The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBF) has invited 16 players to Atlanta for a 10-day training camp as preparation commences for the 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo. Training camp to be held at Fairfield Inn & Suites, Atlanta will start on…
*Businessman arraigned for alleged N25m fraud (Punch)*Succour for travellers as Lagos-Ibadan highway gets ‘dedicated’ funding (Nation)
Businessman arraigned for alleged N25m fraud (Punch) A businessman, Kelechi Mbagwu, has been arraigned before the Lagos State Special Offences Court for N25m fraud. Mbagwu was arraigned alongside his company, CMB Building Maintenance and Investment Limited, on three counts bordering…
NBBF celebrates as Ibekwe wins Arizona Women Player of the Decade award
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has showered encomiums on Ifunanya Ibekwe, who was recently voted University of Arizona Women Basketball best player in the last 10 years. Ibekwe, who became the first ever basketballer to record 55 double-doubles, was announced…
*Lagos MSSN bemoans Kyari’s death (Guardian) *Abba Kyari died of COVID-19 complications in Lagos – Commissioner (Vanguard)
Lagos MSSN bemoans Kyari’s death (Guardian) The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Chapter, has commiserated with Nigeria and President Muhammadu Buhari over the death of his Chief of Staff, Mallam Abba Kyari. In a statement signed by…
*Tanker fire explosion causes heavy gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Guardian) *3 jailed for stoning policemen in Lagos (Nation)
Tanker fire explosion causes heavy gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan expressway (Guardian) A large number of motorists and commuters were yesterday night held up in a gridlock caused by petroleum tanker explosion near the Kara Bridge, outward the Lagos end of the…
‘NBBF borrowed money to fund D’Tigress’ title defence’ (Guardian)
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has declared that the body borrowed money from different sources to ensure the Nigeria women basketball team (D’Tigress) departed the country on Wednesday for the 2019 AfroBasket billed to dunk off in Senegal from August…
