The organisers of the much anticipated Newstap/SWAN Five Star Sports Award have appointed veteran journalist and Group Sports Editor of Vanguard Newspaper Tony Ubani, Super Sports Presenter, Chisom Mbonu-Ezeoke and Media Officer of CAF Women Football, Oluchi Tobex Tobechukwu as anchor persons of the prestigious event.
In a recent statement signed by the Editor of Newstap Communications, Ifeanyi Eduzor and the Secretary General of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, (SWAN), Ikenna Okonkwo, they said that the choice of the aforementioned media experts was based on their experience in handling such a high profile event.
They believe that with such calibre of persons as anchor, there will be no dull moment throughout the duration of the award nite.
The Newstap/ SWAN Five Star Sports Award was instituted to honour five eminent Nigerians and corporate bodies who have contributed immensely to the development of sports in the country.
Those to be honoured include, the Executive Governor of Benue State, His Excellency, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, GTI Assets Management and Trust Limited, a company that has turned around the nation’s premier league, the NPFL, President of Remo Stars, Kunle Soname, Chairman of Benue State Football Association who is also the only founder of two women clubs in Nigeria – Naija Ratels and Benue Queens, Barrister Paul Edeh and the Chief Executive Officer of Africa’s leading stadium construction outfit, Monimichelle Sports Facilities Limited, Chief Ebi Egbe.
The event comes up on Friday, March 7, 2025 at the Bamboo Hall of the prestigious Eko Club, off Bode Thomas Street Surulere, Lagos.
