Political intervention in the NFF risks FIFA sanctions, athlete heartbreaks, and institutional collapse. The game must govern itself. Recent reports suggesting that the National Sports Commission (NSC) is attempting to influence the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) should alarm every stakeholder in Nigerian football. If true, such actions represent far more than...
Holding the right institution accountable is the first step toward fixing Nigerian football. The disappointment echoing across the country is both real and understandable.Millions of Nigerians remain deeply pained by the Super Eagles’ failure to qualify for the FIFA World Cup and the Super Falcons’ inability to successfully defend their WAFCON title. Emotions are...
The second edition of the Osun State FA Women’s Football League is officially set to kick off in the 3rd quarter of , 2026 and expectations are already soaring. Following the overwhelming success of its maiden edition, the league returns with renewed energy, stronger structure and greater ambition. What started as a bold initiative to...
Sports media company, Sportivation Media, has launched Sportivation Radio, an online radio station, to deliver timely, credible, and interactive broadcast to audiences across Nigeria and beyond. The launch of the station marks a significant milestone in the company’s mission to promote sports development, storytelling, and analysis through innovative media platforms. Sportivation Radio will provide live...
. The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended residents of the state for what it described as their courage and democratic consciousness in resisting what the party called an attempt by the Ademola Adeleke-led government to undermine local government democracy. In a statement issued on Sunday, January 18, 2026, and...
Walk through any major town in Osun State, Osogbo, Ile-Ife, Ilesa, Ede, Ikirun, and one truth confronts you immediately: our roads were not designed for people. Community roads are narrow. Buildings sit directly on the carriageway with no setbacks. There are no pedestrian walkways. Drainages are mostly open, doubling as refuse dumps, mosquito habitats, and...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has issued one of his clearest and most consequential warnings yet to state governors, declaring that the era of treating local governments as appendages of state executives must come to an end. His remarks at the APC National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting go beyond political rhetoric; they signal an impending reordering...
Kukuruku Community Media has officially rated the Executive Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area, Otunba Kehinde Oloyede, popularly known as Kendoo, as the Best Local Government Chairman in Nigeria for the year 2025. According to the widely respected national community media platform, the recognition followed a thorough and practical assessment of governance, grassroots impact, and...
By Hon. Oluwole Oke, Chairman, House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Nigeria’s constitutional democracy is anchored on one non-negotiable principle: the supremacy of the Constitution and the finality of judicial interpretation. Nowhere is this principle more tested than in the ongoing national conversation on Local Government autonomy. Recent pronouncements of the Supreme Court on Local Government...
The recent judgment of the Federal High Court in Lagos affirming the exclusive authority of local government councils over outdoor advertising is being widely viewed as a significant boost for grassroots governance and a potential turning point for local government financing across Nigeria. In a landmark decision delivered by Justice Akintayo Aluko in Suit No....