Young Nigerian basketballer bags US scholarships after street encounter with Calabar lawyer

Young Nigerian basketballer bags US scholarships after street encounter with Calabar lawyer

A young Nigerian basketballer, David Etim, has bagged three United States scholarship offers after encountering a Calabar-born lawyer, Faithfulness Okom. Narrating how he met Etim to our correspondent on Thursday, Okom said he met Etim in 2021 while driving in Calabar that fateful Saturday and was fascinated with his height and decided to lure him into playing basketball. According to him, Etim was not the only one he dragged to […]

May 3, 2024 62

SPORTS

Ofoborh ecstatic after returning to football

Former Nigeria youth international, Nnamdi Ofoborh, is thrilled to have returned to football action after spending three years on the sidelines due to a heart problem. The former Glasgow Rangers midfielder made his first appearance for English fourth division side Swindon Town last Friday when he replaced Ricky Aguair with five minutes left to play in their 2-1 win over Nott County. He also made his first start on Monday playing […]

April 2, 2024 7

BUSINESS

Dangote names refinery road after Wigwe

Billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote, has named the 120km road leading to his refinery in Lagos after the late Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the project. The announcement was made on Monday during a special event held in honour of the late banker at Eko Hotel, Lagos, titled ‘Celebrating Herbert Wigwe – A Professional Legacy.’ Dangote paid tribute to the […]

March 5, 2024 10

BUSINESS

CBN resumes forex sale to BDC operators after three years

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced its decision to sell foreign exchange worth $20,000 to each eligible Bureau De Change operator across the country. The development came three years after the former CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the suspension of foreign exchange sales to BDC operators. The apex bank disclosed this in a new circular issued and signed by the Director, Trade and Exchange Department, Hassan Mahmud, on Tuesday. […]

February 28, 2024 74

NEWS

Power generation crashes to 59MW after fresh grid collapse

Power generation on the national grid crashed to 59.9 megawatts around 12 pm on Sunday as the country’s grid witnessed a nationwide collapse. Data obtained from the Federal Ministry of Power showed that electricity generation on the grid plunged from 2,658.75MW at 11 am to 59.9MW by 12 noon on Sunday, as power distributors lost supply from the grid. This led to widespread blackouts across the country, as power distribution […]

February 5, 2024 19

NEWS

Lagos LP politician, Rhodes-Vivour, repays wife’s debt after social media bashing

Labour Party’s 2023 governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has repaid his wife’s debt following social media bashing. A user on X, Chike Jones, who worked as a writer and social media manager for Afroscientric.com, a project owned by Rhodes-Vivour’s wife, Ify, had alleged that he was owed for over eight months. Reacting to this, Rhodes-Vivour, wrote, “I have spoken to Chika and extended an olive branch in acknowledgement […]

January 24, 2024 73

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