Tuoyo Mayuku pays emotional tribute to her late aunt
...“Every bingo, every win Will forever bear your name” – Multiple National Sports Festival champion By FIRST ZEALMEDIACAST BLOG The African Scrabble community mourns with the most decorated Nigerian and African Scrabble champion Tuoyo Mayuku following the passing of her beloved aunt, late Mrs. Sa’adatu Gloria Shittu, who died at the age of 69. In a deeply emotional tribute, Mayuku, the most successful African female Scrabble player of all time, described her late aunt as the woman who not only cared for her, but also played a defining role in shaping her journey as a Scrabble player and as a person. “My beloved Aunty, my Queen-Maker goes home!” Mayuku recalled how her aunt came into her life at a crucial moment, helping her pick up the pieces when her Scrabble journey appeared to be falling apart. “You found me when my Scrabble board was scattered, and picked up my rack when it was thrown away. You shaped me into the better person I am today.” She also ...