FORMER world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis has accused Nigerian-born Anthony Joshua of running scared of a unification fight with World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Deontay Wilder.

SENATOR Ademola Adeleke has been cleared by the Osun State High Court to stand in next month's gubernatorial elections after it dismissed a suit challenging his suitability filed by two rivals who stood against him in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries.

FORMER senate minority leader Senator Godswill Akpabio has revealed that he has no intention of becoming the new senate president despite his recent defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

ENGLISH Premier league giants Chelsea look set to offer Super Eagles fullback Ola Aina to Italian club Torino on a season-long loan as part of a wider package that will allow the west London side to purchase striker Andrea Belloti from Turin.

ECONOMIC and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officials have dropped a bombshell revealing that investigations into the activities of Senator Godswill Akpabio will continue despite his recent defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

LAGOS landlord Bassey Wilson has been charged with assault and arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrates Court after he used a belt to flog the wife of his tenant for spreading clothes in a part of his compound against his wishes.

Mr Wilson, 51, a businessman, who resides at Ahmadiyya, Meiran, a suburb of Lagos, is

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari's special adviser on political matters Senator Babafemi Ojudu has dismissed claims that the presidency is plotting to impeach senate president Senator Bukola Saraki pointing out that yesterday's drama was a cheap publicity stunt.

AKWA Ibom State governor Udom Emmanuel has relieved the brother of his predecessor Godswill Akpabio as the commissioner for labour productivity and manpower development following his sibling's defection from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

1. It is a matter of record that yesterday, lawmakers and staff of the National Assembly were prevented from entering the National Assembly Complex by heavily armed security agents of the Department of State Services (DSS). All entries to the Complex were blocked. The National Assembly, the seat of democracy in Nigeria, was under lockdown. Senators and Members of the House of Representatives were prevented from gaining access.

NIGERIAN striker Adeleke Akinyemi has had to flee for dear life after his Latvian clubside Ventspils tried to force him to sign a contract extension with them ensuring they get the proceeds of any future dealings at gunpoint.