Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez on Sunday defended his WBA, WBC, WBO and IBF super-middleweight titles in Las Vegas after beating his countryman Jaime Munguia by a unanimous points decision Munguia was dropped for the first time in his career in the fourth round when he was caught by a right uppercut before Alvarez went on to…
Newly crowned Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday thrashed Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 as they made it 48 matches unbeaten in all competitions. A sensational 12th-minute Granit Xhaka strike from outside the box set Leverkusen on their way to a stunning success. Frankfurt however levelled through Hugo Ekitike when the French striker headed in from close…
Liverpool put behind them the disappointment of previous games to hammer struggling Tottenham Hotspur 4-2 to further dentSpurs’ hopes of a top-four finish. Mohamed Salah was restored to the Reds’ starting line-up after his public spat with Klopp last weekend and he reciprocated in kind scoring the first goal. Andy Robertson, Cody Gakpo and Harvey…
Ahead of the WAFU B U-17 tournament in Ghana, some invited players have been asked to leave the camp after failing the Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI, test. Chief Coach of the Under 17 team, the Golden Eaglets Manu Garba confirmed this to newsmen Garba is facing challenges finalising his squad after the MRI tests saw…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, PLateef Fagbemi, SAN, has promised a review of the law punishing suicide attempts. He said this when he received a delegation from the Asido Foundation, a non-governmental organisation promoting mental health advocacy and reforms to improve awareness, reduce stigma and discrimination and empower persons with…
The Police in Edo state have arrested five women for stripping another woman Christabel Akhigbe naked over alleged phone theft in Benin City. Edo State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adeboye, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin City, said the women also videoed the victim’s nakedness and uploaded it on social media platforms. Adegboye said…
The prominent Cole family of Victoria Island, Lagos, has denounced the recent marriage of their son, Taiwo, to actress and comedian, Wofai Ewa, in a traditional ceremony in Ugep, Cross River State. In a statement issued by the head of the family Kunle Cole, which has since gone viral, the family dissociated themselves from the…
The Lagos State Government says property owners whose buildings hindered the flow of drainage in Mende, Maryland were served “requisite notices” before their buildings were removed from the System 1 Drainage Right of Way. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in Lagos State, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known on a live television programme According to…
Top officials of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday, showered glowing tributes on the late ex-President Umaru Yar’Adua 14 years after his death Yar’Adua was Katsina State’s governor in Nigeria’s North-West geopolitical zone from May 1999 to May 2007. He won the 2007 presidential election and was sworn in to succeed his ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo….
In its efforts to sort out and address double land allocation issues, Abia State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr. Chaka Chukwumerije has announced that the recertification exercise of all existing titled documents would commence in the state from June 1st, 2024. The Commissioner who also assured that the exercise would be seamless and effective,…
