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Over 3,500 Athletes Battle for Laurels in i-Fitness GameFest 2.0
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Published 11/4/2026 9:41:01 PM
Over 3,500 Athletes Battle for Laurels in i-Fitness GameFest 2.0 – THISDAYLIVE
Over 3,500 fitness enthusiasts are expected to participate in the i-Fitness Gamefest competition scheduled to hold at the Legacy Pitch, National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, on Saturday, 7 November 2026.
Organised by West Africa’s fastest-growing fitness chain, i-Fitness, the programme which will start at 7am, is the Mainland edition of its inter-branch sports and fitness competition.
The event, themed: “Different Squad, Unstoppable Together”, will see 689 competitors from 14 i-Fitness branches across the Lagos Mainland compete in football, a 100m sprint, a 200m relay,sack race and an all-day lifting challenge. Competition.
Eight branches of the outfit in the Lagos mainland have already qualified for the knockout stage of the football event after the preliminary matches played across the braches in the buildup to the this stage.
The teams include; Magodo, Ogudu, Ikorodu, Iponri, Surulere, Ago Palace, Opebi and Acme.
The first edition, GameFest 1.0 Island Edition, drew over 1,500 participants. This year, more than 3,500 guests have registered, including over 2,300 i-Fitness members.
Speaking ahead of the event, the Founder and CEO of i-Fitness, Foluso Ogunwale, said, “when we started i-Fitness, our goal was to build a community of people who choose to live healthier lives. GameFest is where you see that community at its best.
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Chuks Okocha in Abuja
Despite the judgement of the Court of Appeal that dismissed the appeal of the Tanimu Turaki faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), filed by the Chairman of its Board of Trustees, Senator Adolphus Wabara, it said it was going on appeal to Supreme court.
The Special Panel of the Court of Appeal, yesterday, delivered judgment in the suit.
The appeal CA/ABJ/CV/1221/2026 filed by Wabara and 7 Others, against the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and six others, sought among other reliefs, an order vacating the judgment of the Federal High Court which refused to direct INEC to recognise the Interim National Working Committee led by Turaki, as constituted by the National Executive Committee meeting convened after the judgment of the Supreme Court.
The Panel presided by Justice Ugochukwu Anthony Ogakwu JCA, Justice Laja Balogun JCA and Justice Ruquayat Oremei Ayoola JCA (who read the judgment) upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court per Justice Salim and dismissed the Appeal.
A statement by the National Publicity Secretary of the faction, Ini Ememobong, stated that, “While we respect the judgment of the court, we are determined to take our quest for justice anchored on truth to the apex court in the land.
“It is our belief that no matter how deep the truth is buried, if those seeking it are persistent in digging, it will one day resurface. We have instructed our lawyers to immediately file an appeal before the Supreme Court, in the hope that justice will eventually be done.
“The Peoples Democratic Party must as an opposition party, offer alternative to the ruling party, and not become an appendage of it. Democracy survives only when the opposition is strong enough to effectively engage the government.
“We urge all or members to remain firm and resolute as we approach the highest court of the land. We trust that there is light at the end of the tunnel and that when this victory is finally won, the pains we are passing through will make a good story for the survival of multiparty democracy and the next generation.”
