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Onakoya: Playing Chess from The Slum to World Record by Reuben Abati
Tunde Onakoya, the 29-year-old Nigerian Chess Master who has just broken the World Record for the longest chess marathon is most appropriately an embodiment of the Nigerian can-do spirit, the capacity of the average Nigerian to snatch victory from the depths of despair, indeed just when you think it is over, the Nigerian is so resilient, he keeps foraging for faith.
Motorists, residents stranded as flood overruns Lagos, Ogun roadways
Residents and motorists in several parts of Lagos and Ogun states were on Sunday left stranded due to the hours of intense rain, with major roads overrun by floods.
Aiyedatiwa Declared Winner Of Ondo APC Governorship Primary
Lucky Aiyedatiwa has won the Ondo All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election, ending a voting process that started on Saturday.
EFCC grills 11 suspected oil thieves in Lagos
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC said its operatives have begun the investigation of a vessel and its 11 crew members arrested on February 7, 2024, by the Nigerian Navy over alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering and Automatic Identification System (AIS) infractions at Abo Oilfield, Ogogoro Community, Ondo State.
Chess-a-thon: Tunde Onakoya breaks Guinness World Record, reaches 58-hr mark
Renowned chess master, Tunde Onakoya, who commenced his mission to surpass the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon has reached a 58-hour mark, surpassing the previous record of 56 hours and 9 minutes.
Ibadan attack: We demolished Yoruba Nation agitators’ building on court orders – Oyo govt
Oyo state government on Thursday, April 18, said it obtained the necessary court orders before pulling down the building found to be the operational base of the Yoruba Nation agitators.
Live Full, Die Empty – In Memory Of Rotimi Sankore (1968 To 2024)
Nigeria and indeed Africa lost another social justice advocate to cancer, Rotimi Sankore (Rotimi Johnson) born on June 5, 1968, in Lagos, Nigeria. In the last few years, the country has lost many of its bright minds but sadly not replacing them as quickly enough. This loss cuts deeper especially at a time when the continent is in dire need of heroes, advocates, and cerebral leadership.
Soludo laments Junior Pope, others’ death
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has commiserated with the bereaved families, Actors Guild of Nigeria and the entire Nollywood industry on the loss of their members in a recent fatal boat accident that occurred along River Niger en route to a movie location.
20 Yoruba nation agitators arrested in Ibadan for invading Assembly complex
The Police in Oyo State have arrested 20 suspected Yoruba nation agitators over Saturday’s invasion of the state’s House of Assembly complex in Ibadan.
Three feared dead as security operatives arrest suspected Yoruba nation agitators
No fewer than three people suspected to be Yoruba nation agitators, who invaded Oyo State Secretariat have been killed in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.