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Musa Kida encourages D’Tigers inspired by champions D’Tigress
Pius Ayinor The President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr. Musa Kida was with the men’s national basketball team, D’Tigers, at training on Monday in Abuja, even as Nigerians focused their attention on the victorious D’Tigress, who just accomplished an unprecedented 5-peat. Kida who addressed the players at the Mo Arena where they have holed…
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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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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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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…
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Nigeria’s D’Tigress beat Mali to win 5th-straight African title
Pius Ayinor Nigeria’s D’Tigress have cemented their dominance in African women’s basketball, by winning their fifth consecutive Women’s AfroBasket title with a lovely 78-64 victory over Mali. The game was played Sunday night in Abidjan. The Malians started off with their supporters and won the first quarter 26-21. And as in their precious three games…
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Nigeria’s D’Tigress beat Senegal for the seventh time in a row, to face Mali in Sunday’s final
Nigeria survived a hard-fought test, beating arch rivals Senegal to advance to the Women’s AfroBasket final for the fifth time in a row. In a game with three crucial lead changes, the reigning champions, Nigeria, prevailed with a final score of 75-68. With this victory, Nigeria extended their Women’s AfroBasket winning streak to 28 games,…
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Nigeria’s athletics future still very bright – AFN President
The President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, (AFN), Chief Tonobok Okowa, strongly believes that the future of athletics in Nigeria is bright. He gave this assurance on Friday during an interview with journalists during the AFN National Trials at the Yaba College of Technology Sports Complex in Lagos. He based his confidence on the…
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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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