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Wilder, Fury ready for Vegas rematch
The most-anticipated heavyweight showdown in nearly two decades will transfix the boxing world on Saturday when unbeaten WBC champion Deontay Wilder faces Tyson Fury in a long-awaited rematch. In what is the biggest heavyweight collision since Lennox Lewis bludgeoned Mike Tyson into submission on the banks of the Mississippi River in 2002, Wilder and Fury
Prime Minister fails to appear for murder charge on medical grounds
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, who was due to be charged with the murder of his estranged wife, failed to appear in court on Friday on medical grounds, an aide said. “He is not attending court, he has gone for a medical check-up in South Africa,” his personal secretary Thabo Thakalekoala told AFP, adding it
I’m getting better under Ancelotti – Iwobi
Alex Iwobi says he is “getting better every day” under the tutelage of Carlo Ancelotti – and the forward is keen to “get in on the act”. He insists the blend of Ancelotti’s individual coaching and the decorated manager’s preference for narrow wingers are combining to unlock the player’s attacking talent. “I have grown up
Wife cuts husband’s tongue, nose in Imo
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri A medical doctor, Cherechi Okonko, has been admitted to the emergency unit of the Federal Medical Center, Owerri, Imo State, over the injuries inflicted on him by his wife. The wife, a nurse, allegedly removed the husband’s upper teeth, the tip of his tongue and a part of his lower gum. Our
Sexagenarian beheaded, pastor arrested for prophesying corpse location
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri There was panic at Alaiyiama, Obollo community, in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, following the beheading of a 68-year-old woman, Mrs Augustina Inebere. This is even as the police arrested the Pastor-in-Charge of Arm of the Lord Church, Goddy Onyeho, for allegedly giving what the police called a
Ex-Guinness employee seeks N200m damages over dismissal
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt A former employee of the Guinness Nigeria Plc, Bright Nwosu, has sued the firm’s parent company, Diageo, over what he termed wrongful termination of his appointment as a distributor manager. Nwosu took Diageo to the National Industrial Court in Port Harcourt, and demanded N200m as damages for the alleged unlawful sacking. He
Service chiefs: What’s on Buhari’s mind?
’Tunji Ajibade The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), held a meeting with his service chiefs not long ago. Nigerians learnt thereafter that the men were retaining their posts. The Presidency has since accused a group of planning to organise a protest. It was against the service chiefs whom they felt the President should have
Four arrested as police shoot two Ogun traders
Daud Olatunji, Abeokuta There was tension on Thursday in the Olomore area of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, when some policemen allegedly shot two traders. PUNCH Metro learnt that four persons had been arrested in connection with the violence, which created panic in the area and led to gridlock for several hours. The operatives were
Accountant General, Customs CG clash over N28bn unremitted fund
Sunday Aborisade, Abuja The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), on Thursday disagreed with the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, over the N28bn allegedly under-remitted into the Federation Account in 2015. Ali and Idris appeared before the Senate Public Accounts Committee to address the panel over the audit query issued
Coronavirus: No Nigerian among 29 infected foreigners, says China
Olaleye Aluko and Leke Baiyewu The Chinese government said on Thursday there was no Nigerian among the 29 foreign citizens in China with the coronavirus. Two of them were reported to have died. China stated this on Thursday in its daily bulletin on coronavirus through its embassy in Abuja. The statement read, “As of February
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