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By our reporter The First Phase of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) School Development Programme concluded in Lagos State, with Badagry Grammar School being the last beneficiary. This initiative, supported by CAF and implemented through the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), is aimed at fostering football development among pupils and equipping them with the essential…

Police Conference funds not diverted, says conference organiser, Shina Philips

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By Editor Lenders Consult International Limited has stated that the company and its Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Dr Shina Philips, did not divert funds meant for the organisation of the Conference and Retreat for Senior Police Officers. The company stated this on Saturday, March 14 in response to a report published on March 3, 2026,…

Super Eagles legend, Henry Nwosu, is dead

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●Segun Odegbami mourns teammate By Pius Ayinor The Nigerian sports community has again been thrown into mourning following the death of former Super Eagles midfielder Henry Nwosu. The skilled attacker was a member of the team that won Nigeria’s first Africa Cup of Nations in 1980 in Lagos. He was 62 years old. The former…

How landmark XE Jet Partnership has pushed D’Tigress up to global heights

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Nigeria basketball specialist, Pius Ayinor, sheds light on the new XE Jet and D’Tigress partnership Africa’s most celebrated women’s national basketball team, Nigeria’s D’Tigress have over the past decade emerged as a global force in women’s basketball, winning multiple African championships and elevating Nigeria’s international reputation in the sport. They took it to the highest…

63% poverty is Tinubu’s scorecard – ADC

Mar 13, 2026

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By Editor The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described recent reports that Nigeria’s poverty rate has risen to 63% after the removal of petrol subsidy as the real scorecard of President Bola Tinubu and a consequence of his ill-defined neoliberal economic policies. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the…

Tinubu’s plea goes unheeded on Ebonyi’s river of blood (1)

Mar 13, 2026

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Tunde Odesola Sometimes, words create accidental rhyme where meaning does not. Etymologically, ‘Moses’ and ‘Osmosis’ are not related, even though they sound similar, and both bear a sense of ‘passing through’. Osmosis, a Greek word, literally suggests water passing through a boundary, just as Moses, the Anglicised version of Moshe, a Hebrew name, means “to…

South Korea defeats Nigeria 77-60 in FIBA World Cup qualifiers

Mar 12, 2026

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By Pius Ayinor Korea secured a 77-60 win over Nigeria in a Group A game of the FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournament on Thursday. The match was played at the Astroballe in Villeurbanne. D’Tigress made the first two points through Sarah Ogoke. It was quite a competitive opening quarter; Korea seized control and never looked…

World Cup qualifiers: Nigeria’s D’Tigress deliver dominant 70-37 win over Colombia

Mar 11, 2026

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By Editor African champions D’Tigress delivered a dominant win over Colombia, 70-37, in Group Phase action at the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament France on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at Astroballe in Villeurbanne, according to Fiba.com report. Nigeria seized control early and never looked back, steadily building their advantage and ultimately putting the…

Nigeria’s D’Tigress open World Cup qualifying campaign against Colombia

Mar 11, 2026

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●Coach Rena says, ‘We’re ready.’ By Pius Ayinor African champions Nigeria’s D’Tigress will start their qualifying campaign at the FIBA Women’s World Cup Qualifying Tournament against Colombia. The game is set for 2pm at the Villeurbanne Sports Arena in Lyon, France, on Wednesday. The Nigerian girls have continued to build a strong reputation as a…

Abia State sports commissioner visits Abia Comets, pledges cash reward

Mar 11, 2026

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