D’Tigress increased their chances of qualifying for the 2020 Olympics after defeating hosts of the FIBA Africa Women’s pre Olympics qualifying tournament, Mozambique 57-48 at the Pavilhao Maxaquene on Saturday. The 2019 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket champions showed superiority over their…
*UNILAG raises probe panel on sexual harassment cases (Punch)*Lagos CJ inspects Lekki courthouse (Punch)
UNILAG raises probe panel on sexual harassment cases (Punch) The University of Lagos, Akoka, has set up a panel to investigate two of its lecturers accused of sexually harassing undercover reporters purportedly seeking admission and change the course of study…
Zenith Bank celebrates D’Tigress on back-to-back Afrobasket championship victory
Zenith Bank Plc, the sole sponsor of the Nigerian Female Basketball League has hailed the Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress, for emerging champions of the FIBA Women’s Afrobasket 2019 in Dakar, Senegal, defeating the host nation 60-55 points in the…
2019 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket final: D’Tigress chase historic fourth title against Senegal (Vanguard)
Nigeria’s women national basketball side, D’Tigress will today in the 15,000-seater Dakar Arena, go up in arms against Senegal in the final of the 2019 FIFA Women’s AfroBasket Championship, with the Nigerians chasing a historic fourth title, while the hosts…
FIBA Women’s Afrobasket 2019: Zenith Bank hails D’Tigress on quarterfinal qualification
Zenith Bank Plc, the sole sponsor of the Nigerian Female Basketball League has hailed the Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress for their exploits at the ongoing FIBA Women’s Afrobasket 2019 in Dakar, Senegal. Speaking on the progress of the team…
AFA Sports unveils D’Tigress’ new jerseys (Guardian)
AFA Sports, the official kitting outfit for the women basketball national team, D’ Tigress, at the weekend unveiled a new set of jerseys for the team, as they prepare for their 2019 Afrobasket title defense in Dakar, Senegal from August…
D’Tigress draw Cameroon, Tunisia in AfroBasket (Punch)
D’Tigress will face Cameroon and Tunisia in Group B at the 2019 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket scheduled for Dakar, Senegal, Sports Extra reports. The competition is set to tip off from August 10 to 18 at the newly-launched Dakar Arena with the reigning FIBA…
*Yemi Osinbajo urges Muslims, Christians to unite against terrorism (ThisDay)*Osoba: APC of our dream yet to find its feet (ThisDay)
Yemi Osinbajo urges Muslims, Christians to unite against terrorism (ThisDay) Vice President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday called on Muslims and Christians to unite against radical Islamist terrorism, stressing that it was a common enemy of all faiths. Osinbajo urged Christians and…
FIBA ranks D’Tigress 19th after fine World Cup outing (Punch)
Following their record-breaking performance at the just-concluded 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, Nigeria’s women’s national basketball team, D’Tigress, have emerged as the highest climbers in the new rankings released by world basketball-governing body FIBA on Friday. According to the…
Why I dumped Ambode – Tinubu (Guardian) * Ambode lied about me, says Sanwo-Olu (Guardian)
Why I dumped Ambode – Tinubu (Guardian) A former governor of Lagos State and national leader of Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu Sunday said he refused to back the current governor of the state, Akinwunmi Ambode, for a…
