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Alex Nwora invites 15 players for FIBA Men’s World Cup qualifiers
D’Tigers Head Coach, Alex Nwora, has invited 15 players for the last window of the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup qualifiers taking place in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, from February 18.
National Division 1 Basketball League kicks off November 27
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has announced that the Total National Division 1 League will start on the 27th of November 2018.
NBBF: No faction in Nigerian basketball
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has emphasized that there are no other factions guiding the country’s basketball other than the Musa Kida-led board.
Ike Diogu, Ofoegbu Chima lead D’Tigers charge for Commonwealth Games
Diogu is joined by other foreign-based stars like Uchenna Iroegbu, Olatunji Olalekan Graham and Ofoegbu Uchechi Chima (all USA) as well as Philippines based Orizu Prince Ifeanyi.
Commonwealth Games: NBBF invites 20 players for initial Team Nigeria camp
Twenty players have been invited by the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) for the first phase of camping ahead of the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Afrobasket: NBBF names veteran Ike Diogu, 13 others for D’Tigers title defence
The Nigeria Basketball Federation has released the squad for the D’Tigers’ defence of their FIBA Men’s title in Tunisia.
D’Tigress leave for Afrobasket in Mali Wednesday
The Nigeria female basketball team, D’Tigress, will depart the country on Wednesday for Bamako, Mali aboard an Air Cote d’Ivoire flight for the 2017 FIBA Afrobasket tournament.
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Great Ogboru: Muhammadu Buhari’ll be President till 2023
The Delta State gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Great Ovedje Ogboru, Saturday expressed confidence about the victory of the All Progressive Congress Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, and other candidates of the party in the area.
Elections: CAN expresses worry over vote-buying in Ondo
The Christian Association of Nigeria, Ondo State chapter, has expressed worry over the increasing incidence of vote buying during elections in the country.
Senator Tinubu: I’ll accept people’s verdict
A national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, has said that he would accept the result of the presidential election even if it did not go the way of the party.
Mauro Icardi remains sidelined for Inter’s Fiorentina trip
Icardi has not featured in any of Inter's last three matches with an apparent knee injury amid continued speculation over his future at the club after he was stripped of the captaincy.
Election: Governor Ortom accuses security agencies of intimidation
The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Saturday expressed worry over reports of intimidation of the masses by security operatives at polling stations in the state.
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Election: CUPP asks opposition parties to resume campaign
The Coalition of United Political Parties on Sunday asked member parties to shun the directive by the Independent National Electoral Commission and resume campaigns ahead of the Saturday’s presidential election.
INEC: Why elections may not hold in some areas
A head of tomorrow’s rescheduled presidential and National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it would not conduct elections in volatile areas where security agencies said the safety of their officials could not be guaranteed, especially in some parts of the North East where Boko Haram insurgents had displaced thousands.
Man remanded for killing of suspected thief
A Yaba Magistrates ‘ Court, Lagos, on Wednesday remanded a 28-year-old man, Kazeem Aleshinloye, in Kirikiri Maximum Prisons over alleged killing of a man accused of stealing.
My wife causing crises in my ministry – Cleric tells court
A 51-year-old Pastor, Rotimi Michael, has told an Oke-Ogbere Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his 11- year-old marriage to his wife, Dolapo, alleging that she is destroying his ministry as a cleric.
Asiwaju Tinubu disowns leaked audio on campaign funding
APC national leader Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, denied a leaked audio report on campaign funding associated to him, describing it as “fake and desperately illogical and evil.”