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Africa Best Badminton Players Shine In Kwara Novelty Tourney
There was excitement among badminton enthusiasts on Saturday in Ilorin when the Kwara State veterans brought the best hands in Africa, who incidentally were Nigerians, to the city.
Africa and Nigeria’s number one female player, Dorcas Adesokan and her male counterpart, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, Godwin Olofua and Daniel Christopher were in the ancient town for a novelty match in honour of the state chairman of the badminton Association, Engr Suleiman Warah, who has been elevated to the position of Fellow of the Nigeria Society of Engineers.
Adesokan defeated Zainab Alabi 2-1 in the women’s single final in one of the matches played at the Indoor Sports hall of Kwara Stadium Complex, Ilorin on Saturday.
She won the first game 21-13 but Alabi fought back gallantly to win the second game 22-20. However, Adesokan’s experience came to the fore as she won the third game 21-17.
In the men’s final, Africa number two and Nigeria number 1, Anuoluwapo Opeyori, defeated Habeeb Bello 2-0 in a high tempo match.
Opeyori won the first and second games 21-18, 21-18 showing the spectators why he is Nigeria number one and Africa number 2.
However, there was a major upset as Habeeb Bello, Africa number 15 defeated Godwin Olofua Africa number 3, 2-0 in an entertaining match.
Bello won the first game 21-13 and did better in the second beating Olofua 21-11 and drawing applause from the spectators and the hosts, the Kwara Badminton veterans.
The players got various sums as appearance fee as well as additional gift items.
On hand to grace the event was the President of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN) Francis Orbih Esq, the Permanent Secretary of the Kwara State Ministry of Youth and Sport, Mrs. Iyabo Funke Banire, the Kwara State Director of Sports Ibrahim Alarape, the celebrant Engr. Suleiman Warah, Chairman Kwara State Badminton Association and the former Kwara State Director of Sports who is also a board member of the BFN, Mallam Tunde Kazeem.
The BFN President congratulated the state badminton chairman on his elevation and commended the organisers for putting together such a wonderful event.
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Yoruba Self-Determination Rally Begins In Ibadan
The Yoruba self-determination rally organised by the Ilana Omo Oodua is underway in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.
Hundreds of members of the group whose leader is an 86-year-old Emeritus Professor of History, Banji Akintoye, had initially scheduled the take-off of the rally for the ancient Mapo Hall but the heavy presence of armed policemen forced them to change the venue.
They are addressing people at Mapo Roundabout but they were not disturbed by the police in any way.
The agitators are armed with banners and Yoruba nation flags while leaders of the group addressing the people are saying Yoruba people are tired of staying with Nigeria.
One of the leaders of the group, Basorun Kunle Adesokan, said Yoruba were no longer part of Nigeria and the people want to be an independent nation.
He condemned the insecurity in Yorubaland, saying the people could no longer stand the injustice in Nigeria.
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