Tag: africa
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Aka tips Team Nigeria to dominate African Youth Scrabble Championship
The President of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation, (NSF), Engineer Olobatoke Aka, has assured Nigerians that Team Nigeria will dominate at the second edition of the Africa Youth Scrabble Championship (AYSC). He said, “The goal is for us to dominate as we have been doing in the adult scrabble. The goal is for us to show…
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Masai Ujiri challenges African youth to dream bigger
Giants of Africa Co-Founder Masai Ujiri has asked African youth to believe in their potential, grow with purpose, and uplift others along the way. He says the future of the continent rests in their hands. He said this in Kigali, at the International Youth Day Forum held at BK Arena in Kigali, where over 2,000…
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Nigeria’s D’Tigress thrash Cameroon 83-47, move closer to record fifth consecutive title
●To meet Senegal in semi-finals Six-time champions, Nigeria’s D’Tigress, have advanced to the semifinals of the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket courtesy of a commanding 83-47 defeat of Cameroon and keeping their title defense campaign alive. The victory extends their unbeaten run in Africa to 27, dating back to 2015, while moving them closer to a record…
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Masai Ujiri’s Zaria Court Kigali opens, ushering in a new era for African sports, entertainment and culture
Zaria Court Kigali officially opened its doors Monday night, July 28 with a landmark launch event, marking a defining moment for African urban infrastructure. The flagship $26 million mixed-use development is the first from Zaria Group, Africa’s leading developer of sports, entertainment, and cultural infrastructure, which NBA Champion Masai Ujiri co-founded in partnership with Helios…
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Giants of Africa Festival 2025 inspires with lovely opening show
The Giants of Africa Festival 2025 was officially declared open on Sunday night by Giants of Africa Co-Founder Masai Ujiri at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda. The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame was in attendance and spoke to the gathering. The second iteration of the festival unites 320 boys and girls from 20 African countries…
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Day 1 at Giants of Africa Festival ends with women’s community outreach
50 young women were hosted by the Giants of Africa Festival 2025 for a community outreach event in Huye, Rwanda on Saturday afternoon. Held at Ecole Notre Dame de la Providence Karubanda, the event provided educational resources in a classroom setting and ended with a basketball clinic. “I’m here today at the women’s event to…
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D’Tigress thrash Rwanda 94-45 as Afrobasket 2025 starts
Nigeria easily defeated Rwanda 92-45 in the second game of the 2025 Women’s AfroBasket in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on Saturday, continuing their winning streak. Since October 2015, this is the 25th consecutive tournament victory for the Tigresses. With a mid-range hoop, Elizabeth Balogun made the first basket, but the Rwandan squad didn’t appear to be…
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Aisha Buhari denies divorcing Buhari as Kperogi apologises
Aisha Buhari has denied reports of having divorced President Muhammadu Buhari before his death. The original writer of the divorce report, Prof Farooq Kperogi, said this and immediately offered his unreserved apologies. Kperogi who claims to have been told of the divorce by a very reliable source, noted that whether true or not that he…
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WAFCON: Super Falcons and Zambia in dreadful quarter-final battle
Casablanca will be hot on Friday as the Nigeria and Zambia senior women’s national teams square off in one of the most anticipated Women’s Africa Cup of Nations matches in the competition’s history. Nine-time champions Nigeria spent the better part of the ‘90s and the last decade riding roughshod over continental opposition, but the terrain-walk…
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Ayra Starr, Kawhi join Masai Ujiri’s Giants of Africa Festival 2025
Nigerian pop sensation Ayra Starr has just been announced as a performer at the Giant of Africa Festival’s Closing Concert on August 2. She joins a powerhouse lineup that includes Afrobeats stars Kizz Daniel and Timaya. Additionally, local Rwandan artist Alyn Sano is now set to perform at the festival’s inaugural Threads of Africa Fashion…
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