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SECTION REPORTS
what the sections are doing
BADMINTON
Sports, Bob Marley and birthdays
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HE Chairman’s Week tournament, a friendly and the Social Sunday/ American Tournament were the sporting events held between January and June 2011, in this section, according to Chairman Reginald Udeagbala. Held between 14 February (Valentine’s Day) and 17 February, the Chairman’s Week featured keen contests for trophies in Men’s Singles and Groups A and B Doubles. The Social Sunday/American Tournament was held in March, as a forum for members and guests to interact and social-
ise. The Games Captain created an avenue for decorum which added glamour to the great day. The Ikoyi Club 1938 team were the overall winners of the friendly tournament between them and the Lagos Country Club’s team. Held on 22 May, it featured Groups A & B and Veterans Doubles. It was not all badminton. The section had a hugely-attended-and-successful 30-year-remembrance gig for the legendary reggae crooner, Bob Marley. The regular Friday nights’ entertainment also went without fail and members loved the treat to usher them into the weekend. Members’ birthdays were also celebrated during the social Sunday with cakes and all other goodies. The June Birthday celebration was sponsored by one of the “birthday boys” with lots of pepper soup for all. The occasions are usually opportunities of interactions by families.
ENTERTAINMENT
Hip-hop-hurray
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t was fun unlimited during the period in review; with the monthly Pub-Nite, Easter Family Picnic, Children’s Day and Happy Hours. February Pub-Nite was courtesy of friends of the bar; March, April and May were sponsored by the Main House as there was no corporate sponsor while the June Pub-Nite was in-house disco by the Club DJ. The Easter Family Picnic, held yearly was sponsored by the Main House and, as usual, it had families being feted to good music and drinks. Also a yearly event, the Children’s Day, held on 27 May, was a lavish party organised by the section. Regrettably, without a sponsor this year, the Main House picked up the tab. Wonder Works provided packs of hot dog, ice cream, burger, gifts and entertainment such as train ride, bouncy castle and cartoon characters. There was also a film show enjoyed by children and adults alike at the Club Lawn. Happy Hours, sponsored by the Chairman’s Week organising committee, came up on a special Friday between 8pm and 9:30pm and featured wine-tasting by the members who attended. The Club DJ rocked the house with “old school” and contemporary music.
BILLIARDS, SNOOKER & POOL
Plenty plays, prizes, photo-ops...
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xcept in April and May, when there were no competitions, the section buzzed with competitions in the first and second quarters. There were the Snooker Ladder Competition (31 January-4 February), Chairman’s Competition (9-18 February), Martin Nwoga Competition (14-19 March) and the INITS Limited-sponsored Snooker Open 2011 (8-17 June). The Snooker Ladder Competition had the following winners: Akeem Mustafa (1st), Frank Irabor (2nd) and Ayodeji Akinola (3rd). Tunde Fashakin came first in the Chairman’s Competition for Pool; Walter Ofonagoro (2nd) and Ademola Bolarinde (3rd). The winners in Billiards were: Chukwuma Oyeka (1st), Victor Okobi (2nd) and Dele Benson (3rd). Snooker had Akeem Mustafa (1st), Wale Ogunsanwo (2nd) and Victor Okobi (3rd). In Snooker Doubles, there were: Frank Irabor/Niyi Olufemi (1st). Tunde Fashakin/Adediran Benson (2nd) and Shola Akerele/Chukwuma Oyeka (3rd). The Martin Nwoga Snooker Competition was won by Banji Ogundere (1st), AKB Disu (2nd) and Bimbo Okubena (3rd). The Inits Open had AKB Disu (1st), Akeem Mustafa (2nd) and Bimbo Okubena (3rd). All the competitions were attended by prizes, photo opportunities and plenty of goodies.
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harmony
club Chairman Richard Giwa-Osagie, presenting a plaque to Mr. & Mrs. Femi and Ronke Taiwo, the sponsors of the 2011 INITS SNOOKER OPEN A cross section of Members at the prize giving ceremony
Chairman, Billiards, Snooker & Pool Section Mr. Frank Irabor addressing Members
Justice Oshodi, presenting 3rd place prize to Mr. Ademola Bolarinde on behalf of Mr. Bimbo Okubena