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NIGERIA WINS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE FIBA WOMEN’S AFROBASKET The Coach Rena Wakama-led girls beat Senegal, 84-74 on Saturday, to grab the top spot at the tournament which held in Kigali, Rwanda. Nigeria had on Thursday, dumped out hosts Rwanda to set up the final match against Senegal. Earlier on, Mali beat Rwanda 89-51 to win the third place match at the tournament. Thebladengr.com

At 75th Anniversary Celebration, Zulum Appointed UI Ambassador The University of Ibadan has appointed and decorated Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum as the University’s ambassador ahead of its forthcoming 75th anniversary, tagged “UI@75.” The university which was established in 1948 will be 75 this year, 2023, and a celebration is being planned at a date to be made public. The anniversary’s planning committee was set up in February, this year. Vice Chancellor of the university, Professor Kayode Adebowale led management and other officials to Maiduguri where Governor Zulum was decorated and presented with a plaque of honour. The presentation…

Ronaldo scores highest headed goal, breaking long-standing record of late Gerd Muller Cristiano Ronaldo became the highest goalscorer through headers when he scored the second goal for Al Nassr against US Monastir in a King Salman Club Cup game at the King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday. Ronaldo met Sultan Al Ghanam’s cross in the 74th minute to put Al Nassr in front, scoring his 145th headed goal. He broke the record of Gerd Muller who had 144 goals through headers. This was the 839th goal in Ronaldo’s career, with the 38-year-old finding the net for…

D’Tigress win fourth consecutive Afrobasket D’Tigress equal Senegal’s record of four straight Women’s Afrobasket titles. Nigeria’s female basketball team, D’Tigress have defeated Senegal to win the 2023 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket Championship for the fourth consecutive time. D’Tigress The Lionesses have now lost to the D’Tigress in four Afrosbasket finals. The Rena Wakama- led ladies defeated the 11-time African champions 84-74 to claim their sixth championship at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday. The victory means that D’Tigress will now compete for a spot at the women’s basketball event of the 2024 Olympics. D’Tigress quickly established their dominance…

‘Why people say Obasanjo is stingy’ – Ali Baba recounts most memorable joke Ali Baba Obasanjo Popular comedian, Atunyota Akpobome, popular as Ali Baba, has recounted his “most memorable joke” on the sense of frugality President Olusegun Obasanjo. Ali Baba recounted his encounter with Obasanjo while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise breakfast show on Saturday. The comedy legend said the former President wanted him to expunge the joke from his book. According to Ali Baba, his joke on Obasanjo’s supposed frugality remained evergreen. Recall that Obasanjo was Nigeria’s democratically elected President from May 1999 to May 2007. But, prior to…

YABATECH ranks Nigeria’s best Polytechnic for 6th time YABATECH Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has retained the first position for the sixth time in the biannual Webometrics ranking among Polytechnics in the country released in July 2023. This is contained in a statement on Saturday, signed by Mr Joe Ejiofor, Deputy Registrar, YABATECH, Lagos. Ejiofor said the College also moved up by two steps, displaced other universities, widened the gap between the College and the first runner-up polytechnic by 17 steps and improved upon its January 2023 position. According to Ejiofor, Webometric is a ranking of higher institutions of…

Cleric begs business firms to support owners of SMEs in Enugu IMG-20230805-WA0006 (1) Popular Enugu State based cleric, pastor Ugochukwu Anike, has appealed to the Imo State business community to encourage Small and Medium – Sized Enterprises (SME) owners in Enugu State to grow their businesses. Anike said that for business owners to make headway, strategic information on new business ideas must be shared among business owners. Speaking during a meeting with TIBC President in Imo State, Mr. Ojukwu Casmir and TIBC Vice Chairman, Mr. Samuel Chijioke Anyakamnele, the cleric said young business owners must be looking out for themselves.…

YABATECH ranks Nigeria’s best Polytechnic for 6th time YABATECH Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has retained the first position for the sixth time in the biannual Webometrics ranking among Polytechnics in the country released in July 2023. This is contained in a statement on Saturday, signed by Mr Joe Ejiofor, Deputy Registrar, YABATECH, Lagos. Ejiofor said the College also moved up by two steps, displaced other universities, widened the gap between the College and the first runner-up polytechnic by 17 steps and improved upon its January 2023 position. According to Ejiofor, Webometric is a ranking of higher institutions of learning;…

Nancy Isime: The training I got from my father set me off in life Nancy Isime is an actress, model and TV personality. The Nollywood sensation who has become a force in the industry is a native of Edo State. She holds a diploma in Social Work from the University of Lagos. She began a career as an actress in the TV series Echoes in 2011 and has hosted TV shows, including The Squeeze, What’s Hot, MTN Project Fame back stage, Trending on HipTV. She has also co-hosted The Headies award, and was a presenter of The Voice Nigeria. She…

When women are given opportunity to shine, it inspires others to believe they too can shine Cynthia Mbamalu is a human and gender rights advocate and development practitioner. The lawyer by profession, with an LLM in Comparative Constitutional Law from the Central European University (CEU), specialises in human and women rights advocacy, constitution building, elections and inclusive political leadership. She is a co-founder and Director of Programmes of Yiaga Africa. In the past 16 years, she has worked in support of sustainable democracies, promoting political inclusion, electoral integrity, and human rights. She has led different election observation missions and is…