Australian basketball star Josh Giddey is being investigated by the NBA following an allegation of the Boomers ace having an improper relationship with an under-aged girl. In a since-deleted post, an anonymous social media user said a girl who is seen with Giddey in videos and photographs was a high school junior at the time. The social media account has since been deactivated. Giddey just turned 21 in October. The Oklahoma City Thunder guard was on Friday peppered …
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The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, has advised President Bola Tinubu to immediately deploy measures to address the ensuing difficulties associated with the withdrawal of fuel subsidy. In a congratulatory message written by the NBA President, Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Yakubu Maikyau, to President Tinubu on Tuesday, June 13, the body said fuel subsidy removal was a right step in the right direction but the level of infrastructural deficits in many respects and the reliance on petroleum products as the …
NBA President, Yakubu Maikyau, (SAN) Tuesday appealed for the release of Chief Okey Wali, (SAN), who was abducted on East–West Road, in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. LIB reported that the gunmen waylaid and abducted Wali on Monday, April 17, 2023, after killing two of his aides The kidnappers, dressed in military camouflage, were said to have also shot three of the policemen attached to his convoy. Maikyau, in a statement by the association’s National …
The National Basketball Association (NBA), has revealed it has decided to paint ‘Black Lives Matter’ onto courts at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida when the season restarts next month in order to highlight racism issues suffered in the sport and the US. According to the NBA, the league and the players’ union have decided on the move and the …
A representative of the Nigerian Bar Association has called out comedian Lasisi for ‘misrepresenting’ lawyers in his skits. Habeeb Lawal, the Assistant National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association, took to Twitter to react to one of Lasisi’s comedy videos. In the skit, Lasisi dressed like a lawyer and also played the part of one. Reacting, Habeeb Lawal wrote: “Dear @lasisielenu, We’ve been tagged! We beg to use you as a point of reference to all …
Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand on Friday announced a $100 million donation to help the ongoing fight against racial injustice. In a joint statement released by his manager Estee Portnoy, the basketball legend said that over the next 10 years, he and his brand will donate $100 million to “organizations dedicated to ensuring racial equality, social justice and greater access to education.” “Jordan Brand is more than one man. It has always been a family,” the statement begins. “We …