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LIKE FALCONS, D’TIGRESS GET NATIONAL HONOURS, $100,000 EACH FOR AFROBASKET TRIUMPH President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all members of the D’Tigress for winning the 2025 Women’s Afrobasket in Cote d’Ivoire. The president also pledged $100,000 to each of the players and an additional $50,000 to members of the technical crew. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented Tinubu …

D’TIGRESS BEAT MALI TO WIN FIFTH CONSECUTIVE AFROBASKET TITLE Nigeria’s D’Tigress won a fifth consecutive Women’s AfroBasket title following a 78-64 victory over Mali. It was the seventh time Nigeria would lift the trophy. Rena Wakama’s side extended their unbeaten streak at the Women’s AfroBasket tournament to 29 games. The West Africans have also qualified for the 2026 FIBA Women’s …

MONEY GIFTED TO SUPER FALCONS CAN PAY 16,000 DOCTORS, 66,000 TEACHERS, OTHERS The cash price splashed on Nigeria’s women national football team, the Super Falcons, is enough to take care of the monthly wage bill of about 16,000 doctors, 66,000 teachers and over 78,000 lowest ranked officers of the Police Force, Checks have shown. Following their triumph at the just-concluded …

PRESIDENCY DEFENDS SUPER FALCONS REWARDS, CITIES BBNAIJA N150M PRIZE MONEY The Nigerian presidency spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, has defended the national honours and ₦152million cash rewards given by President Bola Tinubu to each player in Nigeria’s Super Falcons after their 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) victory. Taking to his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday, Onanuga slammed critics …

TINUBU CONFERS NATIONAL HONOURS ON FALCONS, GIVES EACH PLAYER $100,000 Nigeria Super Falcons captain, Rasheedat Ajibade, celebrating with team mates after their win over the Banyana Banyana of South Africa, at the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Casablanca, Morocco, yesterday. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has conferred National Honours of Officer of the Order of the Niger (OON) …

FORMER EAGLES COACH, MONDAY SINCLAIR DIES AT 88 Ex-Super Eagles coach, Monday Sinclair, has died at the age of 88, after battling with diabetes for a while. Former Nigeria goalkeeper, Peterside Idah, disclosed the news of his death in a Facebook post. It is believed Sinclair passed away on Wednesday around 3:15pm. “Our daddy is gone. What a man. He …

MIKE EJEAGHA, IGBO FOLKLORE MUSIC ICON, GWOGWO NGWOM, DIES AT 95 Mike Ejeagha, the renowned Highlife icon, widely celebrated for transforming Igbo folklore and proverbs into enchanting music, has died at the age of 95. Ejeagha died on Friday night at about 8 p.m. at the 32 Garrison Hospital in Enugu, following a prolonged illness. His eldest son, Emma Ejeagha, …

JAMES NGŨGĨ WA THIONG’O, GIANT OF AFRICAN LITERATURE, DIES AT 87 Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern African literature – a storyteller who refused to be bound by jail, exile and illness. His work spanned roughly six decades, primarily documenting the transformation of his country – Kenya – from a colonial subject to …

DAVIDO PRAISES HIGHLIFE LEGEND, BRIGHT CHIMEZIE, SAYS HE GOT INSPIRATION FROM HIS SONG Nigerian singer David Adeleke, better known as Davido, has warmed the hearts of his fans after a video shared by his friend, Cubana Chiefpriest, surfaced online. In a heartwarming moment that has now gone viral, Nigerian music superstar Davido was seen expressing deep gratitude to legendary highlife …

WHERE’S KING SUNNY ADE (KSA)’? DAUGHTER RAISES ALARM OVER DAD’S WHEREABOUTS Some weeks ago, an older friend and brother asked if I had any link to our famed Juju maestro, King Sunny Ade (KSA)? A prominent Nigerian from Osun State was planning his 90th and wanted KSA as the main act. KSA and the old man had known each other …