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SGF George Akume marries Ooni of Ife’s ex-Queen
By Editor The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, has officially married Queen Zaynab Ngohemba, the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. This development was revealed on Friday by a Facebook user and member of the Dajoh family, Abraham Double-d Dajoh, via a celebratory social media…
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Search for the next Scrabble in The Jungle King begins this Friday
●Tourney earns NSF, PANASA, WESPA ratings The process of selecting a new king for the fourth installment of Scrabble in The Jungle will commence this Friday in Lagos as six Legacy Keepers set sight on the crown. The franchise, which encapsulates endurance, skills, strategy, and guile, has captured the imagination of many as contestants push…
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Edo Boys High School and Emotan College crowned champions of 1st Eyoto Schools Rugby Tournament
Edo Boys High School and Emotan College have been crowned the winners of the boys’ and girls’ categories of the inaugural Eyoto Schools Rugby Tournament held on Wednesday, 10th December at the grounds of Edo Boys High School, Adolor, Benin City. This achievement mirrors the success of both schools at the 4th edition of…
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M4STV appoints Anthony Uyah as MD/COO
M4STV, the vibrant multimedia platform for news, entertainment, sports, hospitality, and health, has announced the appointment of Anthony Uyah as its Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer. Uyah’s arrival marks a significant step in the company’s mission to elevate content quality, expand digital reach, and strengthen its technological backbone. Uyah, a 1990 graduate of Mechanical…
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Rugby takes center stage at Eyoto Championship today
By Ntiense Essien (Mr. Rugby) Tuesday was the finals of the 6th edition of the Athletics event of the Eyoto Sports Academy Championship at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium. The event was graced by the Edo State Sports Executive Chairman Hon. Amadin Desmond Enabulele; its Executive Director Sports Development Sabina Chikwere, the Permanent Secretary of…
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Doregos Schools, Mosan Okunola LCDA pledge more support for youths
Renowned sports philanthropist Mrs. Clementina Doregos has called on individuals, government and corporate Nigeria to invest more in Nigerian youths through sports. She gave this charge during a courtesy visit to the Mosan Okunola LCDA led by Honourable Opeyemi Adunni Akindele. Doregos said Nigerian youths need to be engaged positively through sports. She used the…
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Big-Bang! Scrabble in the Jungle returns with Legacy Keepers
The most intriguing, exhausting, but exciting closed mind games tournament, Scrabble in the Jungle, is set to create a massive engagement as the fourth installment, tagged ‘The Legacy Keepers’ has been scheduled for December 19-21. The specially crafted tournament which pitches a selected special group of contestants into a secluded environment like a bootcamp is…
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We will build more ‘Dynamites’ from WESPAC 2025 success for Nigeria Scrabble – Khaleel Adedeji
The 2025 World English-Language Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC) ended in Accra Ghana with some pomp and pageantry as Africa witnessed it’s second hosting of the global championship. Khaleel Adedeji the newly elected Technical Director of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation widely referred as Dynamite coordinated the championships as 28 countries participated in the Main and…
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World Cup Failure: NFF, Tech Committee to meet with Coach Chelle on Monday
Pius Ayinor The Executive Board Members of the Nigeria Football Federation and the Technical Committee members are scheduled to have a deep meeting with the Super Eagles coach, Eric Chelle on Monday, December 1 in Abuja. A member of the NFF hierarchy who confirmed the meeting to Extrasportnigeria.com said the face-to-face roundtable discussion had become…
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Tinubu nominates Reno Omokri, Mahmud Yakubu, Ajimobi’s widow, Fani-Kayode, Ikpeazu, Ugwuanyi, others as ambassadors
President Bola Tinubu has sent another batch of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate, days after the first set of names was forwarded to the Chamber. The new nominations were contained in two separate letters addressed to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement…
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