By Tosin Koletowo and Luke Adebesin, A Committee comprising officials of the Federal and Ogun State Governments have been set up, to engender a developmental plan for the Lagos/Ibadan railway corridors to forestall illegal activities, which may become future threat to commuters and rail services. Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Tpl. Tunji Odunlami…
By Elijah Udofia The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured the people of Yewa North Local Government Area that the ongoing construction of 21 kilometers Ayetoro-Igan-Okoto-Iboro road will be commissioned soon. Governor Abiodun gave the assurance while speaking with OGIS correspondent after inspecting the road, saying it was divided into two phases, with…
Anthony Nwakaeme shone as captain for Trabzonspor to win an eight-goal thriller preparatory to the new season in Turkey.Veteran Nwakaeme provided two assists for Trabzonspor to beat Umraniyespor 5-3 with all the goals coming in the second half.Last season, the 32-year-old forward scored seven goals and supplied seven assists in 34 matches as the Ankara-based…
Kano Pillars coach Ibrahim Musa has expressed delight after guiding his side to the Quarterfinal of the 2021 Aiteo Federation Cup following the team’s 3-2 penalty shootout win over Kebbi united in one of the rounds of 16 fixtures that went down yesterday across different match venues.Musa speaking in a chat with brila.net added that he is…
Media reports in Turkey said champions Besiktas have submitted an offer to English Championship club Middlesbrough for striker Chuba Akpom.Akpom was also linked to Besiktas last season and according to Fotomac, they have now made a first formal bid for the striker, who returned to England last summer from PAOK of Greece.He cost Middlesbrough three…
Former Super Eagles star Victor Moses was on target for his club, Spartak Moscow in their pre-season friendly game against Rubin Kazan at the Otkritie Arena on Wednesday.Moses started for his Spartak Moscow side and he opened the scoring from the penalty spot on the tenth minute of the encounter.The goal was his fourth in…
The transfer of Alhassan Yusuf to Antwerp from IFK Goteborg has been finalised and the midfielder is now expected to head to Belgium to complete other formalities.Gazet van Antwerpen reported that all agreements concerning the transfer are now in place and the 20-year-old Yusuf will arrive Belgium for a routine medical and official presentation.He will…
Arsenal first team manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Nigeria-eligible goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo will be given more minutes in the upcoming friendly against Scottish champions Glasgow Rangers.The Anglo-Nigerian ended speculation surrounding his future this month by putting pen to paper on a fresh three-year deal that binds him to the Emirates Stadium outfit until 2024…
Kwara United and former Nigeria U23 striker Wasiu Alalade has stated that he feels bad not been able to realize his dream of being part of the Tokyo Olympics stressing that it hurts more when he thinks of the failure of Nigeria U23 national team to qualify for the games.Alalade speaking in a chat with brila.net said…
