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Team Nigeria holding strong at World Scrabble Championship
Members of Team Nigeria at the ongoing Scrabble World Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. are giving a good account of the country as the competition enters day three on Tuesday.
A member of the Team Nigeria, Wellington Jighere, with 14 wins, is running a neck and neck race with USA’s Will Anderson, who is topping the chart after day two for a higher cumulative.
Jighere, also a former World Champion, is occupying the second spot, while Nsikakabasi Etim, also a member of the Team Nigeria, recorded 11 wins in 16 games.
However, the duo, who are in the top ten are representing Nigeria which has less players, compared with the host, America.
Other plays include Alec Sjoholm of U.s.; England’s Harshan Lamabadusuriya; Thacha Koowirat from Thailand.
Nigeria born Samson Okosagah, playing for U.S., and Russell Honeybun of Australia are all on 12 wins each, but separated by cumulative points.
The second chasing pack has Canada’s Matthew Tunnicliffe; Conrad Bassett-Bouchard of the United States; Nigeria’s Nsikak Solomon Etim, Chris Lipe of United States.
Also, Andrew Fisher from Australia and Canada’s Joshua Castellano have 11 victories, each.
Other members of Team Nigeria include Emmanuel Ofidi, Olatunde Oduwole, Osahon Omosefe and Temituoyo Mayuku are closing down on the board leaders with 10 wins, respectively.
Olawale Fashina, Dipo Akanbi, Dennis Ikekeregor and Enoch Nwali are jamming back and hard on nine wins.
Current African Champion and King of Governor Diri National Championship, Enoch Nwali, who started day two at number 96 ended the day at 34th spot after recording six wins out of eight games played.
The Health Education Student of the University of Lagos is now on nine wins overall.
Olobatoke Aka, President of Nigeria Scrabble Federation (NSF), also the leader of Team Nigeria delegation said he was very confident that Day three of the Championship would push more Nigerians toward the top end.
“It’s tough out there, the positions at the end of today’s games will determine the outcome.
“We shall know if we will have a shot at the World Championship title,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that these are the Africa’s best individuals standing after day two.
134 players drawn from 29 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania and North America are participating in the Championship.
Senate on Thursday, May 9, approved the death penalty for those convicted on the charge of drug trafficking in the country.
The punishment prescribed in the extant NDLEA Act is a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
The resolution of the Senate followed its consideration of a report of the Committees on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters and Drugs and Narcotics, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act (Amendment) Bill, 2024.
The Chairman of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights & Legal Matters presented the report during plenary, Senator Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno North).
The bill, which passed its third reading, aims to update the list of dangerous drugs, strengthen the operations of the NDLEA, review penalties, and empower the establishment of laboratories.
Section 11 of the current act prescribes that “any person who, without lawful authority; imports, manufactures, produces, processes, plants or grows the drugs popularly known as cocaine, LSD, heroin or any other similar drugs shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to be sentenced to imprisonment for life” was amended to reflect a stiffer penalty of death.
Although the report did not recommend a death penalty for the offence, during consideration, Senator Ali Ndume moved that the life sentence should be upgraded to the death penalty.
During a clause-by-clause consideration of the Bill, Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, who presided over the session, put the amendment on the death penalty to a voice vote and ruled that the “ayes” had it.
But Senator Adams Oshiomhole objected to the ruling, saying that the “nays” had it.
He argued that matters of life and death should not be treated hurriedly, but Barau said it was too late, as he failed to call for division immediately after his ruling.
The bill was subsequently read for the third time and passed by the Senate.
Nollywood actress Shan George is happy to announce to you all that her N3.6million which was removed from her Zenith Bank account has successfully been recovered and returned back into her account by Zenith Bank.
She however thanks everyone, that “To all those who called, txted, and even sent me their token to enable me pursue d issue, God bless u abundantly and replenish ur pockets a billion folds.”
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