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Okpekpe Road Race: Kenya’s Pingua & Kwamboka win 10th edition

Okpekpe Road Race: Kenya’s Pingua & Kwamboka win 10th edition

Kenya’s Edward Pingua was the first athlete to race to the top of the hill in Okpekpe as he claimed the symbolic 10th edition title of the premium international road race on Saturday. The 22 year-old conquered the challenging & unique undulating race course in a time of 29 minutes and 31 seconds ahead of other runners. He showed his delight with a shout of victory...

Scrabble big guns honour NSF President Aka at National Championship

Scrabble big guns honour NSF President Aka at National Championship

Top players in the scrabble circuit will this weekend hit Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory to honour the President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF) Engr. Olobatoke Aka at a National Championship organised in celebrating his Diamond Jubilee anniversary. A total of 89 players comprising former World Champion Wellington Jighere, former African champions Nsikak Etim, Dennis Ikekeregor as well as other former national champions will compete...

Okpekpe Road Race: Kenya’s Ebenyo sets new course record

Just like the early Saturday morning rain that washed away the dusty surfaces in the hilly town of Okpekpe in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo state, so was the feat of Kenya's Daniel Ebenyo whose first attempt at the Okpekpe 10km Road Race erased the 28:35 course record with a time of 28:28 minutes. Ebenyo, who was a pre-race favourite having risen to be...