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Joshua to get $60m from his rematch against Ruiz as he remains the bookies favourite

NIGERIAN-born boxing heavyweight Anthony Joshua is poised to take home a whopping $60m from his world title rematch against Mexican Andy Ruiz Jr when the two fighters clash this Saturday in Saudi Arabia.

 

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Police declare Ipob lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor wanted following the death of two of its men

MEN of the Anambra State Police Command has issued a warrant for the arrest of Indigenous People of Biafra (Ipob) lawyer Ifeanyi Ejiofor over the killing of two police officers in Anambra State.

 

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Buhari should appoint a special trade representative to woo the US National Black Caucus as he grapples around to find $75bn worth of foreign investment

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) In 2020, Nigeria will be 60, so we simply have to make it a turning point in our history. We have an annual infrastructural deficit of $100bn and an annual budget of $28bn. Simply put, the Nigerian government needs to find $75bn a year and from the look of things, this is not coming from anywhere in the near future. Leon Trotsky once said: “Where tradition is lacking, a striking example is essential.” Someone in Abuja needs to pull a rabbit out of the hat

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Nigeria and Iran agree to establish bi-national commission to combat gas flaring in the Niger Delta

NIGERIA and Iran have signed a bilateral agreement that involves the establishment of a bi-national commission to enhance trade investment and technology transfer especially in the gas sector.

 

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Anthony Joshua assures his fans he will win on Saturday saying respect counts more than the belts

FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua has assured his teeming supporters that he intends to regain his respect when he wins back his belts in next Saturday's fight against Mexican Andy Ruiz in Saudi Arabia.

 

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Lagos high court gives aviation authorities the go-ahead to seize Emirate Airlines Airbus over debt

NIGERIAN aviation authorities have been given the go-ahead to confiscate an Emirates Airline Airbus after a Lagos high court authorised its seizure because it owes the country N8.1m ($22,103) worth of debts.

 

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EFCC seizes Allen Onyema's passport as US pressure mounts to have him extradited

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have confiscated the passport of Air Peace chairman Allen Onyema in response to him being charged with 27 counts of money laundering in the US.

 

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Smart Adeyemi asks everyone to forgive Dino Melaye for his rascality as he is declared winner

SENATOR Smart Adeyemi has asked the people of Kogi West Senatorial District to forgive his predecessor Dino Melaye pointing out that this eccentric character was not a genuine reflection of the Okun people's character.

 

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Why do we not celebrate this great man who laid down his life for us every December

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] We are now into December and in a festive mood when we recognise and appreciate those who laid down their lives for us but alas, the negro fails to celebrate one caucasian who was executed for them. A white gentleman named John Brown who was hanged for leading slave revolts

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Carl Ikeme intends returning to football in coaching capacity at Wolves after successful treatment

FORMER Super Eagles goalkeeper Carl Ikeme has revealed he intends returning to his club Wolverhampton Wanderers in a coaching or mentoring capacity following his successful treatment for leukaemia.

 

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