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Champions Emerge @MTN Junior Tennis Tournament
Following participation from over 100 children across Abuja, Akwa Ibom, Benue, Calabar, Edo, Ekiti, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Lagos among others, seven winners from the four age categories – boys and girls – 10 – 16 – have emerged at the 2022 MTN Junior Tennis Tournament, which was held at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Tafawa Balewa, Lagos, on Saturday June 25, 2022.
The tournament, which started on June 21, 2022 and is part of the International Tennis Academy (ITA) Junior Tennis Circuit, was initiated to provide a platform to identify junior tennis talent across the nation and aid their development to become professional players.
Chubuike Amasiani from Abuja emerged champion of the boys U-10 final after defeating Lagos based, Basit Adepoju, 9-8. Joy Emmanuel from Lagos won the girls U-10 final after defeating Lagos based, Rose Nana, 9-2.
Lagos based prodigy, Murewa Egbeyemi defeated his Abuja counterpart Chukwudubem Amasiani 9-4 in the boys U-12 category while Lorelay Holzendorff of Edo state dismissed Favour Okon-Jones from Akwa Ibom 9-0 in the girls U-12 final.
Benue based Kater Kpum, emerged the boys U-14 winner defeating Onyekachi Ogunjiofor from Ibadan 9-6 while Etoro Emmanuel, of Akwa Ibom saw off her opponent, Benue based Mary Iorlumum, who had to retire due to injury, 5-3.
Commenting on the sponsorship of the tournament, Senior Manager, Sponsorship and Promotions, MTN Nigeria, Osaze Ebueku, said, “We have a lot of talented youths across the country, we want to identify those talents and aid their development into becoming future champions. That is why we are very excited to collaborate on tournaments like this and we will continue to support them.”
Expressing his thoughts on the importance of the MTN Junior Tennis League, Director, International Tennis Academy (ITA), Godwin Kienka said, “It is very important for the country to have tournaments that attract the best talent from all over the country, identifies them and gives them a chance to develop. Having a brand like MTN support tennis is a big win for tennis in Nigeria because people will begin to pay attention.”
The highlight of the event was the boy’s U-16 final with Oyo based Mubarak Ganiyu, popularly called ‘Nadal’ by his fans, defeating long-term rival and Ekiti based counterpart, Seun Omisakin, 9-8 in a thrilling final.
Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has announced the postponement of its maiden annual Public Relations, Reputation, Ideas, Concepts and Excellence (PRICE) Awards and Prizes to January 25, 2026.
NIPR
The event, earlier scheduled for December 7, 2025, was deferred to accommodate stakeholders whose observance of Christmas festivities had commenced earlier than expected.
Chairman of the Organising Committee, Mr. Israel Opayemi, urged stakeholders to note the new date and prepare to participate in the ceremony.
He said the awards would motivate professionals, practitioners and scholars, while enhancing Nigeria’s global competitiveness in the public relations ecosystem and strengthening brand equity for all stakeholders.
Opayemi reaffirmed the Committee’s commitment to delivering a best-in-class award administration and ceremony, describing the PRICE Awards as a credible and enduring platform to identify, celebrate and elevate outstanding individuals, campaigns and organisations shaping the public relations landscape across sectors.
The development of the PRICE Awards peaked in September 2025 when the NIPR President and Chairman, Council, Dr. Ike Neliaku, inaugurated a 12-man committee to organise the maiden edition. The inauguration followed the Council’s adoption of the report of a technical team tasked with establishing the awards.
Netflix has announced a landmark agreement to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO Max in a transaction valued at $82.7 billion, a move analysts say will reshape the global entertainment industry.
Netflix
The deal, which includes Warner Bros.’ film and television studios, HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Bros. Games, was unanimously approved by the boards of both companies. Under the terms, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) shareholders will receive $23.25 in cash and $4.50 in Netflix shares for each WBD share.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos described the acquisition as “a defining moment” for the streaming giant, noting that the company intends to maintain Warner Bros.’ current operations while expanding its production capacity.
“By combining Warner Bros.’ incredible library of shows and movies with Netflix’s culture-defining titles, we can give audiences more of what they love and help define the next century of storytelling,” Sarandos said.
The transaction is expected to close within 12 to 18 months, following the planned spin-off of WBD’s TV networks division, Discovery Global, in 2026. Netflix projects annual cost savings of $2–3 billion by the third year after completion and expects the deal to be accretive to earnings per share by year two.
Industry groups, including the Directors Guild of America and Cinema United, have raised concerns about the impact on movie theaters, while regulators are expected to scrutinize the deal over antitrust issues. Netflix has pledged to continue supporting theatrical releases, with Warner Bros.’ cinema commitments running through 2029.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav hailed the agreement, saying it “combines two of the greatest storytelling companies in the world to bring to even more people the entertainment they love.”
Observers note that the acquisition comes 15 years after former Time Warner chief Jeff Bewkes dismissed Netflix as “the Albanian army,” underscoring the dramatic shift in the entertainment landscape.
A major shake‑up rocks viewers and subscribers of DSTV/GOTV as many channels are set to shut down and be removed on January 1, 2026.
The trigger for the upcoming shut‑down is a breakdown in negotiations between the owners of multiple global channels and the pay‑TV operator.
As of December 2025, the deal between Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and DStv/GOtv has expired and the two parties have not reached a renewal agreement.
Without a new carriage/distribution agreement, the channels belonging to WBD risk being pulled off the DStv/GOtv line‑up.
This is the most significant content cutback the service has seen in years.
The affected channels are:
Discovery Channel
TLC
Cartoonito
Cartoon Network
CNN International
Food Network
The Travel Channel
TNT
Investigation Discovery
Real Time
HGTV
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