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The 2021 National Basketball Association (NBA) annual All-Star exhibition match will bring the very best of basketball to screens across Africa this March on ESPN 2 (DStv Channel 219).   Showcasing 24 of the league’s star players, The NBA All-Star match will air live on Monday, 8 March 2021 at 2am. For the first time, the league’s annual global celebration of the game will take place on one night only, during which the two All-Star teams will compete to win each quarter for their respective charity beneficiaries. To whet fans’ appetites, the exciting 3-Point Skills Contest will take place right before the game…

Over the years, friends and associates have come together to reflect upon the sterling qualities that define Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s personal and leadership style and have for his traditionally low-key birthday celebration chosen to support social impact causes that are close to his heart. It will be recalled that as part of the events lined up for Professor Osinbajo’s birthday last year, 100 young entrepreneurs received business-defining grants of 1 Million Naira each that helped grow and advance their businesses, among other incubator support services from close friends and associates of ‘Prof’ as he is fondly called under the…

‘Starboy’ -VP Yemi Osinbajo Sobriety – if not austere aloofness – would ordinarily appear the chief trait that defines a varsity professor. This probably explains why far less public attention is paid to his other proficiency: master of spontaneous humor. Answering a question during a campaign town-hall meeting in Benin City in 2015 ahead of the March 28 presidential elections, petite vice presidential candidate Yemi Osinbajo literally brought down the roof by describing himself and gangling General Muhammadu Buhari as “the long and short of the matter”. Such witty facility was again very much on display years later during a…

The most-anticipated fight between Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya just went down at UFC 259 in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Jan Blachowicz took away the zero from Adesnya’s perfect undefeated record and proved once in for all why he is the light-heavyweight champion of UFC. UFC superstar, Israel Adesanya surprises mother with new Porsche Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya is a Nigerian-born New Zealand-based professional mixed martial artist, and former kickboxer and boxer. He is the UFC Middleweight Champion and had a record of 20-1 until today. In kickboxing, he is a former Glory Middleweight Championship title challenger. As of 29 September 2020, he…

Robert Lewandowski’s hat-trick saw Bayern Munich fight back from trailing 2-0 inside the opening 10 minutes to beat Borussia Dortmund 4-2 in Der Klassiker. Dortmund had appeared on course for a first win at the Allianz Arena since the 2012/13 campaign after Erling Haaland’s early brace. Lewandowski, though, started the fightback when he turned the ball in at the back post in the 26th minute, before levelling from a penalty just before half-time, which had been given following a VAR review. Haaland scores twice in first nine minutes against Bayern Leon Goretzka completed the turn-around when he volleyed in a clearance during the 88th…

Fans of Nigerian star singer David Adeleke also known as Davido have taken to social media to express their happiness as the singer made a cameo appearance in the Hollywood movie, Coming 2 America, which premiered on Thursday. Following the release of the sequel to 1988’s Coming To America on Amazon Prime, the FIA singer took to his Instagram account to also show his excitement. In a video, which the singer posted on his social media account, he was seen watching his performance in the movie on a television set. Davido said, “It was an absolute pleasure sharing a set…

Erling Braut Haaland scored twice in the first nine minutes of Der Klassiker to give Borussia Dortmund the perfect start against Bayern Munich, before the champions hit back through Robert Lewandowski. Haaland, 20, has scored 17 Bundesliga goals already this season and added his 18th after just 80 seconds with a powerful low shot which took a deflection on its way past Manuel Neuer. His second relied on a brilliant piece of movement to break clear in the box and a wonderful pass by Thorgan Hazard who spotted Haaland’s run, leaving the Norwegian striker with a simple finish. Arsenal’s top four hopes dented by Xhaka’s error…

The task of building a society desired by all Nigerians is exerting and requires the contribution of all Nigerians as the challenge for everyone is “to build, not to destroy, to add to, not to take away,” according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. Prof. Osinbajo made the call at the opening session of an International Conference on Patriotism, Security, Governance and National Development. The event was organized by the Global Patriot Newspaper in collaboration with the Nigerian Consulate in New York and Nigeria in Diaspora Organisation, (NIDO) New Jersey Chapter. Speaking on the need for citizens to unite in…

Arsenal were denied victory by the woodwork, some heroic Burnley defending and the video assistant referee amid a dramatic late onslaught as Granit Xhaka’s error ultimately cost the Gunners dear. After Xhaka’s errant pass struck Chris Wood for a bizarre equaliser to cancel out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s opener, Arsenal piled on relentless pressure in the closing stages. The Gunners thought they had been awarded a penalty against Erik Pieters but the spot-kick and the defender’s red card for deliberate handball were overturned by VAR after replays showed he had diverted Nicolas Pepe’s shot onto the bar with his shoulder. That was…

President Muhammadu Buhari together with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Saturday in Abuja received the first doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine. President Buhari and Vice President Osinbajo got the jab live on TV, a day after the COVID-19 national vaccine programme commenced with the vaccination of healthcare and frontline workers at the National Hospital, Abuja. The President and his Vice received the first shots of the vaccine at the New Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja in the presence of members of the  Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, senior government officials and  journalists. The Personal Physician…