Former Two-time unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, has vowed to retire from boxing if he loses his next match to American boxer Jermaine Franklin. Joshua was scheduled to fight Tyson Fury in a bout in November or December, however, the fight never came to fruition due to sponsorship issues, […]
Migrant protests that allegedly caused fire in border town in northern Mexico has caused the death of about 39 people according to authorities in Mexico. The Mexican president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, said the fire in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, broke out after migrants found out they would be deported. The […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has today announced the appointment of Umar Damagum as the acting National Chairman of the party. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Debo Ologunagba stating that “The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has today inaugurated the first oil drilling of the Ebenyi-A Exploration Well located in the Middle Benue Trough in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. The president, while virtually inaugurating the Well, admonished the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPCL) and its partners to take due […]
FIFA’s compensation paid to clubs that release players for the men’s World Cup has been increased nearly 70% to $355m for the 2026 and 2030 tournaments. This according to FIFA itself and the European Club Association (ECA) statement today called the club benefits programme. The Club Benefits Programme affords clubs […]
This year’s National Population and Housing Census has been announced to begin on May 3. This was disclosed by a member of the Publicity and Advocacy Committee on 2023 National Population and Housing Census, Dr. Garba Abari during the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. He […]
The King of the United Kingdom, King Charles III has postponed his planned visit to France due to ongoing protests over pension reform. The French presidency announced this through a statement saying “Given the announcement yesterday of another national day of protests against pension reform on Tuesday March 28, the […]
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja today has ruled on the Osun State governorship election contested by Governor Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola. The Court of Appeal set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship tribunal and upheld the Governorship of […]
Former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu alongside his wife, Beatrice has been found guilty of an organ-harvesting plot in the UK. The 60-year-old senator with his family and doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta was said to have facilitated the travel of a 21-year-old to Britain for an £80,000 kidney transplant. […]
Uganda’s parliament has passed an antigay legislation that proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relationships and criminalises anyone identifying as LGBTQ. While more than 30 African countries, including Uganda, already ban same-sex relationships, the new law passed appears to be the first to outlaw merely identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, […]
