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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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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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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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Nurse gets life in jail for murdering 10 people to reduce workload
A care nurse in Germany has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of murdering 10 patients and the attempted murder of 27 others. The prosecutors alleged that the man, who has not been publicly named, injected his mostly elderly patients with painkillers or sedatives in an effort to ease his workload…
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ADC opposes Tinubu’s Fuel Tax, says President must not push the people to the wall
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has strongly opposed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of a 15 percent import duty on petrol and diesel because it may further deepen the economic hardship for Nigerians already burdened by the astronomically high cost of living, warning the President not to push the people to the wall. In a…
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