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Afasports Unveils D’Tigress Jersey for the Fiba Olympics Qualifiers

Lagos-based pan-African sports brand Afasports, unveiled new uniforms for the glorious Nigerian women’s basketball team, D’Tigress as they embark once again, on the women’s Olympics qualifier in Belgium beginning February 8 to11 on their journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics games. Read Also: 9th Access Bank Lagos City Marathon Welcomes Over 81 Elite Athletes,15 Refugee Runners The reigning Afrobasket champions …

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OPS and NLC Raise Alarm as Oil Nears ₦1,400, Call for Urgent Action FG – THIS UPDATE

By Ayo Kehinde The organized private sector (OPS) and the Nigeria Labor Congress have called for urgent government intervention as petrol prices rise towards ₦1,400 a liter in parts of Nigeria, raising concerns about inflation, job losses and potential business closures. The latest increase follows subsequent price increases by the Dangote oil refinery, which recently increased its ex-depot price to …

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AFCON 2025 controversy: Sodje doubts the Arbitration Court’s decision

Former Nigerian international Sam Sodje has weighed in on the ongoing controversy surrounding CAF and its decision to award the AFCON 2025 title to Morocco. Sodje acknowledged that CAF could be legally justified if its regulations clearly sanctioned teams for leaving the field of play. However, he stressed that from a football point of view the situation is still very …

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The Sportsville Award has a new date

The organizers of the annual Sportsville Special Recognition Award have announced a new date for this year’s edition.The new date is April 3, 2026 versus the previously advertised date of March 28.The postponement, according to a statement released by Sportsville CEO, Frank Ilaboya, is to allow full participation following the engagement of some awardees and dignitaries in the nation’s capital …

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OPINION: AFCON 2025: Football like politics

From Maryam Ogunremi For days I have been thinking about the CAF appeals commission’s decision to deprive Senegal of its championship at the 2025 AFCON, which took place in Morocco. I know it’s coming a few days later, but I just can’t get over it. Much has been said by experts and those of us who are just lovers of …

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Alleged fraud: El-Rufai to face trial in Kaduna on Tuesday – THIS UPDATE

By Victor Osula, Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC) will on Tuesday arraign former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, before the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna for alleged fraud and related offences. The anti-corruption agency said El-Rufa’i will be arraigned alongside Joel Adoga in a case marked FHC/KD/73/2026, bordering on charges of conversion and …

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Unilever Nigeria reports earnings growth for 2025

Unilever Nigeria Plc says its profit after tax rose to 32 billion naira for the year ended December 31, 2025, compared to 15 billion naira recorded in the same period in 2024. The company disclosed this in its audited financial results released on Monday in Lagos. It also recorded a revenue of 214 billion naira, which represents a 43% increase …

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Iyabo Obasanjo To critics: I am not in a beauty pageant, judge me on competence

Former Senator, Iyabo Olusola Obasanjo, has dismissed criticism over her appearance, insisting that competence and ability, not aesthetics, should define her governorship ambition ahead of the 2027 elections in Ogun Stat.. Obasanjo, who spoke during a radio interview on Paramount 94.5 FM in Abeokuta, said the comments on his fashion choices were out of place and irrelevant to governance. “I …

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