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The Oyo State Government has intensified efforts to revive and reposition Crown Football Club of Ogbomoso with the inauguration of a new management team charged with transforming the club into a stronger and more competitive football side. The new management team was inaugurated by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Wasilat Adegoke, who tasked the officials with working in line with the administration’s three-point agenda for Crown FC Reformation, Transformation and Repositioning. Speaking at the inauguration, the Commissioner stressed the importance of professionalism, accountability and commitment in moving the club forward, urging the new management to work collectively towards…

The Allied People’s Movement (APM) has postponed the official commissioning of the Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Office earlier scheduled to hold on Thursday, September 3, 2026. The party announced that the commissioning will now take place on Monday, September 7, 2026. APM National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Abubakar Yusuf, disclosed the change in a statement issued on Tuesday. According to the party, the event will still hold at the Makinde/Daura Presidential Campaign Office, located at 43 Agadez Street, Wuse 2, Abuja, and is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. The party called on its leaders, critical stakeholders and teeming members to take…

OPay Digital Services Limited has moved to dispel a viral message claiming that the fintech company would suspend its operations from September 1, 2026, urging customers to withdraw or transfer their funds. The message, which circulated widely across social media and messaging platforms, was presented as an “Official Note” from OPay Digital Services Limited. It claimed that the company would embark on a “long indefinite break” beginning September 1 and would stop processing transactions and attending to account-related services until further notice. The purported notice also advised customers to remove their funds from their OPay accounts “as soon as possible”…

The Oyo State governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Bimbo Adekanmbi, has strengthened his support for Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) with a ₦2.7 million financial commitment aimed at motivating the players, boosting fan attendance and supporting the club’s continental campaign. Adekanmbi announced the package following Shooting Stars’ 2-1 victory over Inter Lagos on Friday, offering a ₦200,000 reward for every goal scored by the Oluyole Warriors during the encounter. With 3SC scoring twice, the players earned a total of ₦400,000 under the goal-scoring incentive, a gesture intended to further motivate the team to sustain positive results. The…

The Oyo State Fire Services Agency successfully prevented what could have become a major inferno after a fire broke out at Onipasan in the Araromi Market area of Gate, Ibadan, late Saturday night. The agency received a distress call about the incident at approximately 11:05 p.m. from a caller identified as Mr. Ayobami. A firefighting team led by Chief Fire Superintendent Adesina was immediately deployed to the scene, where the personnel discovered that disused tyres and spare parts were already engulfed in flames, posing a serious threat to surrounding shops and other nearby properties. The firefighters promptly commenced operations to…

The Oyo State Police Command has arrested four suspected members of an alleged interstate armed robbery and truck-hijacking syndicate, recovering a white-coloured Sino Howo truck allegedly stolen from its owner. The Command’s spokesman, Ayanlade Olayinka, said the suspects were part of a criminal network allegedly involved in hijacking, diverting, and stealing trucks from unsuspecting drivers in Oyo State and neighbouring states before moving the vehicles to criminal receivers in Kwara State. According to the police, the breakthrough followed actionable intelligence and a tip-off that the suspected gang was planning to strike on August 24, 2026. Acting on the directive of…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has displayed the name and Form EC9 of Olooye Adegboyega Taofeek Adegoke as the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Oyo State, a development expected to further settle the lingering controversy over the party’s ticket ahead of the 2027 general elections. Adegoke’s Form EC9 was posted by the electoral commission in the early hours of Saturday, August 29, in line with INEC’s timetable for the 2027 general elections. The name of the ADC candidate was displayed alongside those of governorship candidates submitted by other political parties in states where governorship elections…

The campaign organisation of Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli, the APC governorship candidate in Oyo State, has disowned a purported statement attacking former Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, describing it as false, fabricated and malicious. The campaign said neither Senator Alli, his campaign council nor any authorised spokesperson issued the statement circulating in the media, including the claim that Adelabu and his supporters had “only one vote” and that Alli did not need their support to win the 2027 election. It said the statement was fabricated by political detractors seeking to create tension within the APC and undermine efforts toward…

President Bola Tinubu has directed a comprehensive reform of Nigerian football, following the country’s repeated failures to qualify for major regional, continental and global tournaments. The President said the reform was necessary to address longstanding challenges within the nation’s football system and build a stronger, more accountable and successful structure capable of matching Nigeria’s enormous footballing potential. According to a State House press release issued on Wednesday, President Tinubu said the reform must address critical areas including governance, administration, stakeholder representation, development pathways, domestic competitions and accountability across Nigerian football. “The reform must respond to a longstanding need to strengthen…

If Sikiru Ayinde Barrister, AKA Sikiru Ololade Ayinde Balogun, had been born in this day and age of music streaming, I struggle to find an artiste that would have been his peer. The man was just too gifted. If he had existed in this aeon, he would have been the biggest Afrobeat star on the planet (Fuji would be considered Afrobeat by the rest of the world. Only Nigerians would understand the nuanced distinction between Afrobeat and Fuji). Fela Kuti was a musical genius and deservedly got his flowers in life and in death. This isn’t to undermine his legacy,…