Category: Sports

Lagos Speaker’s Game: LTV Correspondent Promises To Bounce Back After Wining Silver Again

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Jare Olukotun The correspondent of the Lagos State Television (LTV) in the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Shakiru Adeleye, has, again, emerged as the runner -up in the Table Tennis event of the annual Lagos Speaker’s Game played on Wednesday, at the Assembly Complex, with a promise that he would return next year to win gold. Adeleye, a former Vice Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Correspondents Association (LAHACA), also won silver last year after winning a gold in 2023. The game was tagged, ‘Unity Game’. He…

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2nd Abiru Mixed Table Tennis Tournament: Oyo Emerges Champions As Sponsor Lauds Participants

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Jare Olukotun After three days of intense table tennis actions at the 2nd edition of the Senator Tokunbo Abiru Mixed Table Tennis Championship, the unrelenting Oyo State contingent emerged winners beating the Bayelsa team. The unrelenting champions, led by the dynamic duo of Wasiu Azeez and Haruna Hussein, proved their worth at the tournament featuring 30 teams from Nigeria, Togo and Benin Republic. Despite being unseeded in the championship, Oyo and the Bayelsa battled their way to the final outplaying top – seeded teams like Lagos, Edo and Kwara. The…

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Igbogbo Stadium To Host 2nd Ikorodu Constituency II Unity Cup Final

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Kunle Adelabu -As AMA’s Ijede All Stars, Oke – Eletu crash out of tournament The completed pitch of the Igbogbo Stadium, which its construction is nearing completion, will on Saturday, 9th November 2025, host the closing ceremony and final match of the second edition of the Ikorodu Constituency II Cup, a tournament initiated and sponsored by Hon. (Dr.) Aro Moshood Abiodun (AMA), the representative of the Ikorodu Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly. The tournament will go down in history as the first to be played in…

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Senator Abiru Mixed Team Table Tennis Championship Sets To Get New Champs

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Wale Jagun with Kehinde Faleti (SIWES Student) Come Saturday, November 1, a new set of champions will emerge for the 2nd edition of Senator Abiru Mixed Team Table Tennis Championship, among the over 100 athletes that are competing. The Molade Okoya-Thomas Hall, Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, venue of the tournament which started last year, again, came alive on Thursday, when the tournament kicked – off, with the initiator and notable sports personalities across Nigeria and Africa, in attendance. The tournament is being organised in partnership with International Table Tennis Federation…

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Lagos Assembly Committee Tours Igbogbo Stadium

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Kunle Adelabu Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Youth, Sports and Social Development today toured the Igbogbo Stadium which is under construction. They were received by the Chairman, Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Area, Omo’ba Hammed Olalekan Aroyewun. Hon. Abiodun Orekoya, Chairman of the committee led Hon. Femi Saheed, Hon. Apata Samuel Olu, and Hon. Aro Moshood Abiodun, the representative of Ikorodu Constituency II and the chief host. Also, part of the delegation were Mr Lekan Fatodu, Director – General, Lagos State Sports Commission and representatives of…

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LTV Correspondent, Shakiru Adeleye Reaches 3rd Lagos Speaker’s Cup Final In A Row

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Kunle Adelabu Ikorodu – born Lagos Television Correspondent (LTV), Mr. Shakiru Adeleye, has again qualified to play in the final of the Lagos Speakers’ Cup. Adeleye, a former Vice Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Correspondents Association (LAHACA), defeated Dr. Onifade of the Health Commission in straight sets — 11-8, 11-9, 11-8, in the semi-final game to book his final ticket slated for November 11th, at the Assembly Complex. He won the tournament in 2023 and won silver last year. The Speaker’s Cup is an annual tournament organised to commemorate…

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Igbogbo Students Union Kicks – Off 70th Anniversary With Sporting Competitions

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Mariam Akinloye Students across the Igbogbo Community were on Tuesday engaged in different sporting competitions as part of the activities commemorating the platinum anniversary celebration of the Igbogbo Students’ Union (ISU). They were engaged in football, Chess, Scrabble and Snooker competitions, organised by the anniversary planning committee. All the games took place at the UAMC ELEJA Primary School, Igbogbo, except for the Snooker competition which held at Menzzo Bar, Igbogbo. The games showcased both teamwork and individual brilliance from the participating schools . In the football match, Oreyo Senior Secondary…

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Four Teams Qualify For Adeboruwa Cup Semi Finals

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Jare Olukotun Igbogbo, again, came alive for football fans at the weekend as the quarter final matches of the Adeboruwa Cup 2025, were played among the last eight teams with four qualifying for the semi – final matches. While Ifeoluwa FC emerged victorious in their game against Pineapple FC by 3 – 0, Back of Model FC also beat Awobo FC 3 – 1. In the third quarter final encounter between Adegbose FC and Agunfoye FC, the match ended goalless at the end of the regulation time, and the winners…

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Stakeholders, Sports Professionals Proffer Way Forward For Sports In Ikorodu Division

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye with Austine Onah (SIWES Student) -As IKODASS Honours Onafowokan, Alagago, Alogba, other sports heroes Professionals have proffered ways forward for sports to fully move forward and contribute to overall development of Ikorodu Division. This was a major outcome of the maiden Ikorodu- Oga Development Association (IKODASS) Sports Summit and Sports Hall of Fame held last week. The summit was part of the 2 – day IKODASS Sports Fiesta which also featured track events and indoor games – chess, scrabble tennis, held at the Oriwu College…

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34th Ikorodu -Oga Day: Winners Emerge in Track, Indoor Game Events

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Kunle Adelabu & Mariam Akinloye with Kudirat Taiwo, Faleti Kehinde & Maryam Oyekan (SIWES Students) -Sports summit, awards presentations hold Thursday Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), on Wednesday, staged another edition of its sports fiesta with schools across the council participating in the field & track and indoor events. The sports fiesta, which is part of the larger sporting events – Ikorodu – Oga Sports Fiesta & Summit/Awards scheduled for this year’s celebration, took place today at the Ikorodu Town Hall and Oriwu College Sports Arena. The initiative is…

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