17-year-old beats Sowore, others to win Lagos marathon race

A 17-year-old Francis James, from Plateau State, has won the second edition of the Mangrove Marathon Race 2023 held on Saturday in Lekki, Lagos. James won one million naira in the 10km eco-friendly race to beat other contestants including a former presidential candidate in the 2023 General Elections and Publisher of Sahara Reporters, Mr Omowole Sowore. James who expressed delight …

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Lagos to host 10km mangrove marathon

Towards reducing further loss of the ecosystem, one of the leading environmental advocacy groups, Mangrove Marathon, will host a 10km Eco-run mangrove marathon in Lekki, Lagos. With about 40 per cent of Nigerian mangrove cover lost to human activities, the group called for collective action among stakeholders to halt further depletion of the mangrove systems. It said mangrove forest faced …

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