By Gwurld4026 
Tunde Onakoya Awards Scholarship to Young Chess Prodigy
Nigerian chess champion and philanthropist, Tunde Onakoya, has pledged to sponsor the education of an 11-year-old girl who was seen assisting her mother with street sweeping in Ikoyi, Lagos.
The incident gained widespread attention after a video surfaced showing an activist confronting the mother for involving her daughter in the early morning cleaning job.
Onakoya, moved by the situation, shared his personal experiences of accompanying his mother during similar hardships. He emphasized the importance of compassion over criticism in such circumstances.
Expressing his commitment, Onakoya stated his intention to fully fund the girl’s education through university, aiming to alleviate the family’s burden and provide the child with better opportunities.
