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Lagos to host 2024 WTT Contender series in June

Lagos to host 2024 WTT Contender series in June

The World Table Tennis (WTT) has confirmed the 2024 WTT Contender Lagos will take place from June 17 to June 23 in the Southwestern part of Nigeria. The Nigerian city will host the first of three WTT events scheduled to take place in Africa this year and it will be the second edition of the event in Lagos. Event Director of the WTT Contender Lagos, Dr....

Kwara Utd hit with ₦6 million fine by NPFL

Kwara Utd hit with ₦6 million fine by NPFL

Kwara United have been charged for providing false information which led to a fixture adjustment that disrupted the live television broadcast schedule of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Matchday 31. In a two-count summary jurisdiction,  the Ilorin-based club was charged for breach of Rule C1.1 and B6.23, attracting a total fine of N6 million. Kwara United caused their scheduled Matchday 31 fixture against Akwa United...

Ndidi: Leicester City star championing fight against hunger in Nigeria

Ndidi: Leicester City star championing fight against hunger in Nigeria

Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi is leading the fight against hunger in his country, Nigeria by distributing free bags of rice to hundreds of vulnerable households. Ndidi, through his non-profit organisation named OWN Foundation, shared a video of the ongoing distribution of 250 bags of rice to 250 families in the West African country. According to a recent report by the World Food Programme (WFP), about...

UNILAG’s Enock Nwali wins National Scrabble Championship for Lagos

UNILAG’s Enock Nwali wins National Scrabble Championship for Lagos

Lagos State had a remarkable outing at the NSF National Scrabble Festival in Ogun State, winning the individual and team games. African Scrabble champion, Enock Nwali who is a student of Human Kinetics and Health Education in the University of Lagos won the individual event after claiming 20 wins and a draw for a cumulative points of 1220 from 28 rounds of games. Another Lagos player,...