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SWA-Nigeria Tri-Games , Nigeria
Student World Assembly Nigeria
has had a wonderful event called the Tri-Games, at which
members of SWA, Obafemi Awolowo University students and
members of Organization of African Unity played basketball,
handball and table tennis in a friendly competition.
The Tri-Games formation was inspired by a desire to promote
unity and solidarity among African nations in order to insure
the progress of Africa through peaceful and positive cooperation,
as well as the protection and promotion of human rights
and independent rule for the nations of Africa. It is great
that SWA was able to bring together students from different
organizations with similar ideals in a social, albeit competitive,
occasion.
The Tri-Games were a closed
competition and it was held at the nearby Universal College
of Technology.
In the basketball and handball event they had four teams
each, and they were named the Campus Team, Town Team, Quarters
Team, and Squatters Team, taking there names after the various
students hostels. The basketball event, which was very explosive,
saw the Campus coming in first place, the Squatters in second,
and the Town team coming in third. The Handball event saw
the Quarters coming in first place, the Town team in second,
and Squatters team in third place. The Table Tennis was
played by individuals instead of teams, and the winners
were Chinelo Echetabu in first and Folake I. won second
in the Women’s tournament, while Shina A. and Groge E. came
first and second respectively in the Men’s tournament.
The SWA International would like to congratulate SWA-Nigeria
on a successful event at which students with similar goals
were brought together to have fun and, hopefully, exchange
ideas. What a great example for the rest of us to follow!
Click
hereto view more photos of the event
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Serving
Our Fellow Man
Lagos State University Chapter, Nigeria
Student World Assembly would
like to commend its Lagos State University Chapter on their
successful event, “Empowering the Youth in a Depressed Nigerian
Economy”. The three-day event, running from the 9th – 11th
August, located at the school's Ojo campus of Lagos State
University.
This program was co-sponsored with the Lagos State university
Student Union Government and had in attendance special dignitaries
Mr. Gbenga Sesan of Omatek Computers; Early Judith, the
general coordinator of Humanist Movement International;
Barrister Titi Akosa; and Mr Ayodele Adewale of Pronaco.
These kind dignitaries gave presentations for the student
body which discussed such things as ways to accomplish great
achievements and advise on how to manage their lives while
on campus. Music was also included with Comrade Ayo Adewale,
the ex- president of Lagos State University, gave the attendees
a rendition of "Aluta" songs.
The program of events ended
with Charles Akponah providing a thorough introduction of
Student World Assembly, which was thrilling to the students
present, who were eager to become a part of our efforts
to promote the ideals of democracy and human rights. This
event reinforces the Lagos State University mission which
states that it is determined to be a topnotch institution
which pursues “excellence in knowledge through learning
and research as well as in character and service to humanity.”
Congratulations on your success and keep up the good work!
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