Super Eagles Coach Genort Rohr says the team will commence training on Monday, ahead of its friendly with Zimbabwe on June 8 at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba. Rohr, who spoke in an interview with newsmen on his arrival at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Asaba, said that 18 players …
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Anthony Joshua gets £20m for shock defeat, Andy Ruiz £5m for winning
Andy Ruiz Jr might have produced one of the biggest upsets in heavyweight history on Saturday, but his pay cheque was distinctly lightweight, compared to Anthony Joshua’s. The Mexican stunned Britain’s WBA, IBF and WBO champion to shake up heavyweight boxing’s established order in dramatic style. Ruiz is understood to …
Read More »Oshiomhole lacks what it takes to lead a political party – Oyegun
Erstwhile National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has absolved himself of allegations of being behind the current travails of his successor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, describing the former labour leader as a master of the art of deception and author of confusion. He described the …
Read More »Enugu emerges host of 2020 Para-Powerlifting World Cup
The President of Nigeria Para Power-lifting Federation, Queen Uboh, says Enugu State has been given the right to host the Para-Powerlifting World Cup slated for February 2020. Uboh made this known to newsmen in Enugu on Sunday after the first Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Federation. She commended Gov. …
Read More »Edo APC joins calls for Oshiomholes resignation
More troubles are coming the way of embattled National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and former governor of Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole as stakeholders of the party Sunday joined the fray calling for his immediate resignation. The group under the umbrella of Edo APC Coalition for …
Read More »ABUTH records first breakthrough in Open Heart Surgery
A major breakthrough was recorded in open heart surgery by team of medical experts at the Multi system Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti (ABUTH). The feat was achieved over the weekend by the medical experts at ABUATH, in collaboration with their foreign partners This revelation was made during …
Read More »Shocking: Police arrest Regina Daniels’ brother after marriage to Ned Nwoko
Police in Delta State have arrested the elder brother to Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels, less than two weeks after she got married to Delta State born billionaire, Mr. Ned Nwoko. The video of the arrest which surfaced online showed Lawrence Daniels in handcuff. In the video, Regina’s mother, Rita Daniels, …
Read More »Buhari’s OIC trip after inauguration worrisome – CAN
The Christian Association of Nigeria has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s trip to Saudi Arabia for a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation a day after his inauguration. CAN, which described the President’s visit for the meeting as unconstitutional, said it confirmed worries about his alleged Islamisation agenda. In a …
Read More »Aisha Buhari tackles SIP, demands end to banditry
Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, has urged the National Social Investment Programme to support poor people in Katsina State including those devastated by banditry. Aisha who was in Batsari, Katsina State, to distribute relief materials to victims of banditry, said although N500bn was released by the Federal Government to …
Read More »Recruitment: Over 60,000 sit for NNPC CBT
At least 60,000 candidates on Saturday sat for the Computer Based Test (CBT) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recruitment exercise in the country. Isaiah Inuwa, Chief Operating Officer Corporate Services, said this to reporters while monitoring some of the CBT centres in Abuja. He said the exam was …
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