Tag: Tunde Onakoya
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Onakoya defends visit to Tinubu, says not endorsement
Nigerian chess champion and founder of Chess in Slums Africa, Tunde Onakoya, has addressed the allegations that he is a ‘sell-out’ for taking photos with the president of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
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Nigeria’s Onakoya smashes GWR record, awaits confirmation
Tunde Onakoya has broken the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest chess marathon.
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Chess Marathon: Guinness World Record holder, Tunde Onakoya appointed sports ambassador in Ogun state
Current Guinness World Record Holder for the longest Chess Marathon in history, Tunde Onakoya has been appointed Sports Ambassador in Ogun State by Prince Abiodun governor of the state.
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Why I discouraged my son from playing chess – Tunde Onakoya’s father
The father of Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya who recently broke a Guiness World Record in Chess, Pa Onakoya has revealed that he initially discouraged his son from playing the game. Pa Onokoya revealed that when Tunde was a child, he used to disrupt his chess games to make him focus on his education.
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29-year-old Nigerian chess player, Onakoya breaks Guiness World Record
A 29- year old Nigerian chess champion and child education advocate, Tunde Onakoya has played chess nonstop for 58 hours in New York City’s Times Square to break the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon in the world.
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Davido supports Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya aiming for Guiness World Record
Popular Afrobeats singer, Davido on Thursday showed up at Times Square in New York to render support for Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onakoya, who is seeking to surpass the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon.
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Manchester United legend patrice Evra visits Oshodi in Lagos
Evra visited Oshodi as part of the Chess in Slums initiative by founder, Tunde Onakoya. Chess in slum initiative is a measure put in place by Tunde Onakoya to discover more talents who are living in slums in Nigeria