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He had barely played basketball when he left Lagos. Hakeem Olajuwon won two NBA titles and invented the Dream Shake Celebrity Buzz He had barely played basketball when he left Lagos. Hakeem Olajuwon won two NBA titles and invented the Dream Shake Hakeem Olajuwon grew up in Lagos playing football and handball, took up basketball as a teenager and moved to Houston in 1980. He won back-to-back NBA championships with the Houston Rockets in 1994 and 1995 and was named MVP in 1994. Women in Nigeria’s Niger delta reclaim land and livelihoods by restoring mangrove forests News Women in Nigeria’s Niger delta reclaim land and livelihoods by restoring mangrove forests Women in Nigeria's Niger Delta are reclaiming land and livelihoods through the restoration of vital mangrove forests, fostering sustainability. The first African-born UFC champion: how Kamaru Usman went from Auchi to the top of the welterweight division Celebrity Buzz The first African-born UFC champion: how Kamaru Usman went from Auchi to the top of the welterweight division Kamaru Usman, born in Nigeria and raised in Texas from the age of eight, beat Tyron Woodley at UFC 235 on 2 March 2019 to become the first African-born UFC champion. He held the welterweight title until Leon Edwards's last-minute head kick in August 2022. Two African Women Caught With $8.6M Drugs After Nigerian Accomplice’s Arrest in India Gist Two African Women Caught With $8.6M Drugs After Nigerian Accomplice’s Arrest in India In what is being described as Karnataka State Police’s largest drug bust, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of Mangaluru City Police arrested two African…