Nigerian born British boxer, Anthony Joshua has been named among the top three highest-earning boxers in 2024 despite suffering a shocking defeat to Daniel Dubois in September The former two-time heavyweight champion earned a guaranteed purse of £6m from the Wembley Stadium bout, with additional pay-per-view revenue, potentially pushing his earnings beyond £25m if PPV…
Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, says President Bola Tinubu economic policies are poorly conceived Atiku said enough of Tinubu’s shambolic “bolekaja” economic policy prescriptions. He said that Tinubu’s administration is anchored to a mere “Tea-plan, which can only lead to a T-pain.” In a statement he personally signed, Atiku…
Sokoto State Government says another terrorist group identified as LAKURAWAS has emerged in the state. The State Deputy Governor, Idris Gobir, disclosed this while receiving participants of Course 33 of the National Defence College, Abuja, who were on a study tour in the state. According to him, the group is known to be a faith-based…
The Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly in Rivers State said Governor Siminialayi Fubara has a penchant to disobey courts’ judgements and constitutional provisions. This is as the lawmakers also vowed to make Fubara’s appointees and permanent secretaries aiding him to circumvent the law have their date with the law. They stated this during their 65th…
Edu has resigned from his role as Arsenal’s sporting director. The Brazilian rejoined the Gunners as technical director in summer 2019 before being promoted to sporting director in November 2022. Edu, played for Arsenal between 2001 and 2005 and won two league titles, with one coming as part of the ‘Invincibles’ team of 2003-04. The…
The Simon Ekpa-led Biafra Republic Government in Exile has said that nothing on earth can stop the actualisation of Biafra independence. Ekpa, known as the Prime Minister of BRGIE disclosed this in a statement on Monday through his official X handle. He was responding to a media report titled: ‘Biafra’s march towards Independence gains momentum’….
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has urged the Federal Government to discontinue the charge against 101 protesters #EndBadGovernance protesters. His demand comes after President Tinubu on Monday directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, to release minors arrested and facing prosecution over their alleged involvement in the #EndBadGovernance…
President Bola Tinubu has nominated a lawyer, Saseyi Ibiyemi, as a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) representing Ondo State. If cleared by the Senate, Ibiyemi will replace another lawyer, ‘Niyi Ijalaye, who died in August while serving as the REC in Ogun State. Ibiyemi, 58, who hails from Ilaje in Ondo State, is currently the Administrative…
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, for alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion 13% derivation fund from the federation account between 2015 and 2023. An EFCC source who confirmed the former governor’s arrest said Okowa was arrested on Monday, November 4, 2024, in…
Following the outrage that trailed the arrest and arraignment of minors over the #EndBadGovernance protests held in several parts of the country in August, President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate release of all the detainees. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday after the President…
