For the second time in seven days, the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks. It was the fifth matchup between these two teams (including preseason) this year. Atlanta kept Milwaukee at arm’s length throughout most of the game. The extremely…
Jaylen Brown scores 30 as Celtics beat Bucks to even series
Jaylen Brown scored 25 of his 30 points in the first half, and the Boston Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 109-86 on Tuesday night to even their second-round playoff series at one game apiece. Brown shook off a dismal shooting…
Giannis passes Kareem as Bucks down Nets
Giannis Antetokounmpo passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become Milwaukee’s career scoring leader on a 3-pointer that forced overtime, and then made two free throws in the final seconds to give the Bucks a 120-119 NBA victory over the Brooklyn Nets. The…
*How I used 12 years for four-year course in OAU -Lady (Punch)*Sexual enhancing drugs can lead to your death, NAFDAC DG warns men (DailyTrust)
How I used 12 years for four-year course in OAU -Lady (Punch) Omobolanle Adenle is one of the graduands at the 45th convocation of the Obafemi Awolowo University held earlier this month. She gained admission to study Linguistics and African…
From poverty to champion: Giannis completes NBA dream journey
As the last seconds ticked away before Milwaukee won the NBA Finals, Giannis Antetokounmpo thought not about his amazing performance but instead pondered his incredible journey from poverty to champion. “When I came to the league, I didn’t know where…
Giannis scores 50 to power Bucks to first NBA title since 1971
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 50 points in an astounding all-around performance and the Milwaukee Bucks captured their first NBA title since 1971 by defeating the Phoenix Suns 105-98 on Tuesday. The Bucks won the best-of-seven NBA Finals by four games to…
*Navy intercepts 162 bags of suspected smuggled rice in Lagos offshore (Guardian)*Otedola Bridge accident kills 1, injures 2 (Nation)
Navy intercepts 162 bags of suspected smuggled rice in Lagos offshore (Guardian) The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT on routine patrol recently intercepted a wooden boat with 162 bags of foreign parboiled rice off the shore of Lagos. This is…
*Salesgirl remanded for alleged N1m theft, attempted murder (Vanguard)*Murder, robbery suspects among 1,320 arrested in Lagos (Nation)
Salesgirl remanded for alleged N1m theft, attempted murder (Vanguard) A 21-year-old girl, Blessing Lawal, was on Thursday remanded at a correctional centre for alleged one million naira theft and attempted murder. Chief Magistrate F.M. Ajayi, gave 14 days remand order…
*Trial of Danish man accused of killing Nigerian wife, kid stalled (Guardian)*Man docked over alleged kidnap of toddler (Vanguard)
Trial of Danish man accused of killing Nigerian wife, kid stalled (Guardian) The trial of a Danish, Peter Neilsen, accused of killing his Nigerian wife and their daughter, was on Monday stalled due to the defendant’s delay in filing an…
*Lagos landlords, motorists groan over poor road, gridlock, accidents (Punch)*Mixed reactions trail Lagos Bill barring parade of suspects (Guardian)
Lagos landlords, motorists groan over poor road, gridlock, accidents (Punch) Residents and shop owners have decried the poor state of Old Ipaja Road, Agege, saying that it impedes free flow of traffic and causes avoidable accidents. Motorists plying the corridor…
