3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (356+ words) The coach of Bayelsa’s teenage chess sensation, Goodness Ekunke, has appealed to government for financial support to help his ward pursue the Grandmaster title, following the fourteen-year-old’s historic triumph at the World Rapid Amateur Chess Championship in Abuja. Ekunke became…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (247+ words) Bayela State Governor, Duoye Diri. Bayelsa State has begun moves to introduce scrabble and chess into its secondary schools, with the Commissioner for Sports Development, Daniel Igali, leading a delegation from the Ministry of Sports Development to the Ministry of…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (395+ words) Nigeria’s 14-year-old Goodness Ekunke on Wednesday emerged as the inaugural champion of the International Chess Federation World Amateur Rapid Chess Championship 2026, scoring an impressive 9/11 at the tournament held in Abuja. The young Nigerian produced a remarkable performance against a strong…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (836+ words) Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, has announced an increase in the prize money for the Diri National Scrabble Classic. Speaking during the closing ceremony of the sixth edition on Sunday night in Yenagoa, the state capital, an impressed…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago   (380+ words) The Zamfara State Government has approved six months of maternity leave for female civil servants as part of efforts to promote exclusive breastfeeding and improve maternal and child health. The announcement was made on Thursday in Gusau by the State…...

2+ mon, 10+ hour ago   (182+ words) Christian Eriksen. Credit: Fabrizio | X Christian Eriksen collapsed for the second time during a football match on Sunday during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine in Odense. “Christian Eriksen is conscious and doing well under the circumstances,” the Danish football association wrote…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (994+ words) The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE has accused the Federal Government and its agencies of alleged deliberate sabotage, undermining its operations and frustrating its investment in Nigeria’s downstream petroleum sector, an allegation the FG denied. In a recent affidavit…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (911+ words) FILE: An electricity station Electricity consumers in Lagos have backed the state government’s planned phase-out of electricity band classification, describing the current Band A tariff regime as exploitative and insensitive to consumers battling rising economic hardship. The consumers, under the…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (310+ words) Indian Language School has emerged as the winner of the FirstBank-sponsored ChessMasters 2026 tournament, earning N5m out of the total prize pool of N10m. The tournament, organised by Eko Hotels and Suites in conjunction with KEY Academy, saw intense contests among over 750 pupils…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (876+ words) Nigeria’s Quadri Aruna opened his campaign at the 2026 ITTF World Cup in Macao with a straight-sets defeat to Croatia’s Tomislav Pucar, extending his winless run on the global stage to nine matches as calls intensify for his retirement, PUNCH Sports…...