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Bankole Olowookere has officially stepped down as Technical Adviser (head coach) of Osun Babes, a club competing in the Nigeria Women’s Football League Premiership.Olowookere, who took charge in November 2025, cited the club’s repeated failure to meet financial obligations, including players’ and coaches’ salaries and bonuses, as the key reason for his resignation. Despite multiple discussions and appeals, the management did not fulfill these commitme...

The Omoluabi Movement, a leading grassroots political group in Ogun State, Nigeria, has reaffirmed its commitment to rallying support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the senatorial bid of Governor Dapo Abiodun, and the governorship aspiration of Senator Solomon Adeola ahead of the 2027 general elections.In a statement issued on Wednesday in Abeokuta, the State Director of Media and Publicity, Oluseun Joshua, confirmed that the movement has intensified eff...

Former heavyweight world champion Anthony Joshua has officially confirmed he will be relocating his residency from the United Kingdom to United Arab Emirates, despite the city of Dubai being affected by attacks linked to the ongoing conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran.The 36-year-old boxer, born in Watford, England to Nigerian parents, made the move public through filings for his £150 million business empire, including Sparta Promotions Limited and 258 Investment...

Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reduced its ex-gantry petrol price to ₦1,075 per litre, marking a ₦100 drop from the previous ₦1,175 per litre, the first price cut following three consecutive hikes earlier this month. Petrol supplied via coastal distribution will now sell at ₦1,050 per litre, the refinery confirmed.The refinery also lowered the price of diesel to ₦1,430 per litre, down ₦190 from the prior rate of ₦1,620 per litre. Under the revised structure, th...

In a bid to strengthen sustainable rural road management, the Ogun State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (OG-RAAMP), in partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO), has handed over routine maintenance equipment to trained Road Maintenance Groups (RMGs) in Abeokuta North Local Government Area.The handover ceremony, which featured practical demonstrations of routine road maintenance, took place in the Ilewo-Orile and Isaga-Orile communities....

Nollywood filmmaker and entrepreneur, Kunle Afolayan, has raised concerns over the rising cost of diesel, revealing that his businesses now spend about N11 million every four to five weeks on fuel to remain operational.Afolayan, founder of the KAP Film Village and Resort, disclosed this in a video shared on his Instagram page on Tuesday, describing the situation as increasingly unsustainable for his operations.According to the filmmaker, despite installing ...

The Ogun State House of Assembly has passed the state’s 2026 Appropriation Bill totaling N1.669 trillion, reinforcing the government’s strategy to strengthen infrastructure development and economic competitiveness.The budget was approved 26 days after its presentation by Governor Dapo Abiodun and was adopted during plenary presided over by Speaker Oludaisi Elemide at the Assembly Complex in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.The report of the House Committee o...

 President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a targeted fiscal incentive package aimed at unlocking the long-delayed Bonga Southwest Aparo Project, a development expected to attract about $20bn in foreign direct investment into Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.The approval was announced on Tuesday by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), which said the decision could pave the way for the long-awaited Final Investment Decision (FID) on the of...

 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has secured the conviction of 20 traffic offenders during a mobile court sitting held at the agency’s Ogun State Sector Command in Abeokuta.The development was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Odunsi Afolabi.According to the statement, the mobile court session was presided over by Chief Magistrate O.T. Odubanjo and involved motorists apprehended durin...

 The Lagos State Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has commenced an investigation into the collapse of a school building housing Yemco Nursery, Primary and Comprehensive College in the Aguda area of Ogba, Lagos.The four-storey structure, located at 11 Adu Street behind County Hospital, reportedly collapsed around noon on Monday shortly after students and staff were evacuated from the premises.Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Educatio...