Ifie Ozaka
@IOzaka
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General Manager, Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club of Port Harcourt
Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Joined March 2016
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@SavvyRinu
@abikedabiri
@ndlea_nigeria
Let’s be real to ourselves sometimes. Our Naija brothers and sisters don’t make her work any easier. While we call her out, let’s not waste time to call out those Naija brethren that give us a bad name abroad by peddling drugs.
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The day after!!! The feeling of putting the name
@RiversHoopers
on the continental map. We must build on this momentum.
Thanks to all that supported us to get here. 🙏
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Our smiles tell the story of God’s love and faithfulness in our lives. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to me and my twin blessings. Every 25th of June is special because of you cuties.
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I am extremely excited and proud to be flying the
@RiversHoopers
flag here at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda after being a part of History in Nigerian and African Basketball at the
@theBAL
. More history beckons. We are here to stay. GRACE!!!!!
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Winning gives you the opportunity to get a picture with a billionaire celebrity
@TemiOtedola
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He is Devine Eke, and yes I signed him 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Devine Eke's stellar 31-point performance earns him the
@visitrwanda_now
MVP accolade as he propels his team to a groundbreaking win.
#BAL4
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@adekunleGOLD
in the house live at the BK Arena, Kigali.
This month has been so eventful for me
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@PeterPsquare
Oga, you have no right to drag his father’s name into this. If you have issues with what he said, dissect and discuss it intelligently here, if you can. Don’t drag an icon and legend whose shoes you are unworthy to lace
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It’s that time of the year again when I and the twins celebrate God’s Goodnews in our lives. “Not by power, nor by might, but by My Spirit says the Lord”. Happy birthday to the Ozaka triplets.
PS: before you can catch the twins together for a good picture, it’s like world war.😂
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We made it
Meet the Elite Eight! 🌟
Here are the teams heading to the BAL Playoffs in Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼:
🔹 Al Ahly 🇪🇬
🔹 FUS Rabat 🇲🇦
🔹 Rivers Hoopers 🇳🇬
🔹 AS Douanes 🇸🇳
🔹 Petro de Luanda 🇦🇴
🔹 US Monastir 🇹🇳
🔹 Al Ahly Ly 🇱🇾
🔹 Cape Town Tigers 🇿🇦
The battle for the
#BAL4
title
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@RiversHoopers
is profoundly grateful to
@SimFubaraKSC
Executive Governor of Rivers State for the unprecedented support we have had in this short period of his Leadership. One can only imagine 4 years down the line. Special appreciation to Barr. Christopher Green,
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I am humbled by this. One day I will tell the story of how we got here, but for now let’s focus a setting the bar high for others to work hard to reach. We will build on this momentum I promise. Better days ahead
When we say that
@IOzaka
is the best General Manager in pro basketball in 🇳🇬- and we’ve been saying this for years now - this is why!!
The composure. The eloquence. The mindset. The leadership.
It is beautiful to watch. Keep your heads up King’s Men!!!
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Another HISTORY made!!!!!
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Revenge is best served cold mehn!!! This is payback for what they did to us in 2021
3/3 for
@RiversHoopers
🔥🔥
Revenge mission complete after
#TheKingsMen
dispatched US Monastir 84-63 to make up for 2021 loss.
The unbeaten run continues...🥂
#TheBAL
#HoopersNation
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These my boys are ballers I swear. I love the chemistry they’ve built this season. It’s remarkable.
Enjoy this alley by Michael Daramola with the fantastic assist from
@the_floorgenera
Emilagba Bolaji
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@ChidiOdinkalu
The phrase "underage married girls" should never be put together in a sentence. It's disgusting
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Daddy’s Princess turns 15 today. Grateful and proud. Happy birthday my Heir Apparent.
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@Mercy_McQuin
I’m disgusted and so upset reading this. It’s crazy. I remember one lecturer in UST tried this with my late younger sister. By the time I visited him with my friends the nonsense stopped. So sorry Mercy
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I thought I was tall until I stood next to him🙈. Meet my NBA Academy/ BAL Elevate player David Ugonna.
#thebal2024
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Today I went to a community called Yenebebeli in Yenagoa LGA, Bayelsa State to honor Prof.
@steve_azaiki
. The event was hampered by very heavy rainfall, but in all, the people of Yenebebeli are very hospitable people.
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We say thank you for the show of love in birthday wishes, prayers, calls, messages, etc. Yesterday was extra special because you remembered us. To God Almighty who continually keeps us and sustains us, we will serve no other God but you. Eze Ebube!!! We salute you
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Happy Children’s day to my favorite people. Be rest assured Dada is working hard to make life a little less challenging for you. I love you babies to the moon and back.
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When
@GazetteNGR
carries your news you know that God is working overtime for you and you’re doing something right
@RiversHoopers
@Queenjohn4
@OOdaudu
👏👏👏👏👏👏
Rivers Hoopers beat US Monastir to reach historic Basketball Africa League semi-finals
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Wow! Just wow!
Nigerian Basketball Club side, Rivers Hoopers, have been unbeaten in 3 games at the ongoing African Basketball League.
🇹🇳US Monastir 63-84 Rivers Hoopers 🇳🇬
🇷🇼 APR 82-86 Rivers Hoopers 🇳🇬
🇸🇳 AS Douanes 68-77 Rivers Hoopers 🇳🇬
Flying the country's flag high 🔥
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@InibeheEffiong
You may question my choice but you can’t foist your choice on me or insult and abuse me for my choice. I see things differently from you. Let’s respect our choices. We will be fine
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Here she is
@TemiOtedola
celebrating with the lads after today’s victory.
After our victory over APR,
@TemiOtedola
came to celebrate with us. Thank you for coming.
#TheBAL
#BAL4
#HoopersNation
#TheKingsMen
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@Morris_Monye
When PO attended the Experience, you guys hailed Adefarasin to high heavens. He preached some sermons from his pulpit that seemed to favor PO, he was seen as sent from above. Now he delivers his naked truth & u are angry? He wasn’t called to preach only what you will like o!
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@SaharaReporters
@MaziNnamdiKanu
Wahala! Nobody can even argue with Kanu's position on this matter. It is what it is. This is what Nigeria has become
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What you post and think that you’re ‘catching cruise’ on social media, someone else is seeing it as your reality. And what is it they say again: the internet never forgets. Be guided.
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Senegal’s gonna be lit 🔥! Join us at the 2024 BAL and support
@RiversHoopers
Nigeria’s representative.
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This is so cool. Exhilarating stuff
The sound of victory!! You can see what this win means to
@RiversHoopers
#Letsgo
#Jobisnotfinished
#TheKingsMen
📹
@theBAL
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The hard work paid off. Still basking in the euphoria of another championship. Kudos to my team
@RiversHoopers
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@timidakolo
@visitrwanda_now
Why u no talk quick? I just got back from the
@theBAL
hosted in Kigali. Beautiful place
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Stepping into my season of endless possibilities. I’m ending this year on a high
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We are in this to win it. We go harder tomorrow. Congratulations team
Unbeaten run stretched to 6 games in the league this season.
2 wins out of 2 in the Conference 8. We go again tomorrow against Ebun Comets.
#TheKingsMen
#HoopersNation
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Worthy and well deserved Champions of the Atlantic Conference
We finished unbeaten in the Atlantic Conference.
Phase One 4-0
Conference Eight 6-0
Final 4 here we come.....
#TheKingsMen
#HoopersNation
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@datobioma
@fisayosoyombo
Pure acting. When d man started pressing his mouth in an attempt to make sure he doesn't clinch his teeth, he felt d pain and started holding d man's hand.
A person with real seizure will never have the presence of mind to hold off your hand when you are trying to open his mouth
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Welcome to the team
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After about 15 years of sweat, with a healthy trophy cabinet to show for it, we finally received the much desired recognition by the Rivers State Government led by the amiable Sir Sim Fubara Rivers 001, and made possible by Barr Christopher Green our able Commissioner for Sports.
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We are the CHAMPIONS!!!!!!
Congratulations to us 👏 champions of the 2nd edition of the Louis Edem Invitational Basketball Championship
FT Rivers Hoopers 74-56 Spintex Knights
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We take on Patriots of Rwanda at 3pm Nigerian time
Game Day!!!!!
#theBAL
is finally here!!!!! We face
@PatriotsBBC
today in our opening game at 4pm Rwandan time.
#TheKingsMen
#HoopersNation
#theBAL
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I can’t wait to give you a signed jersey!!!
I repeat
@RiversHoopers
will win
@theBAL
2024. And
@IOzaka
will give me a signed Jersey. Quote this .
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Pls any Igbo speaking friend of mine should kindly interpret this song for me, cos it’s been playing in my head since yesterday. I listened to 3 versions of it and cried almost an hour without knowing the meaning. Judy Kay, Tim Godfrey & Nathaniel Bassey’s version
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Happy birthday to one of those who make my job easier Queen John-Moseph Golden Voice.
You are a true definition of growth. I have watched you grow from a journalist to a sports journalist to owning the basketball journalism space in Nigeria.
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@RiversHoopers
home court wears a new look courtesy
@PreciousAchiuwa
WHAT IF UNLIMITED BASKETBALL CAMP. The PH homeboy came through for his people. We are grateful
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@Naija_Activist
@Pontiak101
Innocent until proven guilty Mr. VP candidate. Don’t forget that Peter Obi too was mentioned in the PANAMA LEAKS and he has maintained his innocence because he has never been tried and convicted of the allegations.
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Things we like to read. You just earned a follower. Welcome to the basketball world 👍
This Guy's made watch my First Ever Full
#Basketball
Game
Proud of You
@RiversHoopers
You Represented Well at
@theBAL
#BAL24
#BasketballAfricaLeague
#NaijaBasketball
#NBA
#nbabasketballpickstoday
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Always grateful for the gift of this wonderful family, no matter the odds. My best achievement yet.
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@realFFK
@realDonaldTrump
For a guy that has changed wives of couple of times, you don't come across as someone that can spot a Jezebel o
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@evidencebyme
@fkeyamo
At least he has come out boldly to tell Nigerians that the Apc is not better than the pdp. What a defense
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+1 for my baby!!! I’m so proud of her. I’ll never forget the first time I held her in my arms. It feels like yesterday but she’s 14 already. Gosh!!! Happy birthday Kaylah Ozaka, my heir apparent. Live long, grown in wisdom, enjoy life, have good health and above all know God.
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We’re here live in Dakar.
From 🇳🇬 Nigeria to 🇸🇳 Senegal 🛬
@RiversHoopers
are back to business at the Basketball Africa League! 🏀💥
#BAL4
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We took the school boys back to the classroom. Well done Kings men. In it to win it. No dulling
4 games, 4 wins !!!
8-0 in the league this season
We beat Hoops & Read in a thrilling match
The KingsMen are one leg in the Final Four. Two more games and we seal our place.
Tomorrow we face Lagos Legends at 11am
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Priceless scenes
The King’s Men
@RiversHoopers
are Champions 🏆
They finish the 2023 Premier Basketball League unbeaten in all 13 games.
They will represent Nigeria 🇳🇬 at the 2024 Premier edition of
@theBAL
Hoopers are champions again…and you can see what it means to them.
#PBLFinal4
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Yes. Massive appreciation to the round peg in a round hole Commissioner who was behind the team at every point. Thank you so much for pushing and encouraging us to achieve our objective. Barr Christopher Green, you are in deed a great man
A very big thank you to our Honourable Commissioner for Sports who supported and motivated the team. His fatherly love was a factor and it played a major role in achieving our goal this season
#TheKingsMen
#HoopersNation
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It was my pleasure to receive at my office today Faruk Oyalade, former Royal Hoopers forward who won the 2011 and 2012 Dstv Nigeria Premier Basketball League with the Hoopers. Faruk now resides in the US and has come to give back to his roots in Port Harcourt by organizing the
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Until you’re hit with sickness, you won’t understand that some lifestyle/habit you think you can’t live without for a day, you can definitely live without for a whole lifetime. May God help us.
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@Drelmoatiku
@ChidiOdinkalu
@NigeriaGov
@FMWA_ng
Trying to demand accountability from the UN? If the UN demands accountability from Nigeria, won’t our government shut down?
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@jacksonpbn
The same Gen Gusau arrived at the last Port Harcourt convention and solidified Atiku's emergence as against what ever plans Gov. Wike and Tambuwal had on ground. Truly there are people that own Nigeria based on political sagacity
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I find fulfillment in what I do. Winning is a lifestyle I don’t want to ever drop.
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@fisayosoyombo
Very pathetic situation in deed. Not for want of funds o! The other day soldiers were complaining of using Hilux vehicles with normal tyres in forest/desert areas. One bullet pierces any tire and you are gone. In fact the vehicles sink all the time and then they are attacked
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@peace_igho
I played bass guitar, drums and keyboards in church growing up. I collect money wella, although Pastor still use my head cos I had zeal without knowledge. Im glad to announce to this pastor that I respect a lot that by God’s grace, i and my family live above the poverty line
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And it came to pass
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This alley hoop from Michael Oriakhi Owen is my personal highlight from todays game against the Raptors academy. Nice assist by
@Prolific_12
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We are working for a better Hoopers and Nigeria Basketball
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@Princemoye1
While the resurgence of this video worries you, I’m wondering why the punishment meted out to the officer assaulting the man is so mild. He should have been totally dismissed from the force and charged for assault. This little punishment can’t serve as deterrent to others
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Kudos to our media department run by
@Queenjohn4
@RiversHoopers
becomes the first indigenous basketball club to have a verified account!🎉
#rivershoopers
#titansbasket
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Happy birthday my world. There's no me without you. I celebrate you today and always.
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@nkasiobidaniels
@SavvyRinu
@abikedabiri
@ndlea_nigeria
The vawulence Naija youths unleash on their leaders and elders nowadays is enough to push someone over the edge. A good example is Chimaroke Nnamani. It can happen to anyone
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👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
The ambience, the crowd, the court!!👌
The Port Harcourt Arena is arening.
📹
@Kamalu_Samuel
#PBLFinalFour
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@DemolaRewaju
You remember Wike vs DSS trying to arrest judges in the middle of the night? Or Wike vs police officers that attempted to arrest Joy Nunieh, the former MD of Nddc and Apc stalwart? That's a leader that has the backing of his people
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Listening to
@ChidiOdinkalu
on AIT this morning, I am now very worried about whether this
@inecnigeria
boss will be able to announce the result of the 2023 Presidential elections if any of the opposition candidates win. I am now genuinely worried
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This guy right here is my ride or die from day 1. If you say say you know me and not know him, then something is wrong. Happy blessed birthday
@brata_igiran
@IgiranBrata
, a friend that has stuck closer than a brother. As you are 4ti5ied today, live
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It’s going to be a full week of basketball as
@nbbfleagues
@nbbfonline
dunks off the Nbbf Premier Basketball League.
@RiversHoopers
plays in Asaba sand yes,
@Queenjohn4
is here to keep you updated.
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@ChidiOdinkalu
@MBuhari
@seunokin
@ChidiOdinkalu
Prof I almost woke my dear wife up with a burst of laughter. But nothing funny about this at all. This is exactly how our country is run
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This win shows what just a little preparation can do. Imagine if they were better prepared both individually and as a team. Congratulations
@OOdaudu
and the team. Keep it locked in for tomorrow’s game.
Nigeria wins their first game of the 2023
@FIBA
AfroCan against Mali.
Final Score: Nigeria 62-56 Mali.
Next game is against Angola 🇦🇴
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I won't get tired of congratulating you
@Queenjohn4
. She will be a blessing to your household and her generation
After months of longing for this day.
I am proud to finally hold you in my arms.
Thank you for coming into our lives with your heavenly charm my Princess.
We are blessed to have you and we will always love you 😘❣️🥰
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@SaharaReporters
@MaziNnamdiKanu
But what I am reasoning right now is that if indeed criminals have been freed from prison cells, they will still terrorize the east, not the north. Our own defenseless people will still bear the brunt of it. Except they are recruiting them for ESN, who knows
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The world should watch out for this guy
@iam_victor0
. He has everything to be very successful. A born leader on and off the court. Glad to have him wear the colors of
@RiversHoopers
Two-time champion of the Louis Edem Invitational Basketball Championship,
@iam_victor0
won the first with his former team Kwara Falcons and now with Rivers 6. Both finals against Spintex Knights. Victor is excited to win both.
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@fisayosoyombo
A difference in opinion or ideology should not descend to hate. That is how decent adults live
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@AishaYesufu
It's the sad reality of the Nigeria we live in. Personally I don't have faith in the system or the citizenry. Sorry. Same reason I can't give
@obyezeks
my vote. Sorry
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