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Reigning champions of the ongoing Women’s Afrobasket Championship, Nigeria’s D’Tigress, yesterday, in Kigali, Rwanda, started their title defence on a good note, beating Democratic Republic of Congo 69-35 in the opening group game.

Nigeria's hope of retaining the individual and team titles at the World English Scrabble Players Association Championship (WESPAC) in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. was dashed on matchday four of the competition, which ended yesterday.

The yearly MGI Scrabble Premier League, a competition modelled after the game of football, concluded its preliminary stages at Homeville Plus Hotel Benin, in Edo State, at the weekend, with Ewarah Squiz and Whiskey Godsfavour winning their respective divisions.

EMBA 10 Titans and MMBA 4 have both emerged winners in the Lagos Business School Dean's Cup Competition which was held as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects supported by Fewchore Finance. For four months, the competition witnessed a showcase of soccer prowess and intense volleyball battles in both the men's and women's categories. The EMBA…

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Yenebebeli Community of Atissa Kingdom in Yenagoa Council of Bayelsa State, at the weekend, expressed their intention to celebrate Monimichelle Chief Executive Officer, Ebi Egbe.

Aviation outfit, ValueJet, has agreed in principle to support Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) in all their activities ahead of the 2024 Olympics qualifiers in September.

Benin City, Edo State, is the venue of the National Division One Handball League, which started at the weekend and will end on July 29, 2023.

Nigeria’s junior national cricket team, Junior Yellow Greens, will begin their chase for a Sri Lanka 2024 ICC U-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup ticket today at the University of Dar-es-Salaam (UDSM) Cricket Oval, Tanzania.

The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) has said that inadequate funding is hampering its programme ahead of the 2023 Afrobasket Championship scheduled to hold I Kigali, Rwanda from July 28 to August 6.

On July 28th, 2023, Filbert Bayi, OLY, former Tanzanian middle distance runner, one of Africa’s greatest athletes in history will be in Lagos.

Team Nigeria has brightened their chances of retaining their title at the World English Scrabble Players Championship, with former world champion, Wellington Jighere, winning the North American Scrabble Championship during the week. The World English Scrabble Players Championship will begin in Las Vegas today and end on July 26. At the North American Championship, which…

Sixteen teams have qualified for the national finals of the Nigeria Secondary Schools Flag Football League (NSSFFL), which will hold from July 31 to August 5 at the Sunshine Stadium, Akure, Ondo State.