D’Tigress, Nigeria’s senior women basketball team, on Monday in Yaoundé beat their Angolan counterparts 85-65 to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2021 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship. In their final Group B game, the Nigerian side dislodged the Angolans who…
*Police storm Lagos ritualists’ den, arrest suspect (Punch) *Lagos adopts biosecurity measures at abattoirs (Nation)
Police storm Lagos ritualists’ den, arrest suspect (Punch) A suspected ritualist, Dona Asogbo, has been arrested by the personnel of the Lagos State Police Command. PUNCH Metro gathered that the suspect was arrested when the personnel stormed a ritualists’ den…
D’Tigress end Olympics qualifiers on a high despite 71-76 defeat to USA
Reigning African champions, D’Tigress ended their FIBA Olympics Qualifying tournament on a high despite a narrow 71-76 points loss to world champions- USA at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall, Belgrade, Serbia. The Otis Hughley inspired ladies put up a gallant performance…
Kalu is FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2019 MVP (Guardian)
The FIBA Women’s AfroBasket 2019 champions merited their success and two of their players along with a finalist and one player from both semi-finalists. Point guard Ezinne Kalu inspired Nigeria with 13 points, 3.2 assists, three steals and 2.6 rebounds per…