Category: Sports

Ijede, Igbogbo Qualify For 3rd AMA All Stars Unity Cup Grand Finale

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‎‎Wale Jagun ‎‎‎The stage is now set for the grand finale of the third edition of the AMA All Stars Unity Cup between Ijede All Stars and Igbogbo All Stars after weeks of exciting football actions across the three Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ikorodu Constituency II.‎‎‎‎Both team qualified on Saturday for the final after defeating their respective opponents at the Egbin Playing Ground, venue of the semi final matches of the competition hosted by Hon. (Dr.) Aro Moshood Abiodun, member, Lagos State House of Assembly, representing Ikorodu Constituency…

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AMA Indoor Games Commence Today Across Three Ikorodu Constituency II LCDAs

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‎‎Kunle Adelabu‎ ‎‎‎AMA Indoor Games Championship, an initiative of Hon. (Dr.) Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), through his AMA Team Smile, will commence across the three council areas that made up of lkorodu Constituency ll – Igbogbo/Bayeku, Ijede and Imota Local Council Deo Areas (LCDAs) that made up the lkorodu Constituency ll today, Saturday, November 7th.‎‎‎‎Participants will be competing in Ludo, Draught, Ayo Olopon and Table Tennis, with various cash prizes at stake.‎‎‎AMA, through his AMA Team Smile initiative, on Wednesday, hosted participating Bases and individuals in  the various indoor games…

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Speaker’s Games 2026: LTV’s Shakiru Adeleye Defeats Musa Jamiu To Reach 4th Table Tennis Final

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‎‎ ‎‎‎‎Shakiru Adeleye of Lagos Television (LTV) has booked his place in the final of the Table Tennis event at the Speaker’s Games 2026, after a thrilling comeback victory over Musa Jamiu of the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.‎‎‎The highly competitive semi-final clash, played on Wednesday at the Lagos State House of Assembly Complex, saw Adeleye recovered from two sets down to defeat his opponent 3-2 in a match that kept spectators on the edge of their seats.‎‎The Speaker’s Games, an annual inter-ministerial and inter-agency sports competition, was…

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Organisers Hold Draws For Maiden Edition Of AMA Indoor Games Championship

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Jare Olukotun‎‎ ‎The AMA Smile Foundation, the working arm of the representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), has announced the official draws ceremony for the first edition of the AMA Indoor Games Championship.‎‎‎The draws of the much -awaited championship, will hold 1pm at AMA Hotel, Igbopa, Ijede, Lagos State, on Thursday, 5th November 2026.‎‎‎Games listed for participation are Draught, Ludo, Ayo Olopon and Table Tennis. ‎‎According to the organisers, the draws and fixtures ceremony will officially set the stage for the commencement of the championship scheduled…

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AMA Targets National League Participation With Newly Registered Football Academy‎

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Kunle Adelabu‎-Unveil 24 players ‎‎‎The drive of the representative of Ikorodu Constituency II, Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA) to discover, nurture, and develop talented young footballers for successful careers in the sport, took a major turn with the registration of AMA Smile Football Academy.‎‎‎This was announced in a statement by the Media Director/ Personal Assistant, Razaq Kabiru Babatunde, on Sunday.‎‎‎The academy, according to him was established to provide promising young players with opportunities to develop their football skills, improve their competitive abilities, and pursue greater…

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‎Ijede, Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDAs’ Teams Qualify For AMA All Star Unity Championship Semi – Final

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‎Jare Olukotun‎ ‎‎‎Two teams each from Ijede and Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Ikorodu Constituency II, on Saturday, booked their places in the semi – final matches of the AMA All Star Unity Football Championship 2026, a tournament being solely sponsored for the third time by Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA) , the representative of the constituency.‎‎‎While the two Ijede LCDA’s teams – Ijede All Stars and Oke Eletu All Stars, will face -off next weekend in the first semi – final, IBLCDA teams – Igbogbo All Stars…

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‎Again, Shakiru Adeleye Secures NUJ Media Games Table Tennis Gold

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‎Jare Olukotun ‎‎Ikorodu – born Lagos Television cameraman, Shakiru Adeleye has again clinched the gold medal to emerge champion in the men’s table tennis event at the 2026 Lagos State NUJ Media Games.‎‎‎Adeleye defeated Opeyemi Badmus of the Ministry of Information and Strategy Chapel in two straight sets, winning 11–7, 11–5 to secure the gold medal.‎‎‎The competition was held at the Lagos NUJ Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday, October 7, bringing together journalists and media practitioners from across the state.‎ ‎‎The feat made it the fourth time Adeleye will be…

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‎Oba Kabir Shotobi Independence Day Marathon Returns, Uncovers Rising Athletic Talents

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Kunle Adelabu with Mariam Akinloye and Oyewumi Adebisi‎‎-Ijede dominates renewed race ‎‎‎‎The 7th Oba Kabir Adewale Shotobi Independence Day Mini Marathon has returned after a five-year hiatus, drawing over 250 young athletes from secondary schools across Ikorodu Division and highlighting the abundance of the division’s talents in the long race sporting event.‎‎The 10-kilometres race, organised by the Onward Movement of Nigeria in collaboration with Ikorodu -Oga Development Association (IKODASS), kicked -off at the Ayangburen Palace, where the young athletes were flagged off for the race by High Chief Olufemi Emmanuel…

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Renewed Oba Shotobi Independence Day 10km Marathon Holds Today

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Wale Jagun Organisers of the Oba Adewale Shotobi Independence Day Mini- Marathon have promised a better and bigger 7th  edition of the sporting event which aimed at promoting grassroots talents and sport tourism in Ikorodu, which holds today, October 1st. This year’s edition of the 10km race which was also initiated to celebrate the independence and has produced many talents and brought attention to the city, is being made possible through a collaboration between the original initiator – Onward Movement of Nigeria, a working platform for the former Majority Leader…

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About 100 Participants Screened In Two Days For Oba Shotobi Independence Day Mini- Marathon Race

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‎‎‎Iyewumi Adebii‎‎‎-As medical screening ends Friday ‎‎‎So far, about 100 participants from about 15 Senior Secondary Schools across Ikorodu Division, have registered and presented themselves for the mandatory medical screening for the 7th edition of the Oba Kabir Shotobi Indpendence Day Mini – Marathon, while more schools have continued to turn out for the exercise.‎‎‎The screening, which is being conducted by medical experts at the Hon. SOB Agunbiade Constituency Office at Grammar School, Oke Ota -Ona, Ikorodu, started on Wednesday, September 23, and will end on Friday, September 25, 2026.‎‎…

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