Author: Pius Ayinor
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AfroBasket fallout: Zenith Bank hosts victorious D’Tigress, gifts team N200m
Sponsors of the Nigerian Women’s National Basketball League, Zenith Bank Plc, on Tuesday at a reception held at their Abuja head office, rolled out the drums for the champions D’Tigress after the team secured a record-setting 5th back-to-back AfroBasket title. The bank rewarded the team with N200m. Each of the players will receive N10m which…
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Zenith Bank donates N200million to D’Tigress team
Pius Ayinor Zenith Bank has announced a donation of N200 million to the victorious D’Tigress team. The detail was announced Tuesday morning during a reception the bank held for the players and the Nigeria Basketball Federation in Abuja. The bank stated that N10million each will be credited to all the players Zenith Bank account which…
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Next Afrobeats Star, a dream that will reach every corner of Nigeria – Onyinye Emeka, CMO, MTN Nigeria
“We are not just launching a show, we are launching a dream that will rise from the streets of Lagos, echo through the valleys of Jos, and reach the farthest corners of Nigeria,” says the Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, Onyinye Ikenna Emeka, on the Next Afrobeats Star initiative by multimedia telecommunications, MTN. She made…
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Remo Stars lead on opening day of NPFL Youth League
After Matchday 1 of the 2024/25 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) Youth League at the Ikenne Centre, Remo Stars are top of the log on goals difference following a 2-0 defeat of Kwara United. Remo Stars Stadium is playing host to the Southwest zone of the competition which has NPFL teams from Ibadan, Akure, Benin,…
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D’Tigress get $100k, national awards, flats for historic AfroBasket victory
Pius Ayinor Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have been rewarded by the Federal Government following their remarkable feat of winning a fifth consecutive African title. At a special reception held for the team at the State House on Monday evening, each player of the triumphant squad was awarded $100,000, a national honour (OON), and a…
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Edo State women’s rugby and Cowrie FC win Racing 10’s tournament
Edo women’s rugby team have won the ladies event of the 5th Edition of the Racing 10’s Rugby Tournament defeating their perennial archrivals AJ City Rugby team (Lagos State women’s rugby team) by 26-0. It was a nail-biting final game on Saturday, 2nd August at the Main Bowl of the National Stadium, Lagos. It…
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Prestina Ochonogor wins her 2nd national title in long jump
Pius Ayinor Reigning African U20 champion, Prestina Ochonogor, has added another win to her collection, claiming victory in the women’s long jump final at the AFN National Athletics Championships that ended at the Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. She soared to a winning mark of 6.52m, securing her second national title in a row. Jarret…
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Update: D’Tigress to arrive in Abuja by 2pm on Monday
Pius Ayinor The victorious Nigeria D’Tigress are now scheduled to arrive in Abuja today, Monday by 2pm instead of the 12noon earlier announced aboard a Presidential chartered flight with the prestigious African trophy they won on Sunday night in Abidjan for the fifth-straight time. The team, officials and a Presidential team will depart Abidjan by…
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N712B Airport Renovation wasteful, misplaced priority – ADC
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the Tinubu administration’s plan to spend over ₦712 billion on the renovation of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. In a statement issued by Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC’s National Publicity Secretary, the party questioned whether the renovation plan and its associated cost had received approval from…
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Ayra Starr, Kizz Daniel, Timaya and The Ben close out Giants of Africa Festival 2025
The second iteration of the Giants of Africa Festival officially closed on Saturday night following a Closing Concert at BK Arena. Campers, coaches, staff and the local community gathered for an evening of celebration with performances by African superstars Ayra Starr, Kizz Daniel, Timaya, The Ben, DJ Senshi, and more. Under the spirit of a…