Bukola Olopade
4 Apr
A business forum involving top executive officers of sports management firms globally has ended in the United States, with the Chief Executive Officer of Nilayo Sports Management, Bukola Olopade...
30 Mar
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for this year’s National Sports Festival, tagged Gateway 2024, may have scored a great mark, if its declaration of securing a 25,000 hostel accommodation for athletes at Babcock University
11 Nov
Seventeen years ago, Ogun State hosted the National Sports Festival, which was declared as one of the best in the fiesta’s history. The Gateway 2006 Games was staged during the Gbenga Daniel’s administration, with Bukola Olopade as Sports Commissioner. Now, Ogun State is gearing up to host the 22nd edition of the National Sports Festival…
22 Aug 2023
Former Sports Commissioner in Ogun State, Chief Bukola Olopade, arrived in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday morning with the sole aim of cheering the World Record holder in the women's 100m hurdles, Tobiloba Amusan, to victory in defence of her title. Amusan started her campaign here in Budapest on Tuesday at the National Athletics Stadium. He…
10 Aug 2023
Former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Vice President, Amanze Uchegbulam, and Ogun State’s former sports commissioner, Bukola Olopade, have turned down their various appointments by the Federation.
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Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), board members have been advised to put their differences aside and concentrate on building a formidable squad for the nation, particularly, as the countdown begins for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
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