Lagos Grassroots News

Aside from footballing at the Lagos Football Vacation Camp, there were other side attractions introduce like music, singing, dancing, choreography amongst others. The Fouad Oki-led football board initiave is a well thought out programme bringing over 200 children together under one roof to experience life different from home and engender camaraderie among themselves. They were given the floor to showcase their prowess in music, dancing, and choreography. Mr. Damilare Ezekiel Orimoloye, Governing Board Member, Lagos State Sports Commission (Youths Representative), equally an elected Board member of the Lagos State Football Association LSFA,  paid courtesy visit to the youngsters at the Lagos State Senior Model College, Badore, Ajah , also with other members Mr. Fashola Olakunle Yusuff. In his address Mr. Damilare admonished the campers to be discipline, deligent and do away with anything that may lead to eviction. He also encouraged them to maintain high sens...

 Exercise is a physical activity that enhances health.  The term exercise emcompasses healthful activities from walking or lifting light dumbbells to the straneous part of exercise such as Marathons and speed swimming. The Rot babes greater Kosofe ably led by the ladies President, Hajia Olashile Rukayat Ahmed on Saturday 26th of August, 2023 engages ROT babes in greater Kosofe comprising of Ikosi - isheri, Agboyi - ketu and Kosofe with Youth walk and dance fitness exercise with Redefine/ Professionals instructors. The walk / fitness exercise started from the popular Otedola gate, Omole phase 2 through Olowora to Isheri and terminated at Lagos State Recreational Centre, Border, Isheri. At the recreational centre, Participants were taken through series of mental and physical exercise such as Renegade row, Lateral raise, Bicep curl, Front raise among others. The President of the group, Hajia Olashile Rukayat Ahmed while highlighting...

As part of the activities of the Lagos State Football Association to develop budding talents in the round leather game, under the leadership of Ogboni Fouad Oki, U-15  footballers (boys and girls) have been shortlisted for the 2023 vacation camp, at the Lagos Model College,Badore, Ajah from August 22nd till September 2nd, 2023.  The essence of the holiday programme is to keep Youths busy, engage them in leadership talks and continue to build young talented footballers for a better future. The  players will have the opportunity to foster relationship and sharpen their skills through intensive training.

The chairman of the Media Committee of the Lagos State Football Association (LSFA), Damilare Orimoloye Ezekiel has assured Lagos football family and other stakeholders that his committee would leave nothing to chance to ensure that the image of the FA is projected positive to be a brand that will be love by all. Ezekiel told the members of the committee during a virtual meeting held Tuesday evening that all hands must be on deck, as the Foaud Oki-led board of Lagos State Football Association is poised to change the fortune of the game in the state. “It is important to emphasize that we all should be aware of the importance of media assignment ahead of us. That is how we can rebrand the media section of all the football committees set up, looking into the challenges of football media, getting standardized equipment that will ease the project, creating website that accessible to everyone, rebranding the public affairs of the media and others,” Ezekiel, who is also a member of...

6 Years in Office Brief Apprecation Speech by Hon. Dr. Kayode Adejare Omiyale - the Executive Chairman, Yaba Local Council Development Area on the 25th July 2023 As Released By: Hon. Oluwaseyi Afeni Special Adviser, Information & ICT                        and Ayodele Ayeyemi (MNIPR) Chief Press Secretary to the Executive Chairman My sincere apprecation goes to the Almighty God the Alpha and Omega, also to our Great Leaders and loyal members of our dear Party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), Fellow Executive Members, the Legislative Arm, the Council Management, as well as the Good people of Yaba Local Council Development Area. I thank you all for your unflinching support in all forms in the Last Six (6) Years of our administration. I will like to use this medium to assure you all that our administration will not relent in the discharge of our community duties, but rather work on doing more in t...