NSC Mourns Former Kano Pillars Chairman

Former SWAG President Ackah passes on

Mr. Ackah Anthony, former president of the Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG), has passed away after a brief illness, Joy Sports, has learned. He diligently served as head of the sports writers body from 2007 to 2015. He passed away in the early hours of Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the Police Hospital in […] The post Former SWAG President Ackah passes on  appeared first on Latest Nigeria News - Akahi News.

Yola Laid Foundation for Competitive Kano Pillars – Kano Pillars Eulogies Late Abba Yola’s Virtues

Kano Pillars Football Club is mourning the passing of its former Chairman, Alhaji Abba Abdullahi Yola, who died on Friday, June 20, 2025, after a prolonged illness. In an official statement issued by the club’s Media and Communications Directorate, the management described the late Abba Yola as a transformative leader whose vision and dedication laid the foundation for the modern-day competitive structure of Kano Pillars FC. READ ALSO: From Bold…

NSC Mourns Former Kano Pillars Chairman

National Sports Commission, NSC, has described the demise of former Kano Pillars chairman Alhaji Abba Yola as a painful loss to the Country’s Sports family. According to a statement signed by Dr Kehinde Ajayi, Director Press, NSC, the Kano born Sports administrator was a retired Assistant director in the Sports Ministry and also a former chief of staff to former Sports Minister Hon. Sunday Dare, amongst other high profile positions he held in th…

NFF mourns the death of retired civil servant and technocrat, Alhaji Abba Yola

The Standard Gazette NFF mourns the death of retired civil servant and technocrat, Alhaji Abba Yola The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed profound shock and grief at the death early on Friday morning of retired technocrat and one-time Chief of Staff to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Alhaji Abba Abdullahi Yola. Alhaji Yola was reported to have given up the ghost after a period of illness.  Yola, a highly-experienced civil […] The post …

NFF mourns the death of retired civil servant and technocrat, Alhaji Abba Yola – The NFF Official Website

The Nigeria Football Federation has expressed profound shock and grief at the death early on Friday morning of retired technocrat and one-time Chief of Staff to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Alhaji Abba Abdullahi Yola. Alhaji Yola was reported to have given up the ghost after a period of illness. Yola, a highly-experienced civil […]