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Nigeria’s senior men’s basketball team, the D’Tigers, on Thursday defeated Tunisia 84-81 in a crucial Group C match of the 2027 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup African Qualifiers in Luanda, Angola. The victory marked a winning start for new manager, David Fizdale, who took charge of his first competitive match with the team. The D’Tigers started well, outscoring Tunisia 23-21 in …

Post views: 30 By Wakawaka Sports Imo State Football Association President, Barr. Ifeanyi Dike, has congratulated former Nigerian international Chikelue Iloenyesi on his re-election as president of the Anambra State Football Association, describing it as a well-deserved recognition of his commitment to football development and administration. In a congratulatory message released on Thursday, Dike said Iloenyesi’s return to office …

Operation Enduring Peace troops have foiled another attempted attack on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies in Kuru, Jos South Local Government Area of ​​Plateau State, killing a suspected militia member and recovering an service rifle allegedly stolen from a slain soldier. The latest incident, which occurred in the early hours of Thursday, is the third attack reported …

By Victor Osula, Abuja The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the promotion of 13 Commissioners of Police (CPs) to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIG) and elevated another 80 senior police officers to higher ranks as part of efforts to strengthen leadership within the Nigeria Police Force. PSC Chief of Protocol and Public Affairs Torty Kalu …

Artificial intelligence (AI) is moving faster than governments can keep up with and has predicted the structures of more than 200 million proteins, accelerated drug discovery, vaccine development and antibiotic resistance research. The United Nations (UN), in a report released on Wednesday, saw the huge benefits of using artificial intelligence in healthcare, technology, education and other sectors of the economy. …

The Federal Government has announced major reductions in import duties on essential goods, from foodstuffs to passenger vehicles. New tariffs aimed at countering the rising cost of living in the country will come into effect this July The Fiscal Policy Measures (FPM) 2026 were approved by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele, on Wednesday. …

Post views: 28 There are people who admire the sport, there are those who support it, and then there are rare individuals whose entire existence is intertwined with a particular sport. For the Second Vice President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), Akuchukwu Aghazu, athletics is not simply a passion, profession or hobby – it is life itself. …

Nigerians may again experience shortages of fuel products as independent fuel marketers reject the Federal Government’s demand that they reduce fuel prices. Marketers have threatened to close fuel stations across the country if the government implements price controls in the country’s deregulated fuel market. This was a reaction to comments by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator …

…. Army says missing troops are deserters weeks after ISWAP attack …The military orders a nationwide manhunt and freezes the accounts of affected personnel Daud Olatunji The Nigerian Army has declared 104 soldiers attached to the 162 Amphibious Battalions as deserters after they allegedly went missing with their service rifles following a deadly attack by suspected Islamic State West Africa …

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operational licenses of 46 Microfinance Banks (MfB) with effect from July 1. This was contained in a statement issued by Mrs Hakama Sidi-Ali, Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department of the apex bank, on Wednesday in Abuja. Sidi-Ali said the action was in accordance with the CBN’s powers under sections 12 and …