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BREAKING: D’Tigress beat Australia in first Olympic win in 20 years

BREAKING: D’Tigress beat Australia in first Olympic win in 20 years

D’Tigress of Nigeria have beaten the Opals of Australia 75-62 in women’s basketball at the Paris Olympics.

Point guard, Ezinne Kalu, produced a clutch performance, inspiring the Rena Wakama-coached team to withstand a late rally from the Aussies at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium on Monday.

The victory was Nigeria’s first at the Games since Athens 2004.

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The protesters marched on the streets as they chanted anti-government songs.

Our correspondent saw some of the protesters on Abuja-Kaduna expressway and attempted to speak with them but they declined.

The Federal and State governments had made several efforts to stop the protest, saying it could be hijacked by hoodlums and enemies of democracy.

BREAKING: D’Tigress beat Australia in first Olympic win in 20 years

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