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Lagos State Scrabble and Monopoly Association begins secondary school scrabble sensitization ...Atunrase Secondary School the first port of call  ...We need corporate backing for this lofty, laudable initiative to blossom - Engineer Dipo Akanbi  By Maxwell Kumoye and Oluwatobiloba Zeal-Adepetu Kumoye      The Lagos State Scrabble and Monopoly Association (LASSMA), have begun the pilot project of it 'TAKE SCRABBLE TO SCHOOLS' with the introduction of the sport of words to Atunrase Senior High School, Owodele Street, Surulere, Lagos. The Chairman of Lagos State Scrabble and Monopoly Association (LASSMA), Engineer Dipo Akanbi alongside the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Atunrase Senior High School Mr. Adewale Adelowo, the Principal of the School Alhaji Fatai Yussuf and top scrabble players like Hakeem Olaribigbe were all on ground as the first scrabble tile was placed on the board during the introduction. Atunrase Senior High School with over 330 ...

...WBLA final rounds tip off in Dakar next month  By Maxwell Kumoye       Customs Basketball Club of Abuja, have been awarded wild card for the final round of the FIBA Africa Women's Basketball League which dunks off next month in Dakar, Senegal. The governing body of the slamming and dunking game on the continent gave the Nigeria side wild card due to their track record in the Qualifiers in Monrovia, Liberia last month as well as their fine outing in Egypt last year, where they came fifth. They will now join another Nigeria side Mountain of Fire & Miracle Basketball Club of Lagos in the finals scheduled to hold from the 6th to the 15th of December at the Dakar Arena. 12 Clubs from 8 countries, namely Cameroon, Cote D'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda and Senegal will be competing for honours at the event. Just like Nigeria, Egypt have two teams Al Ahly Club and Sporting Alexandria in the competition and so ...

By Maxwell Kumoye and Mishael Emmanuel  The President of FIBA Africa Zone 3, Retired Colonel Samuel Ahmedu, is elated with the honour and recognition accorded him by the Africa Military Games (AMGA), and the Local Organizing Committee of the Games in Abuja. Retired Colonel Samuel Ahmedu who is also a member of the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), was invited as one of the Special Guest at the Games and he was asked to do medal presentation at the event over the weekend. Ahmedu, a seasoned sports administrator, said, “It was indeed a great honour and privilege for me as a retired military personnel and product of the legendary Nigerian Armed Forces sporting system to be part of this prestigious event.” The retired Nigeria Army Officer, had some pleasant and thoughtful words for the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (OFR), and members of the Organizing Committee, who deemed him worthy of such an honour. “Thank you so very much for putting up a m...

...She is a role model, it's an honour well deserved - Chief Tonobok Okowa  By Maxwell Kumoye, Trust Ittai with additional information by AFN Media Support Team  The AthIetics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), is excited about the honour bestowed on Nigeria's World record holder in the women's 100 meters hurdle event Tobi Amusan by University of Texas, El Paso in America.   The AFN said, the honour will encourage other young and talented athIetes to go for glory and do more in their various disciplines. The President of the Federation Chief Tonobok Okowa, said, Tobi Amusan is a role model that a lot of young athIetes, male and female look up to and honouring her is the icing on the cake. “We are really, really elated that the University of Texas, El Paso in America is bestoring such honour on Tobi Amusan, she is a beacon and her light will continue to radiate beyond the shores of Africa and the track,” Okowa stated. The Nigerian track and field sensation added another feather...