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MK Sports Water FC Celebrates Chief Femi Otedola @60 With National Championship

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2 years ago

November 3, 2022

Joel Ajayi

The Proprietor, and Founder of the MK Sports Water Football club of Abuja Nureni Makanjuola has put in place a national tournament tagged “Ote4Wealth” to celebrate one the Nigeria’s Biggest Philanthropist, Femi Otedola, at 60 for his contribution to the national development of Nigeria.

Chief Otedola is great in many things businessman and investor, husband and father, all-round public figure.

However, to the average news-sensitive Nigerian, Otedola is a philanthropist extraordinaire. On his 60th birthday, felicitations has been pouring in from all angles to celebrate a man whose prestige is built around the people.

Femi Otedola was born on November 4 in the imperial city of Ibadan. Within this length of time, Otedola has managed to give breath to his origin, and he isn’t shaming his forebears at all.

Based of this all roads will lead to the stadium of light, popularly known as Water FC Stadium at Apo Lokogoma in the Nigeria Capital city where teams from 36 states and FCT will be competing at the 2022 “Ote4wealth” National Championship.

The 6 days National tournament slated for 15th to 16th of November 2022, will see winner smile home with 1 million naira and many other individual prices.

While at the unveiling of the ‘Ote4Wealth’ National championship, founder of the MK Sports Water FC Nureni Makanjuola said he is using the tournament to appreciate the goodness of God in the life Business Mogul Femi Otedola whom God has giving grace to clock 60 years in the land of the living.

According to him, we are here because of a great man, a brother, an uncle, Chief Femi Otedola that I cherished.

“It has been my longtime dream and I have been putting him in my prayers that Almighty God should give him long life, prosperity and more wealth.

I promised myself that if God can grant my request on him, clocking 60 years, I will celebrate him.

He is a man, I never met in my life but he is my idols that I cherish and that gave birth to “Ote4wealth” National Championship in Abuja.

I want to use what I know best to celebrate whom I cherish so much and what I know and love to do is football business. That is why we are organizing this tournament where 36 teams and FCT will compete in the tournament.

While giving hint on the price, he revealed: MK Sports Water FC Mr. Makanjuola said: “we have a lot of fantastic prices for the winner, the winner will smile home with 1million naira to send a signal that we are celebrating him.

“Also there will be individual prices for the highest goal scorer, most valuable player, best goal keep amongst others.

He urged the sports loving Nigerians to join him in celebrating Otedola.

Meanwhile, many young talents realize their dreams especially in football courtesy of the Grace of God through Mr Nureni Makanjuola today, many are bread winners because of the free gifts of MK.

No wonder his club, Water FC, has produced exceptional players who have played for national teams including U-17, U-20, U-23 and the Super Eagles of Nigeria, because of his good heart.

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Umuonyeoziri Kindred Mourns, As Family Head Passes On

Published

6 months ago

August 19, 2024

The Gleamer

By Uche Onyeali

Umuonyeoziri Kindred in Umuagwu, Ogbor-Ihitteafoukwu Autonomous Community in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State has expressed grief over the death of one of their illustrious elders, Mr Cornelius Onwuka.

Mr Onwuka, popularly known as Uturu, passed away on March 18, aged 70.
An astute businessman and resilient transporter, Onwuka was second to the eldest head of Umuonyeoziri Kindred before his death.

Expressing sadness over his death, a prominent leader of the kindred, Nze Aloysius Nnorom (Why Worry) noted that the deceased left the the kindred when his fatherly guidance was needed the most.

Nze Nnorom, however, acknowledged that no creature questions the will of the Almighty over anybody’s sojourn on earth.

“Well, Dee Bom Boy (Mr Onwuka) did his best in guiding this family aright and God Almighty decided to take him away at this time when we needed him the most. We cannot question his decisions, as he is the giver and taker of life. He knows when it is due for any creature to return home to him.

“However, all we can do is to pray for De Bom Boy to find joy in the bosom of the Lord, while we, the ones he left behind, continue to build from where he left us,” Nnorom said.

Speaking, first son of the deceased, Mr Uchenna Onwuka noted that his father played his role perfectly as a businessman to give his children the right training in life.

“My father never slacked in giving us all we needed to keep his family and legacy going.
“Uturu was never found wanting as long as family leadership and upbringing is concerned. We will continue celebrating him as a role model in every aspect,” he said.

The remains of the late Onwuka, who is survived by his wife, Grace, and seven children, will be buried on August 22 and 23, according to the burial arrangements announced by his family.

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