Basketball, a tool for greatness -Udoh
The proprietor of HotCoal Sizzlers Basketball Club of Abuja, Ubon Udoh, has explained his quest and hunger geared towards the all-round development of young persons using basketball as a tool. [readmore]
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NBBF fixes January 31 for elective congress
The Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Mrs Olabisi Afolabi has written to the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) stating that the date for the NBBF elective Congress has been fixed for January [readmore]
Mark promises more domestic basketball games
The 2022 edition of Mark D Ball Women’s Basketball Championship got underway over the weekend, with Sunshine Angels of Akure out-dunking Hotcoal Slizzers of Abuja 28-20. Prior to the opener, [readmore]
NBBF will never go on break again -Nelson
The Director of Planning, Monitoring, and Information, Peter Nelson, on Tuesday said the Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF) will never go on break again. Nelson disclosed this at the closing ceremony [readmore]
Basketball: Rivers Hoopers zoom to final
The reigning champions of Nigeria Men’s Premier Basketball League, Rivers Hoopers are on the quest of making a second straight appearance at the next edition of Basketball Africa League with [readmore]
Sports Ministry gets boost of N140b
For the first time in the history of Nigeria National Development Plan, Sports is now included as business with the plan to inject 80 billion into sports development over a [readmore]
Sports Minister charges new NBBF Reconciliatory Committee on national interest
The Honourable Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has inaugurated the Reconciliatory Committee set up to resolve the lingering crisis within NBBF. Basketball in Nigeria is going through [readmore]
D’Tigress star, Murjanatu, hooks Celta de Baloncesto
Nigeria’s D’Tigress star, Murjanatu Musa, has signed for Celta de Baloncesto of Spain after several stunning performances in the Nigerian Basketball Federation NBBF-organised women’s championships. Nojeem Igeola Hassan, Chief Executive [readmore]
NBBF crisis: Tribune Editor, Alebiosu, 6 others appointed as reconciliatory committee
Nigerian Tribune Sports Deputy Editor, Mr Niyi Alebiosu and six others constituted as seven man reconciliatory committee by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to resolve the lingering [readmore]
Kida bows to pressure, suspends NBBF Elective Congress
Former Caretaker Committee Chairman of Nigeria Basketball Federation (NBBF), Musa Kida has finally bowed to pressure and announced the indefinite suspension of NBBF’s Elective Congress earlier scheduled for Saturday. Kida [readmore]