Former D’Tigress head coach Rena Wakama has joined Chicago Sky, a United States-based professional women’s basketball team in the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), as an assistant coach under Tyler Marsh.
Rena made history in 2023 when she became the first female head coach to lead Nigeria’s women’s basketball team to an AfroBasket title. Under her guidance, D’Tigress extended their dominance in Africa, securing their fourth consecutive championship. She then led the team to the Paris 2024 Olympics, where they became the first African team—male or female—to reach the quarterfinals. As one of the youngest head coaches in Olympic history, she was awarded the Best Coach title by FIBA for her achievements in Paris.
Speaking on her appointment, Tyler Marsh praised her leadership and experience, saying, “Rena has proven that she has a winning mindset and attitude. We’ve seen her success this past summer with the Nigerian National Team at the Olympics, building on an impressive winning record and extensive background in coaching and player development. She is an excellent young leader and coach who will make a significant impact on the Sky’s program.”
Expressing her excitement about her new role, she said, “I am honored and thankful for Jeff and Tyler for granting me the opportunity to join the Chicago Sky family. Tyler has one of the best basketball minds in the industry and I’m excited to help him bring his vision to life. I look forward to serving this organization and working alongside the other brilliant minds on staff to create a brand of basketball that is not only competitive but also fun to watch! Let’s get to work!”
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<h2><strong>Naija News</strong> looks at the top happenings making headlines on the front pages of <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2021/10/16/nigerian-newspapers-daily-front-pages-review-saturday-16-october-2021/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nigeria’s national newspapers</a> today Sunday 3rd March 2024.</h2>
<p><strong>The PUNCH</strong>: The Federal Government has threatened to sanction foreign airlines that fail to comply with the directive to release low inventory tickets within weeks. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority had met with airline operators, the NCAA, foreign airlines, and the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies in Abuja last week where the directive was handed down.</p>
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<p><strong>Vanguard</strong>: President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Policy Coordination, Ms Hadiza Bala-Usman, and the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced last week that the 12-year-old Oronsaye Report, which recommends the merging of some Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government (MDAs) to reduce the cost of government while restructuring the public service for efficiency, will now be fully implemented after more than a decade delay.</p>
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<p><strong>The Nation</strong>: Some electricity distribution companies (DisCos) are partly responsible for the incessant power outages experienced in the country, according to disclosures made by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, yesterday. The minister alleged that such discos have deliberately not been taking up power supply from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), thus denying would be consumers electricity supply.</p>
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<p><strong>Daily Trust</strong>: Traders in the North East geopolitical zone of the country have said that the increasing amount of mutilated banknotes in circulation is hindering small business transactions in the zone.</p>
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<h2>Thank you for reading, that is all for today, see you again tomorrow for a review of Nigerian newspapers.</h2>
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