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Nilayo Sports Management Limited, project consultants on Ijebu Heritage Half Marathon has announced a field of 40 elite runners for the Ijebu Heritage Half Marathon. Mr. Bukola Olopade, the Chief Executive Officer of Nilayo Sports Management Limited said “We have selected a strong field of elite runners from the World Athletics pool and we are anticipating a very competitive performance during the Ijebu Heritage Half Marathon. “The first edition of the Half Marathon will definitely be a memorable one because as project consultants, Nilayo is bringing all the expertise and excellence we are known for to the race.” Kenya’s Bernard Sang who came first at the 2020 Istanbul Marathon tops the list. Sang will look to top his Personal Best for Half Marathons which stands at 1:00:57. Kenya’s Hosea Chirchir Kiplimo, Rhonzas Lokitam Kilimo, Eliud Mewangi, Sammy Nyokaye, John Muriuri Mburi, William Amponsah, Titus Kipruto Kibiego, and Paul Koech are on the men’s list. Uganda’s Ezekiel Chepkoromk w

After emerging as the representative of the Southwest on the newly constituted board of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, the chairman of the Lagos State Athletics Association, Solomon Alao, has revealed his plans to develop track and field in Lagos State and at the zonal level. Speaking during the inauguration of the new AFN board by the Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, in Abuja on Tuesday, Alao said he would be working alongside other state chairmen to develop track and field in the zone. It would be recalled that Alao defeated the former vice president of the AFN, Olamide George, in the zonal election and has assured athletes and officials of a new dawn. "Foremost I will say there was no winner as all we are looking forward to is the development of athletics in our zone," he said. "I want to use this opportunity to thank those who came out to vote, but I will say the work starts now. "There are lots of programmes we have experimented wit

The former Vice President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria Hon Olamide George has congratulated the newly elected board. Olamide sent the congratulatory message through a phone call immediately following the declaration of results    of the 2021 Electoral Congress. As he felicitated with the newly sworn in board members, the former South West representative also described the Kebbi elections as legitimate and promised to join hands with the Engr Gusau led Board to rebuild the federation. “I congratulate my brother and friend Engr Ibrahim Shehu Gusau on his re-election as President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria and also rejoice with the newly elected board. “I am happy that illegitimacy was not allowed to marr the Kebbi Elections. I promise to join hands with the Gusau led Board to continue the development of Athletics in Nigeria. I am with you all the way,” an elated Olamide George stated. The former Minister of Youth and Sports Barrister Solomon Selcap Dalung who was al

The chairman of Lagos State Athletics Association, Solomon Alao, has said he has what it takes to be a board member of the Athletic Federation of Nigeria. Speaking with our correspondent after he tied with outgoing Vice President of the federation, Olamide George, during the Southwest zonal election in Ibadan on Friday, Alao, who is currently in Abuja for the Extra-Ordinary congress of the AFN, said he want to replicate the success recorded in athletics in Lagos at the national level. "I know I have what it takes to be on the board because of what we have been doing to develop the sport in Lagos State," he said. "The key thing for me personally remain the development of the athletes at the national level and we have been doing that back home in Lagos. "The election will come up in Abuja and I am sure I have what it takes to win. "I am using this opportunity to thank the Lagos State government led by the governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the Lagos State Sports Co

Exponential marketing has described the CEO of Nilayo Sports Management Limited, Hon. Bukola Olopade as a leader with intellectual sagacity and a consistent result oriented administrator.  
The encomiums were showered on the former commissioner for sports in Ogun State on the occasion of his birthday today, Friday, 4th June 2021.  
According to a release, the head of exponential marketing, Adewale Ajayi lauded the giant strides of the owners of the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon, Abeokuta 10 kilometre Marathon, the Remo Ultra Race among other prominent Sport events in the country.  Ajayi said "through the years, Hon. Bukola Olopade has remained consistent in character and results, dutifully serving the cause of national development with altruistic fervor" Exponential marketing also used the occasion of “Ozo” birthday to congratulate with him on his various success he has since recorded in the Nigeria sport sphere.

Uche Eke , Nigeria’s only decorated male gymnast,  who won Gold at the 2019 All African games in Morrocco on Monday,paid a courtesy visit to the African Pillar of Sports,   who is also the current Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and his family  The 2021 Margaret Mann awardee in company of the President of Gymnastics  Federation of Nigeria , Prince Kelvin Erhunwmunse was welcomed by Senator Kalu, his wife Mrs Ifunanya Kalu; children Olivia Kalu and Nicole Kalu in their Abuja residence  The 21 year old Nigerian-American Gymnast who graduated from UMSI with a 4.0 GPA May 2021, has been competing and training with Michigan Gymnastics since he first came to U-M as a freshman in 2016. Uche aims to represent Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, postponed to July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Since joining the Master’s of Science in Information (MSI) program, Uche said he found the support and stimulation he needed at UMSI to flourish academically, serve his pee