Nigeria’s U-18 Basketball Team Advances to African Quarterfinals
It is a record time for Nigeria Basketball as the country’s boys and girls teams have qualified for the quarter-finals of the African U18 basketball championship ongoing in South Africa. It is a historic time for Nigeria in the Afrobasket…
Tony Elumelu Identifies Key Areas for Nigeria’s Development
Billionaire Investor, Tony O. Elumelu, has identified three key areas to be addressed to fix the country – economically and otherwise. That Nigeria is rich in resources both natural and human is well known. That the country has failed to…
Luton sign former Chelsea wing-back Moses
Luton Town have signed former Chelsea wing-back Victor Moses. The 33-year-old ex-Nigeria international joins the Championship club as a free agent, having left Russian side Spartak Moscow earlier in the summer. He spent almost four years with Spartak, having initially…
BREAKING: Eguavoen Quits As Super Eagles Coach
Augustine Eguavoen has stepped aside as the interim coach of the Super Eagles, OwnGoalNigeria reports. According to Eguavoen, his “mandate was for two games”. The technical director of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, was brought in after attempts to hire…
Israel Adesanya quietly removed from UFC rankings
Former UFC middleweight champion, Israel Adesanya, has been scrubbed from the promotion’s pound-for-pound rankings in this week’s “official” update. “The Last Stylebender” had been as high as No. 2 but continues to struggle in recent years, dropping three of his…
Kanu undergoes successful surgery on lingering injury
Super Falcons and Racing Louisville FC, Uchenna Kanu, has announced having successful surgery to finally shake off an injury she has been playing with for some time. The 27-year-old shared the cheering news in a statement on her Instagram page…
I Can’t Bear My Own Children – Selena Gomez
American singer and actress, Selena Gomez, has opened up about her private life. In an interview, she revealed that her ongoing health issues make it dangerous for her to carry her own children should she plan to have them. Gomez,…
10,000 new recruits for deployment Feb 2025 – Police
The Nigeria Police Force has said the 10,000 newly recruited constables and specialists who are currently undergoing training will be deployed in February 2025. It said the recruits would be deployed in their states of origin in line with the…
IG redeploys newly promoted AIGs
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun on Tuesday ordered the posting of the newly promoted Assistant Inspector Generals of Police. The AIGs were among the 684 senior officers promoted on August 30 by the Police Service Commission. The eight…
Nicki Minaj’s Passionate Defense of Lil Wayne Delights Nigerian Fans
In an earlier recent online altercation, Nicki Minaj defended fellow rapper Lil Wayne after a user, Tori Wan Kenabo, criticized Wayne’s performance at the Super Bowl halftime show. The user claimed that Lil Wayne did not represent the art of…