Tag: history
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Oshanugor hails Team Nigeria’s Scrabble masterclass at World Championship
Nigeria’s dominance of global Scrabble has once again been stamped in bold ink and one of the sport’s biggest admirers, Charles Oshanugor, is leading the applause. Oshanugor, a respected Match Commissioner with the Nigeria Soccer Federation USA (NSF-USA), hailed Team Nigeria’s historic performance at the 2025 World English Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC) in Accra,…
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Guinea-Bissau military escorts ex-Nigeria President Jonathan out of country
Former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has been escorted out of Guinea-Bissau by military personnel as confusion persists following the latest coup attempt in the country. Jonathan was in the West African country as part of a joint election observer mission deployed by the African Union (AU), and ECOWAS. A military coup broke out on Wednesday…
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Tinubu declares nationwide security emergency, orders army, police to recruit more personnel
President Bola Tinubu has declared a nationwide security emergency and ordered additional recruitment into the Armed Forces. Tinubu made the declaration on Wednesday in a statement he signed and shared on various platforms including his official handle on X (Twitter). He said by the declaration, the police and the army had been authorized to recruit…
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Eyoto Sports Academy introduces Rugby to 2025 championship
The Eyoto Sports Academy, a renowned non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing young talents in Edo State, has announced plans to introduce Rugby in its upcoming championships this December. The academy, which has been a beacon of hope for aspiring athletes, will feature rugby in 2025, in addition to its traditional athletics events. Speaking on…
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Police VIP withdrawal is drama, not strategy, ADC tells Tinubu
●Says Nigeria’s security challenge beyond police The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed President Bola Tinubu’s withdrawal of police officers from VIPs as political grandstanding which will not yield any meaningful results in combating the crisis of insecurity in the country. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party criticised that…
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Life jail for Kanu: South-East leaders seek political solution
In a dramatic proceeding that lasted for over seven hours, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to life imprisonment following his conviction on all seven counts of terrorism charges preferred against him by the Federal Government. But in a…
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Lagos’ Akanbi, Ayedun, Olaribigbe Shine in Nigeria’s 2025 World Scrabble Championship success
Nigeria rose to the peak of the world as the team was crowned the Best Scrabble-playing country among 27 countries in Accra, Ghana. The country which last won the title in India 2019, did ignited the playing hall of The Palm by Eagles Hotel with their blistering word-power play and prowess on the number-and-word game.…
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Attack on PDP Headquarters, assault on democracy – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly condemned what it describes as a “disturbing and dangerous assault on democracy” following the violent attack on the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja by armed men under the command of senior officials of the ruling party, warning that the country’s democracy is under…
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World Scrabble: Team Nigeria return home triumphantly
Team Nigeria touched down in Lagos on Monday, carrying not just luggage, but a statement, exciting declaration that the new kings of world scrabble wear green and white. Twenty players. Seven officials. One united fire. And together, they dethroned the United States in the team event in Accra to emerge World Scrabble Champions, outclassing 27…
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Enitan Oshodi re-elected as ITTF Vice President
Nigeria’s Wahid Enitan Oshodi has been re-elected as Executive Vice President of the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) during the continuation of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) held online on Saturday, November 15. Additionally, Olabanji Oladapo, the former Secretary General of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), has been confirmed as a member of the ITTF…
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