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Uchechi Okere Emerges Winner in El Marino Alukimba Table Tennis Tournament

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Uchechi Okere, a Teacher at Redeemer International Secondary School.has emerged winner of this year’s El Marino Alukimba Table Tennis tournament which took place at El Marino Sports Club on Monday. April 17, 2017.

 

Okere, the defending champion, displayed his dexterity in the tournament by defeating his opponent, Chris Anazia in the finals, who clinched the second position, while the third place was won by Remi Koledoye.

 

Okere who is the best table tennis player in El Marino Sports Club also won the maiden edition of the tournament and in two consecutive years.

 

The annual tournament which is in its sixth year is between members of the Lagos based El Marino Sports Club, with the trophy donated by Otunba Toyin Odunowo who is also a member of the club.

 

Speaking on the tournament, the Team Manager of El Marino Sports Club, Otunba Seyi Adefarati, said the tournament is aimed at enhancing skills in the game which is a major sporting activity the world over.

 

He added that the tournament is also at promoting physical fitness and encouraging skills among members of the club.

 

Continuing, Otunba Adefarati said ” the door of the club is open to new members so that the philosophy of healthy living which El Marino believes in will spread to more Nigerians”.

 

 

Also, Otunba Odunowo, said he decided to sponsor the tournament for the interest of sports development among members and for them to be physically fit. He stated that other sporting activities have been given wide recognition and that table tennis is an area that has not been well promoted, hence the sponsorship which is aimed at improving skills in that segment of sport.

 

 

On his part, Okere the winner of the tournament said the match has been very challenging but he knew he would win because he knows the weak points of his opponent. “I have to come up with a different style  in the finals, other than what l used in the semi finals to defeat my opponent to clinch the first position,” he said.

 

Founded in 2002, El Marino Sports Club promotes healthy living through participation in sporting activities.

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Paternity fraud: UK court reverses ruling, orders deportation of Nigerian

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A United Kingdom upper tribunal has reversed a previous ruling that stopped the deportation of 43-year-old Nigerian Olutobi Ogunbawo.

The decision comes after his wife, Maria Adesanya, claimed that in vitro fertilisation treatment was unavailable in Nigeria, a key argument in their defence.

Ogunbawo, convicted in 2019 for immigration offences related to conspiring with a British citizen to claim paternity falsely, had served a three-year prison sentence.

Following his release, he faced deportation proceedings. In January 2023, a first-tier tribunal judge ruled in his favour, citing the impact of deportation on his wife’s ability to conceive a child through IVF.

Maria testified that IVF, essential to their efforts to start a family, was not an option in Nigeria.

However, the secretary of state for the Home Department challenged this claim, arguing that the tribunal’s reliance on her testimony lacked supporting evidence.

The upper tribunal reviewed the case and, on November 4, 2024, ruled that the initial decision was flawed.

It was found that the first-tier tribunal judge failed to seek objective evidence to verify Maria’s assertion.

The upper tribunal noted that a simple internet search could confirm the availability of IVF services in Nigeria, undermining the couple’s argument.

The judgment criticized the earlier ruling, stating: “We conclude that the judge erred in exclusively relying upon Ms A’s (referring to Maria) personal evidence when finding as a fact that IVF treatment is unavailable in Nigeria,” the upper tribunal ruled, according to Daily Mail on Sunday.

The tribunal set aside the earlier decision and ordered the case to be reheard by a different judge.

“We observe the Secretary of State’s unchallenged assertion before us that even the most basic Google search reveals the existence of IVF treatment in Nigeria.

“The Secretary of State’s appeal is allowed to the extent that the decision of the First-tier Tribunal is set aside in its entirety.

“The appeal is to be remitted to the First-tier Tribunal to be heard by any judge other than First-tier Tribunal Judge Malone,” it added.

 

 

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Dr Abisoye Fagade honoured as Aare Asojuoba of Ibadan land (Photo News)

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Renowned Islamic Cleric Muhideen Ajani Bello Dies At 84

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December 6, 2024

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A renowned Islamic cleric, Alhaji Sheikh Muhydeen Ajani Bello is dead.

 

The news was confirmed through her daughter who runs a private Nursery school in Ire Akari area of Ibadan Alhaja Bimbas as fondly called.

 

” It is true ” Bimbas confirmed.

 

Our source confirmed that the octogenarian died on Friday morning at the age of 84.

 

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