Nigeria’s Male Basketball Team, D’Tigers Withdraws From 2025 AfroBasket Qualifiers Over Lack Of Funds
Nigeria’s senior male basketball team, D’Tigers, has withdrawn from the 2025 AfroBasket qualifiers due to a lack of funds. The team confirmed its withdrawal was on its X (formerly Twitter) handle on Wednesday night. “Despite several 2020 Olympians committing, D’Tigers will forfeit this AfroBasket Qualifiers window due to lack of funds from government,” it said. D’Tigers were drawn in…
Where Can Nigerians Find Safety? Ghana’s Protests Raise Troubling Questions By Daniel Okonkwo
Nigerians have increasingly become targets in countries such as South Africa, Ghana, and other African nations for various reasons often linked to their remarkable success and prosperity in many areas of life. Yet, paradoxically, the Western world has found it possible to accommodate Nigerians. Why, then, do some African countries appear to harbor resentment or hostility toward Nigerians? Protests in…
Over 4,000 NOUN Law Graduates Petition Attorney General Over Exclusion From Nigerian Law School Admissions
In the petition signed by the group’s president, Mr. Adefowora Adedeji, and secretary-general, Mr. Samuel Udofia, the graduates decried what they described as “discrimination” against over 4,150 qualified NOUN law graduates, who have been denied the right to apply for the programme, despite being recognised under the National Open University of Nigeria (Amendment) Act, 2018. More than 4,000 law graduates…
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Enugu Judiciary Workers Resume Strike Over Unpaid Salaries, Accuse Top Judges Of Blocking Benefits Of Financial Autonomy
This was announced in a circular dated September 12, 2025, and signed by Comrade Sampson Ifedimma, Chairman of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) Enugu State branch. Judiciary workers…
