Even before Vice President Kashim Shettima, standing in for President Bola Tinubu, declared the largest edition of the National Sports Festival (NSF) in the last 52-years open, it was already clear that the Opening Ceremony was going to be out of this world. The MKO Abiola… Kayode Akinmade: NSF – When Ogun’s gave the world … Read more
On Friday, the 22nd edition of Nigeria’s premier sports tournament, the National Sports Festival (NSF), kicks off in Ogun State amid song and drum, and the spectre of a wide audience. Given the massive preparations, the state-of-the-art sporting infrastructure and the… Kayode Akinmade: All eyes on Abiodun’s gateway State as NSF 2024 kicks off …C0NTINUE … Read more
In just a matter of days, all roads will lead to the Gateway State for the 26th edition of the iconic National Sports Festival (NSF). The festival, a celebration of Nigeria’s rich sports and cultural heritage, is billed to feature athletes competing in 33 sporting events, and… Kayode Akinmade: As Ogun prepares to host historic, … Read more
IT is the tree set at nought that causes one to trip and fall, so says the elders, and critics of the Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, learnt that lesson so well. The naysayers ought to have learnt from the intense persecution that heralded his move into the Oke Mosan… Kayode Akinmade: How Dapo … Read more
PHENOMENAL things happened in Ogun State this week. Fresh from inspecting 11 road projects targeted at opening up Ogun East for business last weekend, Governor Dapo Abiodunreceived Africa’s wealthiest man and president of the DangoteGroup, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on his… Kayode Akinmade: As Abiodun galvanizes record investments in Gateway State …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>>>