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By Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye at Teslim Balogun Stadium       More than 80 Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights will be on the menu in this year’s edition of AFC World Series Championships, which begins today at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. The championship, which has the blessings of the Nigerian MMA Federation, marks a historic milestone for the sport’s growth in Nigeria. The brain behind this historic project is Raad Aswani, he said, the AFC World Series is the first private African promotion officially recognised as a continental ranking and scoring platform for MMA. The fights are endorsed by the Nigerian MMA Federation (NMMAF), National Sports Commission (NSC), Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) and the African MMA Confederation (AMMAC). Aswani said the milestone firmly positions Africa on the global combat sports map, with Nigeria poised to play a defining role in shaping its future. “As an individual, I have always wanted to follow the...

...Commends Team Lagos for its outstanding performance By Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye in Asaba           The President, Nigeria Aquatic Federation (NAF), Chief, Mrs. Chinoye Aliu, is very elated with the huge turnout of states that competed in the Swimming event at the 9th National Youth Games in Asaba, Delta State. The NAF president, stated that the turnout of athletes is clear evidence of the hard work of the federation and the various state governments in projecting the sport in their states. “I would rate the aquatics event very high because a lot of states participated.We at the Nigeria Aquatics Federation are getting it right, we have grown, we are doing well, we are performing at the continental level, we are doing very well,” she added. She was full of praise for Lagos State, which secured 19 gold medals for aquatics, commending the Lagos State government for utilizing its resources to the full. Mrs. Chinoye Aliyu made this st...