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President Tinubu, First Lady Celebrate D’Tigress’ Historic Fifth Straight Afrobasket Title

By Dele Fashomi 4 weeks ago

President Bola Tinubu and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu have congratulated Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for their record-breaking fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s Afrobasket championship.

The team, led by Coach Rena Wakama, defeated Mali in the final on Sunday in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, cementing their decade-long dominance in African basketball.

In a post on X, President Tinubu hailed the team’s extraordinary achievement, writing: “Superb performance to become 5x consecutive Champions of Africa and seventh overall. Well done, Coach Rena and the team. You have made Nigeria proud. I am expecting you all, along with the trophy. #MissionV – Done & Dusted.”

Before the final, the President had sent a high-powered delegation to Abidjan to support the team. The delegation included key government officials such as National Sports Commission Chairman Shehu Dikko, Minister of Women Affairs Imaan Suleiman, and Minister of Arts, Culture, and Tourism Hannatu Musawa.

First Lady Oluremi Tinubu also praised D’Tigress for their discipline, teamwork, and role in inspiring young Nigerian girls. She said: “To God be the Glory for yet another victory for Nigeria as you bring home the second trophy won by the nation in two weeks. Today, you have written another golden chapter in our dear Nation’s sporting history… You have continued to inspire every young girl to dream of breaking barriers and making history through hard work and dedication.”

With this victory, D’Tigress extended their unbeaten Afrobasket streak to 10 years, further solidifying their status as Africa’s premier women’s basketball team.

About The Author

Dele Fashomi

Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.

Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.

He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.

Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).

He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.

He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.

Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled:  Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.

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