NBBF Mourns Justice Ajannah

Date: 2020-06-29

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has received with rude shock, the death of the Kogi State Chief Judge and grassroots sports development exponent, Justice Nasiru Ajannah which occurred in the early hours of Sunday.

According to family sources, the 64-year old died at an Abuja hospital where he was receiving treatment after showing Covid-19 symptoms.

The NBBF President, Musa Kida described the news as unfortunate and a huge blow to basketball development in Nigeria.

"Justice Ajannah was a critical stakeholder in basketball in Nigeria and shared one of the core values of this present board in the area of grassroots development through his annual Justice Ajannah Inter-Local Government Basketball competition in Kogi State.

"The Nigerian league system (men and women) has benefitted immensely from talents discovered during this competition with its 12th edition held last year in Okene. Players also participated during off season to stay in shape and earn bonuses from the competition."

The basketball federation said that the death of Justice Ajannah who started his basketball career at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) was shocking to comprehend, re-emphasizing the reality about the Covid-19 pandemic which has continued to increase in Nigeria.

"We will continue to pray for the spirit of the deceased and that God will give his immediate family, friends, associates and the entire basketball family the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.

The late Justice Ajannah was part of the old-Kwara State Basketball Association between 1980 and 1985 and was part of the state's official delegation to Bendel '81 National Sports Festival.

He was a long-standing patron of the old-Kwara State Basketball Association until Kogi State was created in 1991 and held the role in Kogi State Basketball Association until his demise.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Taofeek Ibraheem     Ophthalmological Society Of Nigeria     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Amusa Bello     Moshood Mustapha     NNPP     Bureau Of Lands     NURTW     Minimum Wage     Ubandawaki     Sherif Sagaya     TIC     Ibikunle Ogunleye     Olaosebikan     KWASAA     Dorcas Afeniforo     Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Mary Arinde     Wahab Abayawo     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Bayo Lawal     David Oyedepo     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Matthew Babaoye     Oniye     Wahab Egbewole     Kwarareports.com     Kwara Liberation Group     NaAllah     Kayode Laro     ASUU     Olusola Saraki     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Maryam Nurudeen     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Christopher Odetunde     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Shagari     Obuh     Share-Tsaragi     Oba-Solagberu     Olofa Of Offa     Chikanda     KFA     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Funmilayo Zubair     Alaiye     Ramadan     ASMAU PLAZA     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Kwara 2023     Dairo Kunle Paul     GGDSS Pakata     Ajuloopin     Ayekale     Abdulkarim Adisa     Kwara Volleyball Association     Jebba     Gbugbu International Market     Abraysports FC     Rashidi Yekini     Bayer AG     Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development     Ekweremadu     GANZY     Moses Adekanye     Saadu Alanamu     Alaaya     Nigeria Customs Service     Rex Olawoye     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     COVID     Damilola Yusuf    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Hakeem Idris     Dogara     Rasheed Jimoh     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Ayedun     Tsado Manman     Post-utme     Ibrahim Abikan     Yunus Lawal     Mahfouz Adedimeji     Elekoyangan     Inside Kwara     Bola Olukoju     International Vocational Centre     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Sayomi     Olofa Of Offa     Onilupeju Of Ilupeju     Raymond Olaitan     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Ibrahim Jawondo     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Pakata     Saka Asiat Ayinke     KWIRS     Communication Network Support Services     Buari Edun     Oloye     AGM Professional Services     Farouk Salim     Oluwole Dupe     Bareke     LAK Jimoh     Mohammed Lawal     Kwara State Governor     Kwara State Fire Service     Frootify     Elese Of Igbaja     Salihu Jibril Garbi     National Information Technology Development Agency     Wahab Egbewole     Eleyele     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Ahman Pategi     Ajase-Ipo     CKNG     Taofeeq Olateju     Umar Ayinla Saro     Nagode     Yusuf AbdulRasheed     Babatunde Ajeigbe     Kwha.gov.ng     Borgu     Valsolar Consortium     Laolu Saraki     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Titus Ashaolu     Local Government Pension Board     National Broadcasting Commission     Toyin Sanusi     Quareeb     Idiagbon     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Shaykh Luqman Jimoh     Tunde Kazeem     Toyin Saraki     Nigeria Computer Society     Muhammed Akanbi     James Ayeni     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Mohammed Yisa     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Ekweremadu     Abdulfatai Salman Baakini     Omu Aran     EFCC