Nigeria: Former Sports Minister, Ka'oje, Dies At 60, Buried in Abuja

20 January 2021

Nigeria's sporting fraternity was thrown into grief once again as the death was announced on Tuesday morningof the former Minister/Chairman, National Sports Commission, Hon. Bala Bawa Ka'oje. He was 60 years of age.

In a condolence message to the Ka'oje family, Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, described the death of former Sports Minister as "a huge loss to not only his family and friends, but the country at large."

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