A 300-level student of Achiever’s University, Owo in Ondo state, Ajayi David, has won the second edition of the Adelami Tennis Grand Slam. The annual tournament, which is being sponsored by the deputy governor of Ondo state, Dr Olayide Adelami. is the brainchild of Achiever’s University, aimed at discovering new talents in lawn tennis. At …
DISSOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF ONDO STATE FOOTBALL AGENCY The Governor of Ondo State, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has approved the dissolution of the management board of the Ondo State Football Agency (ODSFA). With this dissolution, the Executive Chairman of the Board, Mr. Dele Ologun, and other members have been relieved of their duties with …
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday attended the opening ceremony of the Niger Delta Sports Festival at the Uyo Township Stadium, Uyo, Akwa-Ibom State. The Sports Festival, promoted by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), is holding in Akwa Ibom State between April 1 and 9, 2025, with states from the Niger …
The tour of the Niger Delta Sports Festival unity torch, on Tuesday, made a stopover in Akure, the Ondo state capital. Receiving the torch at a colourful ceremony held at the Ondo state sports complex in Akure, the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, reiterated his administration’s commitment to grassroots sports development and youth engagement. The governor, …
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has affirmed his administration’s commitment to providing necessary support for sports development, especially at the grassroots level, in order to ‘catch them young’. The Governor made the promise at the formal presentation of the overall trophy and medals won by the Ondo Team, who came first out of …
“And it was a royal kick-off,” echoed the compère, Abiola Obanoyen, as the Olowo of Owo, Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin, declared open the final of the 2nd edition of Olowo’s Cup with a brilliant kick. Fans of New Church Grammar School and Imade College, on Saturday, thronged the Owo Township Stadium in their numbers and could …
In a bid to promote sporting activities at the grassroots, the governor of Ondo state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has inaugurated the ODATIWA youth empowerment football competition, an initiative of Sparkling Eagle Sports Consultancy Limited. The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Olayide Adelami, performed the inauguration of the state and local organizing committees in Akure, …
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Ondo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Hon.Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye has thanked Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and the sports loving people of Ondo State for their unflinching support for Sunshine Stars, saying what God can’t do doesn’t exit. The Commissioner stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Akure the State Capital after Sunshine …
Ondo State is a state in Nigeria created on 3 February 1976 from the former Western State. It originally included what is now Ekiti State, which was split off in 1996. Akure is the state capital.