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Miami Herald
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Breakout HBCU WBB star transfers to ACC
Morgan State forward Naya Ojukwu is on the move. After a breakout season in the MEAC, the 6'1" redshirt freshman has committed to the University of California, bringing her game from an HBCU program to one of the Power 4's newest members in the ACC. Ojukwu averaged 17.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game for Morgan State during the 2024–25 season in just 15 appearances. Her efficiency and dominance in the paint helped her earn second-team All-MEAC honors. Despite missing several games, she shot nearly 48% from the field and quickly became one of the conference's most impactful players. Originally from Idaho, where she was the 2020-21 Idaho Gatorade Player of the Year and MaxPreps Idaho Player of the Year, Ojukwu began her career at Utah before transferring to Gonzaga. As a freshman at Utah, she played in four games, averaging 5.3 minutes, 3.3 points, and 2.3 rebounds per game. After receiving a hardship waiver from the NCAA, she transferred to Gonzaga as a true freshman, appearing in nine games. She totaled 11 points, nine rebounds, three steals, and two blocks in 56 minutes before transferring again, this time to an HBCU. However, she found her rhythm at Morgan State and delivered on her potential. Her time at the HBCU allowed her to lead, develop, and showcase her skills on a national level. That growth caught the attention of the University of California, which is reloading its roster as it prepares to enter the ACC. Her departure is a significant moment for Morgan State women's basketball, which recently saw longtime head coach Ed Davis Jr. retire after more than a decade leading the program. Ojukwu's move continues a growing trend of elite HBCU talent earning opportunities in major conferences through the transfer portal. As she transitions to the next chapter of her career, Ojukwu represents the level of talent developing within HBCU programs like Morgan State. Her success underscores the growing visibility of HBCU women's basketball and the impact players from these programs can have at every level of college athletics. The post Breakout HBCU WBB star transfers to ACC appeared first on HBCU Gameday. Copyright HBCU Gameday 2012-2025
BBC News
17-02-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Nigeria give time first batch of deportees from Trump US go land and oda details about di process
Di Nigeria goment don announce say di first batch of Nigerians wey di US goment don deport, go arrive Nigeria dis Monday, 17. February 2025. Dis na according to Bianca Odumegwu Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for one post wey she make on social media. Ojukwu say she meet wit di United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Richard Mills Jr, and she highlight di concern of di Nigeria goment about di decision of President Donald Trump to deport many Nigerians back to di kontri. "As at now, na about 201 Nigerians currently dey detained for US immigration centres, and about 85 (of dem don dey) cleared for deportation. Di figure dey expected to rise sharply," Madam Ojukwu tok. For her discussion wit di US ambassador, Ojukwu tok say she maintain say "dis deportations, particularly for individuals wey no get history of violent crime, no suppose dey traumatic or sudden and say di individuals need to dey given enough time to handle dia assets rather dan say dem go just bundle dem enta planes and repatriate dem". "Di forced removals of our citizens from US soil must dey in compliance wit internationally prescribed guidelines and established protocols in dis regard and a more humane process supposed dey followed," Ojukwu tok. She tok say di ambassador give am im word say "di repatriations go dey done wit dignity and respect for human rights". At least, ova 3,000 Nigerians wey no get legal documents to stay for America dey face risk of deportation, according to one document wey Fox News get from di United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE). Fox News bin report on Tuesday 28 January, 2025 say di Nigerian immigrants don dey ICE non-detained docket wit final orders of removal since November, 2024. Reports say Nigeria na di second highest number of citizens wey dey scheduled for deportation for Africa, followed by Somalia, Ghana, Senegal, among odas. We dey update dis tori.
