Young athletes compete in 37 sporting events as National Youth Games begin in Ilorin

The sixth edition of the National Youth Games will begin in Ilorin, Kwara State on Wednesday, the 13th of October, 2021. Thirty seven sports will be competed in at the games which will hold at the University of Ilorin.

The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare alongside the Permanent Secretary, Alhaji Isma'il Abubakar are expected at the opening ceremony of the event.

Over five thousand participants including athletes, coaches and technical officials as well as other stakeholders will be part of the weeklong competition.

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development Sunday Dare says the National Youth Games is one of the most important programmes in his Ministry because of the opportunities to identify raw talents at an early age and provide proper guidance for them.

Corroborating the Minister, the Director of Grassroots Sports Development in the Sports Ministry, Dr. Bode Durotoye gave the example of Odunayo Adekuoroye, one of Nigeria's elite wrestlers who was discovered at an earlier edition of the games.

"We have many examples but let me just use a prominent one of the wrestler Odunayo Adekuoroye. She was discovered at an earlier edition of the national youth games and see how her profile has risen since then.

"We have some young talents that were here a few years ago who have now represented Nigeria in International competitions. We are looking forward to discovering more of such talents in Ilorin this week," Durotoye said.

Certificate Forgery: Unilorin summons 14 Staff for questioning

The Staff Disciplinary and Appeals Committee (SDAC) of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has summoned 14 workers who are being investigated for certificate forgery and other offences to appear before the committee Wednesday and Thursday next week to defend themselves.

A circular signed by Felicia M. E. Osiki for the UNILORIN Registrar, listed their offences as: securing employment with falsified First School Leaving Certificates (FSLC), Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE), Teachers Grade II, National Certificate for Education (NCE) and National Diploma (ND) certificates; presenting fake certificates to the Certificate Screening Committee; absenteeism, and failure to honour SDAC invitations on several occasions.

The workers include: Clerical Officer, Department of Arts Education, Onyeubo Angelinaugbaja; Head Office Assistant, University Library, Mohammed Musa; Assistant Educative  Officer, Academic Support Services, Taofeek Bello; Confidential Secretary, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ronke Anuoluwapo; Principal Health Assistant, University Health Service, Isiaka Aminu; Executive Officer, Academic Support Services, Kikelomo Fadile Bamidele.

Others are: Senior driver/mechanic UNILORIN liaison office, Abubakar Abdullahi; Senior Patrol Man, Security Division, John Olugbenga Joseph; Plant Operator, Works Department; Taofeek Ayigoro Raheem; Laboratory Assistant, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rofiat Temitope Eleja; Library Assistant, University Library, Luke Monday Owojaiye; Senior Patrolman, Security Division, John Emmanuel Oche; Senior Library Assistant, University Library, Ummi Ayuba; Executive Officer, Department of Statistics, Hussaina Ayuba.

Source: https://newsexpressngr.com/news/134184