Category: Sports

Kunle Adelabu The Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC) has revealed its plan to stage Community Games among the 20 Local Governments (LG) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) in the state. The Director – General of the State Sports Commission, Mr Oluwatoyin Gafaar, made the revelation in his office on Wednesday,August 18, 2021, when the Chairman of the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association, Mr Rotimi Erogbogbo, and his team paid him a visit. He said that the intention of staging the games, which he said would come up next…

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Kunle Adelabu -Abraham Abayomi emerges winner in Monopoly game -Tournaments meant to collect data, get talents for the National Youth Games trial – Association Chairman The emerging Scrabble prodigy and sensation, Master Michael Ogbonna, a student of the Ikorodu Senior Grammar School who came third in the State Scrabble competition held at the Teslim Balogun Stadium last week, has won the Ikorodu Division phase of the tournament. He confirmed his dominance of the game in the division on Thursday (yesterday) at the U -15 Scrabble and Monopoly Tournament for students…

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Kunle Adelabu It was a rousing ovation for Akintoye Yemisi Eunice who became a FIFA badge referee earlier this year, as sports and football families, particularly in Ikorodu and Lagos State, honoured her in Ikorodu on Sunday, August 15, 2021. She was unveiled as an ambassador of Ikorodu for her exploits as a referee who has brought honour and pride to the Ikorodu (Football) Referees Society and for joining the elite club of FIFA badge referees. Akintoye, who is now officiating in the Nigerian Premiership League, has been away in…

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Kunle Adelabu A former highest ranking national junior Chess player and 500 level medicine student of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Master Ogosi Raphael May, has emerged the winner of the second edition of the Danhypro Chess Tournament. The championship was held at Pedachess Educational Limited, Ipakodo in Ikorodu West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), Ikorodu Division, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, between Friday, August 13 and Sunday, 15, 2021. The young champion won the tournament with 8 points and went home with N120, 000 prize money. The invitational tournament, which…

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Wale Jagun The Chairman of the Ikorodu – Oga Development Association (IKODASS), Mr Rotimi Erogbogbo, has congratulated Master Michael Ogbonna, a student of the Ikorodu Senior Grammar School, who emerged the third-place winner in the just concluded U-15 Scrabble tournament. The tournament was organised by the Lagos State Scrabble and Monopoly Association and was held at the Press Centre of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the IKODASS Chairman, Mr Erogbogbo congratulated the young scrabble player for making Ikorodu proud among other…

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Wale Jagun -Plans to stage tournament in five divisions      With the National Youth Games slated for October, the Lagos State Scrabble and Monopoly Association is not leaving anything unturned in getting quality grassroots scrabble players to represent the state at the tournament. The association held an U – 15 tournament at the Media Center of the Teslim Balogun Stadium on Thursday, 12th August, 2021, to select representatives for the state. According to the association, similar tournaments will be organized in the five divisions to detect good scrabble players…

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Kunle Adelabu As the two finalists of the 13th edition of the Bolowotan Gold Cup set for an epic final on Sunday, August 15, 2021, organisers of the tournament, the Ikorodu Divisional Football Association (IDFA) has assured that all hands are on deck to stage an entertaining match that will mark a befitting grand finale of the tournament which kicked off three months ago. So far, 62 matches have been played from the opening match to the Semi – final stage while a total 148 goals have been scored. Seun…

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