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Nigerian women’s basketball team, D’Tigress is now the eighth best team in the world. Nigerian women, who brought glory to their country at the just-concluded Olympics in Paris, are ranked top in Africa. Mali, Senegal, Mozambique and Cameroon complete the top five teams in Africa. The latest rankings were released by the Federation of International Basketball Associations (FIBA) on Thursday. …

The naira recovered against the US dollar on the official exchange on Thursday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed the local currency strengthened by N13 to trade at N1,593/$1, down from N1,606/$1 traded on the official exchange on Wednesday. ALSO READ: Naira strengthens by N16, trades at N1,570/$1 on official exchanges The highest and lowest intraday …

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) claimed on Thursday that troops deployed in various operational areas killed 1,166 suspected terrorists in 29 days across the country. Director of Defense Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, stated this while briefing journalists on the operations of the armed forces in Abuja. He said troops arrested 1,096 criminal suspects and rescued 721 hostages during the …

The draw for the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League group stage took place on Thursday, with all 36 teams finding out their opponents. Each team plays eight games in a ‘league phase’, with this year’s men’s tournament undergoing radical changes, including the end of the group stage. The high-tech draw took place in Monaco, with Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo pressing a …

  A powerful typhoon has made landfall in Japan, killing three people. Shanshan made landfall in Kagoshima Prefecture on the southern island of Kyushu at around 8 a.m. local time (2300 GMT), the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said. The agency issued its rare “special warning” for the most severe storms, warning of mudslides, flooding and widespread damage. Strong winds of …

The Federal Government has announced it will subsidize electricity costs for public hospitals, approving a 50% subsidy on electricity consumption nationwide. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare Dr. Tunji Alausa announced the subsidy on Thursday, stating that it aims to reduce the operational costs of public hospitals and ease the burden on patients. The subsidy follows Energy Minister …

Nigerians continue to praise an honest cleaner working at the Kano International Airport after he returned a sum of $10,000 (about N16 million) he found on a plane. According to a post on X by a security analyst and counter-insurgency expert, Makama Zagazola, the young man identified as Auwal Dankode, an employee of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) at …

  A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted two former editors of a closed news agency in a sedition case that is widely seen as a bellwether for the future of press freedom in the city once considered a bastion of free press in Asia. Former Stand News editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam were arrested in …

Search engine giant Google has been hit with an antitrust lawsuit by Yelp- an app that has become a major source of user-generated reviews and ratings for businesses. The American company claims in its lawsuit that Google has dominated local search and prioritized its reviews by using its power over online search. “Google abused its monopoly power in general search …

A New Era Begins in Edo: Divine Leadership for a Brighter Future” By Oseghale Success Ehinomen (Economist) As the crucial moment of Edo 2024 approaches, remember that Senator Monday Okpebholo is God’s chosen leader, anointed to lead the great people of Edo State to a bright future. Like David, the humble shepherd boy who triumphed over Goliath, Senator Okpebholo may …