super Eagles coach Shuaibu Amodu died just days after another national team coach Stephen Keshi passed away. The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced Saturday that Amodu, 58, died after complaining of chest problems. On Wednesday, Keshi, 54, died suddenly in Benin City. Amodu, four-time Super Eagles coach, died in his sleep in …
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If there is any individual that single-handedly turned around the fortunes of Nigerian football, then that man has to be Stephen Keshi, former Nigeria captain and coach. The 54-year-old Keshi’s death early on Wednesday morning came as a rude shock to Nigerians but the former player and coach had left indelible footprints on the sands of time before his demise. …
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Benin – No fewer than 20 foreign bikers are expected to participate in the second edition of the Edo Super Bike race scheduled for Saturday. Odoagbon Okao, organiser of the race, who said this in Benin on Friday, told newsmen that the bikers, from Spain and Italy, were already in Benin City for the event. Okao said that bikers from …
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By Alltimepost.com Nigeria became only the second side to retain the FIFA U-17 World Cup with a 2-0 win against Mali in Vina Del Mar. Victor Osimhen stole the show once again thanks to his record-breaking tenth goal of the tournament, with Fun she Bamgboye adding a second moments later. Samuel Diarra had saved an early Osinachi Ebere penalty as …
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Four-time champions the Golden Eaglets on Friday morning defeated Mexico 4-2 in the semi-final to set up a final clash with West African rivals Mali, who had earlier defeated Belgium 3-1, at the Estadio Sausalito in Vina Del Mar, on Sunday. Mexico, who were also beaten by the Eaglets in the final two years ago in the United Arab Emirates …
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