Father O’Connell, GSS Karu emerge winners MILO 2025 boys and girls national inter secondary schools basketball championship By Oluwasetemi Adeyinka Father O’Connell Science College, Niger State have been crowned as the winners of the 2025 edition of the Milo basketball championship, boys event . Government Secondary School, Karu (FCT), have also emerged as the champions of the girls event. In the boys’ final played at the National Stadium Indoor Sports Hall, Surulere, Lagos, Father O’Connell defeated Bishop Dimieari Grammar School, Bayelsa State, 66–64 in a dramatic overtime finish. The Niger lads had fought back from a halftime deficit to secure…
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Abdulgafar Oladimeji
Abdulgafar Oladimeji is a sports writer with over two decades experience in the industry. As a reporter , he has worked with top major Nigerian newspapers, freelancer with newspaper and broadcast media organizations in Africa, Europe and America. He is a well travelled sports journalists reporting major sports events across the globe.
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President Federation Cup: AFCON winner Ifeanyi Onyedika set to extend fabulous record For those still trying to discover the muse of Abakaliki FC, the little-known Club from Ebonyi State that has reached the men’s final of this year’s President Federation Cup, they need not look farther than Head Coach Ifeanyi Onyedika. Onyedika is an ex-Nigeria international striker of repute, and was a notable member of the squad that won Nigeria’s first Africa Cup of Nations title in 1980. However, his gravitas does not end at international level. In 1981, Enugu Rangers were head-on against Bendel Insurance in what was a…
President Federation Cup: Four governors, Gbajabiamila, entertainment icons to grace finale today Nigeria’s National Cup final on Saturday in Lagos will bring together the crème de la crème of the nation’s political, football and entertainment industries, with four States chief executives already confirmed to be in attendance. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos will arrive the Mobolaji Johnson Arena in company with Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State and the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas. Chief of Staff to the President of the Federal Republic, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Mr.…
Chioma Ajunwa foundation hosts Gold Dreams Campaign to Promote Drug Free Path for Young Athletes The Chioma Ajunwa Foundation, in collaboration with Brila FM, has hosted the “Golden Dreams: Without Drug Abuse or Illicit Trafficking” campaign. The event took place last Thursday at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos. Our correspondent reports that over 1,000 youths from schools, sports academies, and talent hubs took part in the event. Brila fm , on its social media handle said “D-Day!! Chioma Ajunwa Foundation unveiling of the “Golden Dream without Drug Abuse or Illicit Trafficking Campaign is currently ongoing at the…
Olowo’s Cup 2025 Edition: Between METHSOOSA Sports Committee and MHSO Football Teams—A Journey of Hope, Hard Work, and Destiny By Jimoh Ahmed In the beautiful town of Owo, where tradition and modernity intertwine, where heritage sits proudly on the throne of progress, the Olowo’s Cup has become more than just a football tournament. It is a movement. It is a spirit. It is a mirror that reflects the discipline, unity, and drive of the youths of Owo. And as the 2025 edition of the Olowo’s Cup approaches with gathering momentum, the question on many lips is whether the MHSO Queens…
Nigerian football coach gets two years ban for alleged involvement in match fixing The gaffer of May Frank football club of Calabar, Udeme Alloy Ulor has been handed a two year ban for an alleged involvement in an Nationwide League One, NLO match fixing. Cross Rivers state Football Association, CRSFA in a letter with Ref : 6B / Vol.1/88 dated 19th June, 2025 conveyed the ban notice to Coach Udeme Alloy Ulor The letter said “sequel to the alleged information of match fixing and match manipulation against coach UDEME ALLOY ULOR of May Frank FC Calabar.The Organizing and Disciplinary committee…
Mission X: Mary Akinsola becomes Super Falcons Media Officer The Nigeria Football Federation has appointed Mary Akinsola, a media and public relations expert, as the media officer of the Senior Women National Team, Super Falcons. Miss Akinsola brings over 10 years of experience in communications and sports management to the role, having previously worked with Warner Bros Discovery (Eurosport) as a production/commentary coordinator, with sportsgazette.uk as a sports writer, editor and digital media manager, and with ACLSports.com as a podcast host and writer. She also worked with Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State as a sportscaster, writer and producer. Akinsola, who holds a master’s degree…
Sensational sprinter, Favour Ofili dumps Nigeria for Turkey Nigeria’s star sprinter Favour Ofili, has commenced moves to switch her nationality from Nigerian to Turkish. The 22-year-old athlete in reaching the decision to dump Nigeria cited her controversial omission from the 100m event at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The disappointed athlete said Nigerian sports officials had also cost her the chance to represent the country at Tokyo 2020 Olympics, even when she had fulfilled all required criteria to represent the country. It is alleged that the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN and Nigeria Olympic Committee , NOC made her…
Mission X: Super Falcons go up against Portugal in friendly Nigeria’s Super Falcons, aiming for a 10th continental gong at the 13th Women Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Morocco next month, will take on the senior women national team of Portugal in a friendly match in Lisbon on Monday. The Falcons’ contingent flew out of the Federal Capital, Abuja to Casablanca on Sunday morning aboard a Royal Air Maroc flight, and then travelled to Lisbon. After appearing at the Portuguese and Moroccan embassies during the week as part of the procedure for visa processing, the nine-time African champions trained at…
NLO chief, Shola Ogunnowo bags African Football Manager of the Year award Olushola Ogunnowo, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Africa’s largest grassroots domestic league, Nationwide League One (NLO), has been awarded the title of African Football Manager of the Year by Burkina Faso-based African Performance Leadership Award (APLA 2025). Ogunnowo received his award on Friday, June 20, 2025, at the Airport Hotel in Ikeja, Lagos. He earned the prestigious recognition due to his pragmatic and exceptional administrative skills, strong work ethic, and transformative policies that have established grassroots football in Nigeria as a viable business brand, according to the…
