Ilia Topuria stunned Max Holloway to retain the UFC featherweight title in Abu Dhabi, inflicting the first knockout defeat of the American’s glittering career. Spain’s Topuria rocked former champion Holloway in the third round before ending the fight with a thudding left hook. Topuria’s win follows his knockout of Alexander Volkanovski in February, cementing the […]
Japanese voters are today heading to the polls in a snap election, following a tumultuous few years for the ruling party which saw a cascade of scandals, widespread voter apathy and record-low approval ratings. The election was announced by Shigeru Ishiba three days after he was selected as the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic […]
Controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, popularly called Bobrisky, may face fresh criminal charges over claims that he served his jail term in a private apartment and bribed officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to drop money laundering charges against him. A panel set up to investigate the claims recommended that he should face defamation […]
The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has expressed displeasure over the confrontation between police officers and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The IG, in a statement by the Force spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, described the confrontation as unprofessional and directed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police […]
The latest Africa Trade Barometer report says Nigeria loses an estimated twenty-six billion dollars yearly to power failures. The report said the cost excludes spending on off-grid generator, which is estimated to be a further twenty-two billion dollars. It identified electricity supply as a major challenge to business operations in Nigeria and across the African […]
The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has secured all the chairmanship and councillorship positions in the just concluded local government elections across the forty-four local government areas of Kano State. The Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, KANSIEC, Sani Malumfashi, who announced the results at the commission’s headquarters, declared the NNPP as the […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress has expressed deep sorrow as it acknowledges the tragic news of the Eastwind Aviation helicopter crash on October 24, 2024. According to a statement on Saturday, signed by the NLC National President, Joe Ajaero, it was noted that the tragic incident claimed the lives of eight dedicated Nigerian workers on duty, […]
At least five persons have been burnt to death and nine others injured following a ghastly motor accident involving a sixteen seater mass transit bus along Abakaliki-Enugu Expressway in Ebonyi State. The incident which occurred at the popular G-hostel axis of the busy and strategic interstate road, was confirmed by The Federal Road Safety Corps […]
Niger State government has approved a new minimum wage of eighty thousand naira for civil servants, set to commence in November 2024. This announcement was made by the state governor, Umaru Bago, following a lengthy negotiation between the state government and the leadership of the state’s Labour Union. Governor Bago assured workers that the state’s […]
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has announced the immediate payment of the new minimum wage of N70,000 for workers in the state. The governor stated that the least paid worker in Anambra State will go home with nothing less than seventy thousand naira even as, it could be more ranging between seventy-eight thousand […]
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