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  • Tokyo Paralympics: Agunbiade/Olufemi pair advances to table tennis team semi-finals

    Tokyo Paralympics: Agunbiade/Olufemi pair advances to table tennis team semi-finals

    The pair of Tajudeen Agunbiade and Alabi Olufemi on Tuesday in Tokyo qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s team event of the table tennis competition at the 2020 Paralympics.

    In the Class 9 to 10 quarter-final fixture at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, the Nigerian duo defeated the Montenegro pair of Luka Bakic and Filip Radovic 2-0.

    They opened with a 3-2 win in the doubles, winning 8-11 11-6 1-11 11-8 11-8, before Agunbiade went on to beat Bakic 3-0 (11-6 11-8 11-6) to make the Olufemi/Radovic face-off meaningless.

    Nigeria will now take on Australia, who beat France 2-0, in the semi-finals scheduled for the same venue on Wednesday afternoon.

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Team Nigeria had beaten the U.S 2-1 in the round of 16.

    Agunbiade and Olufemi beat Tahl Leibovitz and Ian Seidenfeld 3-1 (7-11 11-7 11-9 11-4) in the doubles, while Agunbiade lost 0-3 (7-11 5-11 8-11) to Leibovitz in the opening singles.

    Olufemi restored Nigeria’s lead to win the fixture with a 3-0 (11-9 11-8 11-7) defeat of Seidenfeld.

    NAN reports that a win for the pair of Agunbiade and Olufemi on Wednesday will put them in the frame for either a gold or silver medal in the competition.

    The 2020 Paralympic Games will end on Sunday.

  • Tokyo Paralympics : Nigeria records first win in table tennis

    Nigeria’s Tajundeen Agunbiade defeated Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 to record first win in the table tennis event of the ongoing 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo .

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Agunbiade on Thursday defeated Yi Qing Zhao of China 3-2 (11-7 11-5 7-11 6-11 11-5 ) in Group B Class 9 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

    Isau Ogunkunle lost 3-2 Maxime Thomas of France in their group Class 4. He lost 11-8 5-11 13-11 6-11 7-11 in a group F of e men’s singles Class 4.

    Olufemi Alabi lost 0-3 (9-11 8-11 6-11) to Joel Coughlan of Australia in a Class 10 Group C action.

    Faith Obazuaye also lost 0-3 (6-11 5-11 9-11) to Xiaojing Zhao of China in women’s singles in class 10 Group C.

    Ogunkunle Isau in his second game went on to lose 1-3 (7-11 7-11 11-7 9-11) to Mohammed Saleh in Egypt in class 4 Group C.

    NAN reports that the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics which started on Aug. 24 is expected to Sept. 5.

  • VIDEO: Looted COVID-19 palliatives in my home kept for distribution on my birthday – Lagos lawmaker

    VIDEO: Looted COVID-19 palliatives in my home kept for distribution on my birthday – Lagos lawmaker

    Lawmaker representing Ikorodu Constituency I at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade aka SOB, has said the looted COVID-19 palliatives in his home were meant to be distributed to beneficiaries on his birthday.

    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that Agunbiade is the Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly.

    On Friday, an irate mob stormed his house in Ikorodu and carted away COVID-19 palliatives.

    Agunbiade in a statement on Saturday, described the incident as a planned attack.

    The legislator said he got intelligence reports of “the plan to exterminate” him but took it as unfounded rumours.

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain added that the palliatives were to be shared on his birthday on Sunday.

    The assembly member recalled that at the peak of the pandemic, he personally distributed palliatives to his constituents more than three times.

    “For my birthday on 25th October 2020, I have sent out, through my Media Team, notice of my intention to give support to 50 widows who have already been nominated by different groups in a programme christened Widows Mite for Widows and also distribute to some vulnerable and indigent individuals across the three local councils of my constituency, some palliative materials donated by the state and federal governments, as well as myself.”

    Agunbiade decried that the same items were those stolen from his house.

    “The barbaric event of Friday is though shocking but like a dolphin which is happy even in the middle of giant waves and horrible storm, I am stable and my faith in the mercy and grace of God is very fat. For certain the looters are not #Endsars protesters because the youth in Ikorodu engaged in very peaceful and well coordinated protest. The perpetrators of the attack on my house are group of assailants on a mission targeted at my life.”

    Agunbiade regretted that his certificates, travelling passports of his family and other valuables were stolen.

    He lamented his wardrobe and that of the wife were ransacked.

    Agunbiade, however, expressed gratitude to God that no life was lost during the incident.