Weekend Recap In Case You Missed It | Bobrisky, Big Brother Naija, Paris 2024 Olympics, Asake

Bobrisky is released from Kirikiri prison Nigerian socialite and influencer Bobsrisky has officially been released from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre, where she was sentenced to spend six months in jail for her offence of naira abuse. Bobrisky was imprisoned in April 2024 when she pleaded guilty to the charges against her in court. After serving... Read More

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December 30, 2021

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Profile of D’Tigress | YNaija Person of the Year 2021 Nominee

Few years ago, Basketball icon, LeBron James took a political stand against racism in the United States; leading journalist, Laura Ingraham to famously issue him a reply, “Shut up and dribble.” The Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress, faced a similar plight. Over the years, they’ve taken stands on some major issues affecting them, and the... Read More

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December 16, 2021

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Wizkid, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Mo Abudu, others make Y!/YNaija Person of the Year nominees list

Y!/YNaija.com, Africa’s foremost youth-centered web and social media platform, today released its Person of the Year 2021 nominees list. The Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year honor is awarded to individuals who have most visibly influenced the Nigerian society for good in the year under review, breaking new boundaries or consolidating gains — and driving the... Read More

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Abimbola Adebakin, Akintoye Akindele, D'Tigress, Davido, Justice Doris Okuwobi, Mo Abudu, ngozi okonjo iweala, Nigerian Youth, Usman Kamaru, wizkid, YNaija Person of the Year

August 19, 2019

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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Frodd’s sexual misconduct on #BBNaija is a reminder that women aren’t safe around men

Housemates are always up to no good after Saturday night parties, this season of Big Brother Naija has shown. After DJ Humility’s set on Saturday, Frodd ended up in Esther’s bed. Sure, both of them are a thing and while Esther had been open to playing around with him in her space, Frodd made her... Read More

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Cameroonian Francis Ngannou, D'Tigress, DJ Cuppy, Esther, fast and furious, Frodd, Gelato, sexual misconduct, Zlatan

December 24, 2018

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Atiku, Chimamanda Adichie, Davido, Kemi Adetiba are nominees for Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2018

The Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year is in its eighth year and is awarded to the individual who through acts of social good, personal achievement or innovation has the most outsize impact on the Nigerian society in the past year, breaking new boundaries or consolidating on gains – and driving the advancement of the public,... Read More

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September 27, 2018

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Victory hungry D’Tigress to play USA at #FIBAWWC quarterfinal, who wins it?

Apart from football, basketball is another game laden with gifted athletes and, Nigeria’s female basketball team is not too far away from a description of ‘young talents’. D’Tigress upset the Turkey women’s national basketball team to get their first FIBA win in the 2018 FIBA World cup, after a devastating loss of (86-68) to the Australian... Read More

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September 26, 2018

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The YNaija Cover – the 26th of September

Follow the links to read the stories and analyses on YNaija: BREAKING: Labour emerges from meeting with FG, insists on total strike Leah Sharibu’s mother denies suing FG How @DtigressNG defeated Greece to qualify for the #FIBAWWC quarterfinals. pic.twitter.com/o4rtRa75Mm — Y! Online (@YNaija) September 26, 2018

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D'Tigress, Leah Sharibu, organised labour

August 30, 2017

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Buhari promises D’Tigress players, officials cash gifts

President Muhammadu Buhari has announced gifts of N1 million each for members of the national female basketball team, D’Tigress. The female team had won the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket tournament in Mali, qualifying for the 2018 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Spain. Buhari also promised the team’s officials N500,000 each. He made the announcement while hosting the players before... Read More

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August 27, 2017

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D’Tigress beat Senegal to become women’s Afrobasket champions

Defeating Senegal 65-48 in the final, D’Tigress of Nigeria have emerged winners of the 2017 FIBA Women’s AfroBasket Championship tournament on Sunday in Bamako, Mali. They had earlier defeated host nation Mali 48-47 points in the semi-final on Saturday to secure one of the two FIBA World Cup tickets available to Africa. The Nigerian ladies... Read More

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Weekend Recap In Case You Missed It | Bobrisky, Big Brother Naija, D’Tigress Olympics, Asake

Profile of D’Tigress | YNaija Person of the Year 2021 Nominee

Wizkid, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Mo Abudu, others make Y!/YNaija Person of the Year nominees list

5 Things that Should Matter Today: Frodd’s sexual misconduct on #BBNaija is a reminder that women aren’t safe around men

Atiku, Chimamanda Adichie, Davido, Kemi Adetiba are nominees for Y!/YNaija.com Person of the Year 2018

Victory hungry D’Tigress to play USA at #FIBAWWC quarterfinal, who wins it?

The YNaija Cover – the 26th of September

Buhari promises D’Tigress players, officials cash gifts

D’Tigress beat Senegal to become women’s Afrobasket champions

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