Some boxing fans across the sporting fraternity on Sunday expressed shock over the loss of Anthony Joshua to Oleksandr Usyk on split decision in the world heavyweight championship bout in Saudi Arabia. With the victory, Usyk is still the world heavyweight champion, after beating Joshua second time running on...
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Anthony Joshua, British-Nigerian boxer on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia fought back tears after a narrow loss to Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk. Usyk, in an highly anticipated rematch, beat Joshua on split decision to retain the IBO, IBF, WBA and WBO heavyweight title. A rattled Joshua at a post-fight press...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “urgently instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture, and the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to urgently withdraw the threat to revoke the licenses and shut down the operations of 53...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Technical Director of Cross River State Football Association and former captain of Rovers Football club of Calabar, Chief Edum Paul Attila has said that he married his wife from the pitch as a player. Mr. Attila said: I met my wife inside the...
Ogun, known as the ‘gateway state’ has emerged as the best exhibitors at the just-concluded International Arts and Crafts Expo (INAC). This was announced during the closing ceremony of the expo held in Abuja on Saturday, with the theme “Networking Nigerian Crafts to the World”. The News Agency of...
Members of the Eastern Nigeria regional security organisation, Ebubeagu Security Outfit in Ebonyi disrupted a meeting of women in the state on Saturday. Participants at the 2022 August Women Meeting in the state consequently protested the disruption. They called on the Inspector-General of the Police (IGP) and rights groups...
The Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, said there was no religious discrimination among the people of the state. The governor noted that religious tolerance was firmly rooted in Ondo State, adding that both Christians and Muslims as well as traditionalists were given equal treatment in the Sunshine State. Akeredolu...
The Acting Chairman, Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) Mr Haruna Abdullahi says the service is working hard to exceed its 2022 revenue target of N200 billion. He said this when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. Abdullahi said the service was...
Briton Leon Edwards pulled off a fifth-round head-kick knockout out of nowhere to dethrone Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman and win the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title at UFC 278. The win for Edwards at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, U. S. on Saturday was one of the...
Oleksandr Usyk threw down a challenge to Britain’s Tyson Fury on Sunday to come out of retirement and fight him for the undisputed world heavyweight boxing title. The Ukrainian made clear he was only interested in fighting Fury after out-pointing Britain’s Anthony Joshua for the second time to retain...
Ukranian fighter, Oleksandr Usyk confirmed his spot at the top of the heavyweight division with a rematch win over British-Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua on Saturday night, August 20, at the King Abdullah Sports City Arena in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Over the course of 12 rounds, Usyk outpointed Joshua winning on a...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Yakubu Dogara, the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman, over a plot by one of his constituents, who is collaborating with some police officers to eliminate him. Hon. Dogara also revealed...
The Atikulated Global Movement (AGM) says former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will restore hope in the country by addressing Nigeria’s security and economic challenges, if elected in the 2023 presidential election. Hajiya Maryam Atiku-Abubakar, group National Leader said this at the inauguration of a movement to unite former aspirants and...
A 17-year-old boy in Kano State, Isah Auwal-Barde, has invented a robot that works with robotic exoskeleton remote control. Exoskeleton remote control is a system of controlling a robot by the person operating it through demonstration with parts of his body. Auwal-Barde told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Arsenal maintained their 100 percent start to the 2022/2023 English Premier League (EPL) season with a comfortable 3-0 victory at Bournemouth on Saturday. Team captain Martin Odegaard struck twice inside the opening 11 minutes to put the Gunners in control. On the other hand, Bournemouth failed to register a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has charged cadets of the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) 69 Regular Course to deploy acquired combat skills and competences in tackling security challenges. Yahaya gave the charge during the Battle Inoculation phase of Exercise Camp Highland,...
The Bola Ahmed Tinubu Global Ambassadors (BATGA), a support group for the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate of Sen. Bola Tinubu has recalled how he risked his life for Nigeria in the past. Mr Kayode Olabode, National Coordinator (BATGA), disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday....
Chief Executive Officer of an aviation company, Mr Segun Adewale, has urged the Federal Government to expeditiously repatriate the 600 million dollars ticket revenue belonging to foreign airlines operating in the country. Adewale, also former Vice-Chairman, National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA) gave the charge in a statement...