TEAM LAGOS EMERGES TOP AT 23RD NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL SOUTH WEST ELIMINATION. (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.
TEAM LAGOS EMERGES TOP AT 23RD NATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL SOUTH WEST ELIMINATION Lagos State athletes proved their dominance in the South West by edging out regional competitors and emerging top in the five team events contested at the elimination series qualifier for the 23rd National Sports Festival later this year in Enugu. The elimination series featured team events in volleyball, basketball, football, beach volleyball, and cricket in male and female categories. While the team clinched only the female football ticket by topping their group, they showed dominance in three other sports by winning both the male and female tickets. Team Lagos took first position in the volleyball male and female categories. The male team defeated their counterparts from Ondo in the finals by 25-18, 24-26, 25-20, and 25-20, while the female team defeated Team Oyo by 25-18, 22-25, 28-26, 16-25, and 15-8. The Osun basketball team fell to the superior firepower of the Team Lagos male team in their last ...
Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the voluntary offer of services to 2015 Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia by the leadership of the Muslim community under the Sultan of Sokoto,Alhaji Sa'ad Abubakar III.This is contained in a statement issued in Abuja today sunday by the President's Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,Malam Garba Shehu.The president noted that the Muslim community would partner with the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria's Ad-hoc Committees to cater for the general welfare of pilgrims for the duration of the pilgrimage.The sultan is represented by a committee of Emirs under the Emir of Kano,Alhaji Muhammadu Sunusi II.The statement said the president also noted that the offer did not contradict his directive that Federal Government's Delegation for the 2015 Hajj be suspended in line with the cost saving measures of his administration.''In accepting this voluntary offer of service,the President made it clear that there will be no government funds involved in the mission by the respected Emir.Government will also not name any member into the Emir's delegation.The President assured that all measure had been taken to ensure that the well being of Nigerians on the holy pilgrimage is well managed by the various ad-hoc committees.The committees are medical,accommodation,transport,logistics,information and publicity,aviation,tour operators and security.They are generally to assist the commission in ensuring hitch free Hajj operation''.More photos below. 
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