Defending Women basketball champions, Nigeria’s D’Tigresses crushed Rwanda with a 92- 45 points at the Palais des sports de Treichville at the ongoing 2025 FIBA Women Afro-Basket Championship in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire. The Nigerian girls sent an early warning to the rest of the teams after a dominant display against. This win also marks the DTigresses’ 25th win in a row in the tournament, dating back to October 2015. The Rene Wakama’s team blew the Rwandees away from the first quarter with a 17- 8 points lead, before going on to dominate the second quarter 28-17 points and eventually…
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Troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Fansan Yamma Friday neutralised three notorious terrorist kingpins during a deliberate ambush operation in Sabon Birni Local Government Area(LGA) of Sokoto State. Its Media Information Officer, Capt. David Adewusi, in a statement issued Saturday said the ambush was conducted between Mallamawa and Mazau villages in the Tsamaye/Mai Lalle District of Sabon Birni LGA. He revealed that the operation led to the troops neutralising terrorist kingpins — Kachalla Nagomma, Gurmu, and Ali Yar Daribiyar with three AK-47 rifles, with magazines and a motorcycle was recovered. Adewusi noted: “The criminals and their foot soldiers…
Dr. Leon Usigbe’s passing is one of those difficult moments you struggle to take on the chin. Apart from sharing a profession we both love, Usigbe was a lover and reader of books of all genre. I once met him clutching a title on military science and I inquired if his appetite for the printed matter had an inelastic frontier. He giggled! In the build up to the 2019 general election, we flew to Owerri together at the behest of former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. Clutching a copy of George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984,” which I planned to read…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council has expressed shock over the sudden passing of the Bureau Chief of Tribune Newspapers, Dr. Leon Usigbe. Usigbe, a veteran reporter died on Friday, July 25, 2025, following a brief illness. The Secretary of the Council, Jide Oyekunle in a statement issued Saturday said Usigbe was initially treated at the State House Clinic before being transferred to the Federal Medical Center (FMC), where he sadly passed away. He said: “Hailing from Uromi, Edo State, he worked with Vanguard Newspaper in Katsina, Kaduna, and Abuja, covering the House of…
The France chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the National Chairman, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda to ensure unity and discipline in the party. TheHintsNews reports that Yilwatda emerged on Thursday at the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting as the 7th National Chairman of the APC following the resignation of Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. France Chairperson of the party, Hajia Amina Baba, in a statement issued Friday expressed confidence in Yilwatda’s ability to provide visionary leadership that aligns with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu. She added that as members of the diaspora in France and…
Abuja Bureau Chief of Tribune Newspapers, Dr. Leon Usigbe is dead. Usigbe until his death was covering Presidential Villa and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Tribune newspapers. TheHintsNews reports that Usigbe was down with ailment but was recently discharged. However, he suffered a relapse Thursday and was moved from Asokoro hospital to Federal Medical Centre, Abuja. “Dr. Usigbe was said to be sick for sometime, but we didn’t think it would result to death,” a colleague, Mrs. Juliana Taiwo Obalonye disclosed this on a Whatsapp group platform Friday evening. His death came barely a year after Kabiru Yusuf, representing…
Hulk Hogan was already ‘heartbroken’ months before his fatal cardiac arrest at his home in Clearwater, Florida, on Thursday. He was 71. A symbol of American patriotism and machismo who succeeded in everything from wrestling to Hollywood to reality television, the man born Terry Bollea had gone eight years without speaking to his daughter Brooke, 36. The exact details of the estrangement were never fully revealed, but the Daily Mail understands that, despite their ups and downs, Hogan believed – to his dying day – they would reconcile. ‘The last few months of Hogan’s life had a lot more…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Executive Committee (NEC) has approved the schedule of activities and timetable for the party’s elective national convention scheduled to hold on November 15-16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The party made the announcement at its 101st NEC meeting held on Thursday in Abuja. The party’s NEC also expressed satisfaction over the resolution of internal conflicts, demonstrating its commitment to dialogue and mutual understanding. It added: “The PDP National Convention will hold on November 15-16, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The party’s NEC will reconvene on August 25, 2025, for its 102nd meeting.” “NEC…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that it has received 10 more letters of intent from associations seeking registration as political parties, bringing the number so far to 144. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information & Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun in a statement issued Thursday noted that the details of the new associations, including their names, acronyms, logos, addresses and interim leaderships are published on its website and other platforms for public information. He explained that the electoral body was finalising necessary tests on the party registration portal designed and built in-house by its ICT officials. The…
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) decided to write the wrong on Thursday following its decision to elect the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda as its new national chairman. TheHintsNews reports that the ruling party decided to jettison its zoning arrangement when Senator Abdullahi Adamu was forced to resign as the Chairman of the party. The party had zoned the position to the North Central, but when Adamu was shown the way out, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje replaced him. Ganduje who was the immediate past Governor of Kano state hails from North West. His appointment…