Author: Oluwatosin Ologun

Though Manchester United Manager, Ruben Amorim admits Dan Ashworth’s exit is “not the best situation” but he believes the exit of Manchester United’s sporting director “doesn’t change” anything. Sunday morning brought the stunning announcement that the 53-year-old sporting director was leaving Old Trafford just 159 days after arriving from Newcastle. Manchester United spent several months negotiating Ashworth’s appointment, with Ashworth – who also worked for the FA and Brighton – spending a period of time on gardening leave from St James’ Park. Amorim faced the media for the first time since the sporting director’s abrupt exit ahead of Thursday’s Europa…

A statement by the Head of Corporate Communication for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Dr. Friday Adakole Elijah, announced on Wednesday that the national grid, for the umpteenth time, had collapsed. A grid collapse, which occurs due to the breakdown of transmission lines caused by over-frequency or under-frequency, is reported to be responsible for the outage. Electricity distribution companies confirmed the system outage, which occurred around 1:32 p.m. on Wednesday. This latest development comes just a month after the national grid collapsed in November. Confirming the situation, the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (Jos DisCo), in a statement by its…

Arsenal Football Club manager, Mikel Arteta has sent a message of sympathy to Pep Guardiola after the Manchester City manager said he wanted to ‘harm himself’. Arteta when asked about his former boss said: “That’s something very personal but I feel a lot of sympathy for all my colleagues because I know the job, how ruthless this industry is and how we get judged just by one thing — results.” Following Tuesday’s 3-3 draw in the Champions League against Feyenoord, Guardiola was questioned in the press conference about scratches across his head and nose. He explained that it was caused…

Manchester City and Spain midfielder, Rodri, has ignited debate amongst football fans with his remarks about Cristiano Ronaldo, asserting that the Portuguese star lacks innate talent compared to Argentine’s Lionel Messi. The Ballon d’Or winner made the statement during an interview with the Spanish TV program El Hormiguero on Wednesday. He said, “Lionel Messi is the greatest player of all time, without any doubt. “Cristiano has managed to match Messi without innate talent. But those of us who have played against them can see the difference.” The 28-year-old shared his experience of facing the two football icons, emphasizing that Messi…

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has performed the ground-breaking ceremony for the upgrade of the moribund 3,250 hectares Eruwa Farm Settlement to an agribusiness industrial hub. The governor said that the project, once completed, would put Ibarapaland on the global agricultural map and create thousands of jobs for youths in the zone and across the state. Governor Makinde, who stated this on Thursday at the Old Farm Settlement, Eruwa, Oyo State, added that his administration would also complete the Ido-Eruwa Road within the next one year, charging residents of Ibarapa zone to make investors feel welcome when the new…

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has presented a total 2025 budget sum of ₦678.086 billion (N678, 068 767 332.18) to the Oyo state House of Assembly for legislative consideration and approval. While capital expenditure as contained in the budget takes 51 percent of the total budget, recurrent expenditure stands at 49 percent. The governor, in his address before the presentation on Wednesday, November 13, tagged the 2025 budget “Budget of Economic Stabilization”. “So, today, I stand before you, Mr Speaker Sir and the Honourable Members of this House to present the Oyo State 2025 Budget of Stabilisation. The goal…

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, will present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the Oyo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, 13 November. The governor will present the Budget estimate to the lawmakers at an event scheduled to hold at the House of Assembly Complex, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Special Adviser on Media to Oyo State Governor, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju. The presentation is coming on the heels of the Stakeholders’ Consultative Forum Meetings held across the five zones of the state on the 2025 Budget, where inputs from residents of the…

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has constituted a monitoring team to oversee the payment of compensation to land owners affected by the acquisition of lands on the first segment of the Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja Circular Road. A letter signed on behalf of the Secretary to the State Government, Prof Olanike Adeyemo, indicated that the monitoring team is to be headed by the Executive Assistant on Security to the Governor, CP Sunday Odukoya (rtd). Other members of the committee are:Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, Commissioner for Culture & Tourism- Member; Mrs Bosede Sodiq, SSA Broadcast Media- Member; Mr A.O. Kolapo, Director of…

Iwo Road is an economic hub in Ibadan, where thousands of people run their daily businesses like edible, non-edible goods and transportation business. Iwo Road is the first point of contact for people traveling from other south west states. In fact, Iwo Road connects residents of Ibadan to the airport road. However, one of the busiest roads in Ibadan is currently in bad shape and it is affecting the proper flow of vehicles and businesses. With the current situation of Iwo Road, dignitaries avoid the road and go through Gate Road. However, public transport drivers with no alternatives spend more…

The Oyo State House of Assembly has commended Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for his continuous worker-friendly policies and approach, following the announcement of the N80,000 minimum wage for workers in the state. The commendation came in a statement issued and signed by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin on Thursday. The Speaker said with this announcement, Oyo State leaps to the second spot, trailing only Lagos and Rivers States, which approved N85,000. He said Oyo State now surpasses other leading states like Delta, Ogun, Ondo, Edo, and others in the amount approved as minimum wage. READ ALSO: Gov…