Okowa and political economics of Asaba 2018
KEN UGBECHIE The African Senior Athletics Championship which held in Asaba, Delta State, (branded Asaba 2018) has come and gone but it has continued to create a resonance across diverse…
Delta lists gains of Asaba 2018, knocks critics
Mr Patrick Ukah, Delta Commissioner for Information on Monday blasted the critics of the state government for hosting the African Senior Athletics Championship, tagged Asaba 2018. The commissioner who spoke…
The Joy and Thrills of Asaba 2018
Except for crass opportunism, blatant mischief and sheer dishonesty, it is unthinkable that any well-meaning Nigerian would dismiss the just- concluded 21st African Senior Athletics Championship, a.k.a Asaba 2018, as…
Asaba 2018: Olympian praises Delta for hosting athletics championships
An Olympian, Enefiok Udo-Obong, on Monday gave the host of the just-concluded Africa Senior Athletics Championships, Delta Government a pass mark for staging a successful event. The News Agency of…
Asaba 2018: Team Nigeria lived up to expectations says Soetan
An athletics statistician, Olalekan Soetan, on Monday commended Team Nigeria’s performance at the just-concluded 21st African Senior Athletics Championships in Asaba, saying they lived up to expectations. Soetan, who was…
CAA Asaba 2018: Kenya tops medals table; Okowa happy to host
Kenya edged out South Africa to finish top of the African Athletics Championship tagged Asaba 2018 medals table after a five-day tournament blasted as “tedious” during its troubled build-up. Kenya…
Asaba 2018: Athletes break own records; Kenyans dominate 10,000m race
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Stacy Ndiwa led a 1-2 Kenyan sweep in the women’s 10,000 for her county’s fifth gold medal at the African Championships tagged Asaba 2018 in Asaba,…
Asaba 2018: Nigeria’s Chukwuebuka, Oluwatobiloba win gold medals
Enekwechi Chukwuebuka and Amusan Oluwatobiloba of Nigeria on Thursday won gold medals at different events at the ongoing African Senior Athletics Championship (ASAC) tagged Asaba 2018 in Asaba, Delta State….
Buhari, Okowa, Coe Preach African Unity At Asaba 2018
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa and the President of International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF), Lord Sebastian Coe have urged athletes participating in 21st…
Asaba 2018: I run to win, not to please fans – Okagbare
Africa’s female 200 metres record-holder Blessing Okagbare-Ighoteguonor says her career is not built on fans’ expectations, ahead of the CAA Senior Athletics Championships in Asaba tagged Asaba 2018. Okagbare-Ighoteguonor, who…