MKO Abiola stadium
28 Nov
When the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, which was constructed by the President Olusegun Obasanjo-led administration at the cost of $360 million, was opened for the 2003 Africa Games, followers of Nigerian sports heaved a sigh of relief that
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When the immediate past Sports Minister, Senator John Owan Enoh, assumed office last year, he promised to do everything within his powers to resuscitate the National Stadium, Lagos, which was once acknowledged as the best sporting facility in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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A high Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has restricted members of the #FearlessInOctober protest groups in the state to MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, Gateway International Stadium, Sagamu; Dipo Dina Stadium, Ijebu Ode, and Ansar-Ud-Deen Comprehensive High School, Ota.
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A High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State, has restricted members of the #FearlessInOctober protest groups in the state to the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta, Gateway International Stadium in Sagamu, Dipo Dina Stadium in Ijebu Ode, and Ansar-Ud-Deen Comprehensive High School in Ota. The court, presided over by Tajudeen A. Okunsokan gave this order…
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Most residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) are off the road, with several shops and offices closed as protesters converged Friday at the Moshood Abiola Stadium to resume the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest. Fuel stations across the city are also shut, while motorists are seen queuing up at the few that are open. There was a…
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