By Olanrewaju Agiri Seven hundred (700) long-distance runners, including past winners, have registered to compete in the Splash FM Ibadan City Marathon race scheduled for this weekend after a four-year break. Every arrangement has been made to have the 12th Splash FM Ibadan City Marathon flagged off by 7am at Obafemi Awolowo Stadium, Ibadan (formerly Liberty Stadium), with the expected routes to include Stadium-Iyaganku-Alesinloye-Eleyele-Sango-Ojoo-Iwo Road, Gate down to Bere-Oja Oba-Challenge, and back to the Liberty Stadium. The General Manager of Operations, Splash FM, Tunde Olawuwo, stated this during a press conference held in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo state,…
Author: Pelumi Adele
Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, D’Tigers, tipped off their 2025 AfroBasket campaign in style with a convincing 77–59 victory over Madagascar in Luanda, Angola, on Wednesday afternoon. The win marks a positive start for the 2015 champions as they seek to reclaim the continental title. The game opened with a strong start from both sides but the Nigerian team took the first quarter 18–14. Madagascar fought back in the second quarter, edging it 23–20, but D’Tigers held on to a narrow halftime lead of 38–37. In the second half, the Nigerian team shifted gears, displaying defensive discipline, swift ball movement,…
…To lead Nigeria to Kenya for African Youth Championship. The Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), has named Sufyan Olojoku as captain of Team Nigeria to the Pan African Youth Scrabble Championship, in Kenya. NSF made this known in a statement signed by its spokesperson Maxwell Kumoye, on Friday, in Lagos. The statement states that Sufyan Olojoku was selected to lead the team because of his calm disposition, experience as well as his friendliness with other members of Team Nigeria. Sufyan Olojoku, has been representing Kwara since 2021, winning a silver medal in NYG 2021, 2 gold and a Silver in 2023…
Six Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL teams and two non-league sides will be participating in the Bayelsa Pre-Season Football Tournament in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. This was contained in a statement signed by the coordinator of the tournament, Mr. Diseye Nwankwe ahead of the commencement of the tournament slated for 10th through the 16th of August, 2025 at the Samson Siasia Stadium. The statement notes that the tournament will feature eight teams which include; Bendel Insurance, El-Kanemi Warriors, Enugu Rangers, Kun Khalifa FC of Owerri, newly promoted Warri Wolves, Bayelsa United, Prosperity Cup champions, Eternal Grace Ministry, EGM FC…
The Oyo State Chapter of the Nigeria Boxing Board of Control (NBBofC) has concluded plans to organize a three-day training course for boxing referees and judges commencing from Thursday, 28th August, as arrival to Sunday, 31st August, as departure at Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resorts, Akanran, Ibadan. The Chairman of Oyo NBBofC, Hon. Gbenga Opaleye, explained that the initiative aims to improve officiating standards of professional boxing in Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole, stressing that the program, which doesn’t come often, is a lifetime opportunity for boxing enthusiasts nursing an ambition of becoming a boxing ring official to…
By A bike Adele The Alema of Warri, High Chief Emmanuel Oritsejolomi Uduaghan, and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan have commended former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, for his remarkable contributions to Nigeria’s unity and development. In a statement titled “Celebrating Ibori’s Contributions and Legacy,” they praised Ibori’s visionary leadership and commitment to delivering public services, upholding the rule of law, and ensuring citizens’ well-being. During his tenure, Ibori was said to have worked tirelessly to promote economic growth, maintain social order, and provide a stable and secure environment. His administration was marked by significant investments in education, infrastructure, youth…
THE LAST JIHAD PART 4 By Austin Orette, Houston Texas “Know everything about your enemy and you will watch him dig his own grave. “ I have wanted to use this part to discuss how to fend off the Fulani menace, but I am going to digress to explore their methods and how a power far away from us handled the aggression of Islamic fundamentalist and ward off the menace of Islamic terrorists. In 1801 when America was a young country, they faced the menace of Muslim pirates who terrorized their merchants at sea in the Atlantic Coast of…
By Pelumi Adele The winds of change are sweeping through, and a new chapter has opened in the illustrious legacy of Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC). At the center of it all stands Nurudeen Aweroro, the newly appointed Head Coach of the Oluyole Warriors. His unveiling marks the beginning of what many are calling a bold new era for the club. In a vibrant ceremony held at the heart of Ibadan’s football fortress, the Lekan Salami Stadium, Aweroro stood proudly in the club’s iconic blue, flanked by club officials and welcomed by a wave of optimism. The announcement according to…
Odususi Olajumoke Olabisi Emerges APGA Candidate for Ibadan North Bye-Election Pledges to Tackle Youth Unemployment Boost Livelihoods Hon. Chief Mrs. Odususi Olajumoke Olabisi has officially emerged as the standard flagbearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the August 2025 bye-election in Ibadan North Federal Constituency, Oyo State. Speaking after securing the party’s ticket, Olajumoke Olabisi, who is popularly known as Oba Obirin, expressed deep gratitude to the leadership of the APGA and fellow aspirants for what she described as a show of unity and internal democracy. “I am honoured by this trust, and I do not take it…
By Pelumi Adele The highly anticipated Olukusa Football Tournament is poised to revolutionize grassroots football in Nigeria. Organized by the Grassroots Football Talents Developers Association of Nigeria (GRAFTADEAN), and scheduled for 1st-30th November, 2025 in Ibadan. This inaugural edition according to Engr. W.A Afolabi, the Overseer and Competition Director promises to be the largest and most prestigious tournament of its kind in the country. The tournament which is being sponsored by Chief Ibrahim Sheriffdeen Akano Adetunji, the Mogaji of the Olukusa Dynasty Ibadan is organized with aims to discover and nurture exceptional football talents in Ibadan, providing a platform for…