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Organisers honour GAMSU Co- founder as GCU relays heralds 80th anniversary celebrations
While the countdown to the sixth edition of the Government College Ughelli (GCU) Relays has begun, the 80th anniversary celebrations of the school’s founding is well under way. This year’s GCU relays, which hold on November 9, will be in honour of the departed co-founder of the Gamaliel and Susan Onosode Foundation (GAMSU), Mrs. Susan Onosode.
Elephant Girls rue missed chances, promise to come back stronger
Former champions, FirstBank Women’s Basketball Club, who finished third at the just-concluded Zenith/NBBF League, has blamed their failure to reclaim the title on missed chances. The team defeated Royal Aces of Abuja by 46 to 45 baskets to emerge as the third best team in the Zenith/NBBF Final Eight competition decided at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos.
Ike Ibeabuchi returns as Port Harcourt hosts world boxing title fight
Former world heavyweight boxing title contender, Ike ‘the President’ Ibeabuchi, will make his return to the ringed square in December after years of incarceration in the United States when he takes on Sammy Abdalla of Egypt.
‘NBCC golf tournament will foster stronger business relations between Nigeria, UK’
The Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce (NBCC) has said that its yearly golf competition will foster stronger relations between Nigeria and the United Kingdom, as well as, promote health and physical fitness among members.
After New Zealand blowout, Flamingos ready for tougher Ecuador challenge
Nigeria’s U-17 girls’ national football team, the Flamingos, who defeated New Zealand 4-1 in their opening game of the Dominican Republic 2024 U-17 Women’s World Cup on Wednesday night, say they are ready for a tougher challenge from Ecuador when they meet in their second game of the competition tomorrow.
Injury knocks out Aruna from African Table Tennis tourney’s men’s singles
Tournament number two seed, Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna, has been forced to withdraw from the Men’s Singles event of the ongoing ITTF Africa Championships in Addis Ababa due to a thigh injury and fatigue.
Tinubu congratulates ATTF’s new president, Wahid Oshodi
President Bola Tinubu has sent a a congratulatory message to Wahid Enitan Oshodi on his election as president of the African Table Tennis Federation (ATTF).