Nigerian-born international basketball star, Ime Udoka, has been appointed as the new coach of the Boston Celtics in the United States of America. Forty-three-year-old Udoka joined the NBA side on the recommendation of Celtics’ outgoing head coach Brad Stevens. With his appointment; Udoka becomes the first Nigerian-American to be named as the head coach of an NBA…
Lawyers under the Nigerian Bar Association were locked out from the National Assembly Complex yesterday during their protest. The lawyers, who were led by the NBA’s First Vice President, John Aikpokpo-Martins, also marched to the Court of Appeal Complex to register their complaint. John Aikpokpo-Martins said their demands also include the payment of what is called peculiar…
The Nigerian Bar Association is to investigate a case of assault of a security guard by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar. The NBA’s move is in response to a trending video on social media in which the CCT Chairman is seen physically assaulting a security guard at Banex Plaza in Wuse…
The Toronto Raptors continue their dismal run of form this season, losing to the Portland Trailblazers 112-111 in the Eastern Conference this morning. The loss was the Raptors 8th loss in 10 games this season and this leaves them 14th on the log in the 15 team Eastern Conference standings. In other matches played in the Conference,…
Ondo State Governor, ROTIMI AKEREDOLU, has approved a minor adjustment in his cabinet, with the removal of ADEKOLA OLAWOYE as State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. Governor AKEREDOLU also nominated CHARLES TITILOYE for appointment as the new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, SEGUN AJIBOYE, confirmed in a statement that TITILOYE’s…
The Nigerian Bar Association is sending a fact-finding team to Oyigbo in Rivers State to look into claims of extrajudicial killings and rights violation by the security agencies. The team is led by the NBA First Vice President, JOHN AIKPOKPO-MARTINS; with three other members. NBA President OLUMIDE AKPATA, confirmed in a statement that the team would conduct…