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Tyson Fury sensationally knocked out Dillian Whyte in the sixth round to retain his WBC heavyweight title in front of a 94,000 sell-out Wembley. Fury floored Whyte with a stunning uppercut with a second to go in the sixth round. He staggered to his feet, but was badly dazed and the referee rightly ended proceedings. The undefeated Fury has been linked with an undisputed world title fight against the winner of Anthony Joshua's […]
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba's bid to become President of the Côte d’Ivoire Football Federation FIF has ended after he was knocked out in the first round of voting in Saturday’s election. Drogba who was one of the three contestants in the election which took place in the West African country, was hoping to emulate Samuel Eto who is the president of the Cameroon Football Federation Fecafoot. The other two contestants […]
A Japanese woman, Kane Tanaka certified as the world’s oldest person alive by Guinness World Records in 2019, has died at the age of 119 today. Tanaka was born on January 2, 1903, in the southwestern Fukuoka region of Japan, had planned to use a wheelchair to take part in the torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, but the pandemic prevented her from doing so. The oldest-ever living […]
Several worshipers were injured when a Deeper Life Bible Church, located in the Iragbo community in Badagry, Lagos State, collapsed, following a heavy storm around 9am during its Sunday service. While details of the incident are still not clear, however an official of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed to newsmen that there were no casualties. Reports indicate that those who were badly injured have been taken to […]
The Imo State Government says it will conduct a mass burial for the victims of the Friday night explosion at an illegal refinery located in a forest in Abaezi community in the Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of the state. The Head of Operations of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) in the state, Ifeanyi Nnaji said the mass burial would be carried out by the state ministries of Petroleum […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the arrest of a Nigerian billionaire drug baron, Afam Mallinson Emmanuel Ukatu. In a statement issued by Ndlea Media Director, Femi Babafemi, He said Ukatu who is the Chairman of Mallinson Group, is behind the N3 billion Tramadol deal involving the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, led Intelligence Response Team, IRT, Abba Kyari. The Ndlea Media Director stated that Ukatu who […]
The Coordinator of Royal Healthcare Foundation, an NGO based in Enugu, CHRIS AMALU has called upon government at all levels in the country to intensify efforts that would bring about the elimination of the rampant and wicked desecration of human lives like kidnapping, ritual killings and sex abuse. Amalu made the call yesterday afternoon when they paid a courtesy visit to the management of URBAN RADIO, Enugu, to seek partnership […]
The Minister of Labor and Employment, Chris Ngige, says the suspension of the strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities ASUU, is dependent on them calling for the varsity lecturers to be considerate. NGIGE in an interview yesterday said the ball is in their court, urging them to go and meet the Benimi Briggs Committee and look at what the committee is doing and make further inputs […]
The Nigerian Army has deployed 173 officers and soldiers to Guinea Bissau on an ECOWAS peacekeeping Operation to strengthen and enhance security in the West African sub-region. The Chief of Operations, Army Headquarters, Oluwa Femi AkinJobi, represented by Zakari Abubakar, announced this yesterday at the graduation and pre-deployment training of the troops from the Martin Luther Agwai Peacekeeping Centre in Jaji Kaduna State, adding that they were expected to leave […]
