No going back on 2019 NBBF Constitution – FIBA

The Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) has declared that it will not accept any amendment to the 2019 Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) constitution. In its latest letter addressed to the  Minister of Youth and Sports, Chief Sunday Dare, FIBA…

*Cybercrime: Absence of forensic analyst stalls Naira Marley’s trial (Punch)*#EndSARS Panel Report: Sanwo-Olu invites Falz, Macaroni, CP, others for December peace walk (Vanguard)

Cybercrime: Absence of forensic analyst stalls Naira Marley’s trial (Punch) The absence of a prosecution witness, Augustine Anosike, on Tuesday, stalled the ongoing trial of Nigerian singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley before a Federal High Court in…

*NDLEA intercepts 12,385kg of Cannabis smuggled into Lagos on waterways (Nation)*Lagos can boost IGR through tourism, culture, says Sanwo-Olu (Punch)

NDLEA intercepts 12,385kg of Cannabis smuggled into Lagos on waterways (Nation) Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the weekend seized 12,385 kilogrammes of Cannabis imported from an unnamed neighbouring country and smuggled into Lagos through the…

National Youth conference: Let’s roll out ideas, produce a plan of action for youth, Sunday Dare urges delegates

The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare Monday charged participants at the ongoing National Youth Conference to roll out ideas that will form the fulcrum of a plan of action for the Nigerian Youth. In his opening remarks…

Konga signs MOU with FG on job creation

Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has been hailed by the Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Hon. Sunday Dare as a digital platform with immense capacity to help re-write Nigeria’s unemployment narrative. He made this known during the signing…

*Super TV CEO murder: Chidinma’s dad, four others face trial (Punch)*Police nab two robbery suspects in Lagos (Guardian)

Super TV CEO murder: Chidinma’s dad, four others face trial (Punch) Mr. Onoh Ojukwu whose daughter Chidinma is standing trial in the suspected murder of Super TV CEO Usifo Ataga; and four others were, on Monday, brought before a Yaba…

Access, Zenith, GTB splash N200m on D’Tigers, D’Tigress for Tokyo Olympics

Three leading commercial banks in Nigeria, Access, Zenith and Guaranty Trust Bank have splashed a whopping N200m on the country’s national basketball teams, D’Tigers and D’Tigress to support their participation in the forthcoming 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The support from the…

*Navy nabs 10 suspected vandals, recovers 210,000 litres of AGO (Vanguard)*Chinese restaurant’s manager, four other workers die, Filipino injured in Lagos explosion (Punch)

Navy nabs 10 suspected vandals, recovers 210,000 litres of AGO (Vanguard) A syndicate which specialised in smuggling petroleum products from Nigeria to other parts of Africa has been smashed by operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS BEECROFT, Apapa, Lagos.…

*Medical doctor, 17 others in EFCC net over Internet fraud (Punch)*Estate residents seek justice as thugs, police brutalise CSO (Guardian)

Medical doctor, 17 others in EFCC net over Internet fraud (Punch) The Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arrested a 28-year-old medical doctor, Chijioke Precious, and 17 others over alleged Internet fraud in Owerri,…

Sports Festival: FG ready to rescue Edo – Minister

The federal government may come to the assistance of Edo State towards hosting the 20th National Sports Festival expected to take place in Benin City from February 14th to 28th. Minister of Youth and Sports, Sunday Dare, made the revelation…

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