Nigeria, July 3 -- King Amakree Academy of Obuama, Rivers State, and Government Secondary School (GSS), Gboko, Benue State, emerged champions of the boys' and girls' categories respectively as the curtain fell on the 26th Nestle MILO Secondary Schools Basketball Championship at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos on Thursday.

While GSS Gboko cruised to a convincing victory in the girls' final, the boys' title was decided by one of the most dramatic finishes in the competition's history, with King Amakree Academy staging a stunning comeback to edge defending champions Father O'Connell Science College, Minna, 56-54.

The championship, which attracted the best secondary school teams from across Nigeria after mont...