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World Boxing Federation (WBF) International title welterweight contender, Justice “Qwick Action” Addy of Ghana, has vowed that reigning champion, Nigeria’s Rilwan “Baby Face” Babatunde will be defeated in double quick time when they meet at GOtv Boxing Night 24 on 24 December. The six-bout event, slated to hold at the Molade Okoya-Thomas Indoor Sports Hall of the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos, will stage two other title fights. Speaking on the phone from his Accra base, Qwick Action said he is coming to Nigeria to claim the title, boasting that Baby Face will not last beyond two rounds. “I’m not going…

Pitch now has World’s most modern Paspalum grass The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development today formally received the rehabilitated Moshood Abiola Stadium pitch and Digital Score-boards from the Dangote Industries Group (DIG) that revived it after years of neglect under the “Adopt-a-pitch” initiative of the Honourable Minister, Sunday Dare. In his remarks, as the representative of the Chairman of Dangote Industries Group(DIG), Aliko Dangote, the Executive Director, Stakeholder Management and Corporate Communications of the Group, Alh. Mansur Ahmed, stated that the formal hand-over of the rehabilitated pitch is a testimony of the commitment of the company to sports…

Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, will tomorrow, Saturday, December 4, 2021, be conferred with the Obafemi Awolowo University Distinguished Great Ife Alumnus Award. The Governor is among the 60 graduates of the institution to be honoured with the award of excellence as part of the activities marking its 60th Anniversary. Akeredolu appoints son as DG of Ondo agency A letter personally signed by the Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, and addressed to Governor Akeredolu said “the award of excellence for very passionate, supportive and dedicated Great Ife ambassadors who have contributed over the past 60 years,…

An Apostolic Church Pastor, Izuchukwu Anoloba and 12 others have been arrested in Imo State for the kidnapping of a Catholic priest and 13 other persons. Reverend Father Fidelis Ekemgba, in charge of St. Peter’s Catholic Parish, Umunohu Amakohia in Ihitte Uboma LGA of the state, was allegedly kidnapped by Anoloba of the Apostolic Church of Christ in Eziama Osuama, in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area (LGA). At the Police Command headquarters in Owerri, Imo’s Commissioner of Police, Rabiu Huissani, paraded the suspects alongside 16 others arrested for various crimes. “It will interest you all to know that a total…

Popular online comedian Abdulgafar Ahmad, aka Cute Abiola, has been reportedly released from detention by the Nigerian Navy. Commodore Suleman Dahun, a spokesperson for the Navy, confirmed his release on Friday. “The comedian is no longer in naval detention,” according to Dahun, “and has been released to serve his punishment”. Comedian’ Cute Abiola’ is not missing – Nigerian Navy Chronicle NG reported how Cute Abiola was detained for violating military laws by posting a video of himself in a military uniform on social media. According to them, such behaviour is against the military’s social media policy. Cute Abiola did not…

The Kano Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested three suspects at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) while attempting to smuggle 1,144 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards out of the country. The suspects: Abdullahi Usman, Musa Abubakar and Abdulwahid Auwalu, were arrested between November 24 and December 1, 2021. Upon their arrest, it was discovered that Musa Abubakar who was on his way to Dubai, UAE, had concealed 714 ATM cards while Abdullahi Usman who was heading to Saudi Arabia, had 298 ATM cards in his possession. EFCC arrests 60 at ‘Yahoo Boys’…

Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick has not ruled out staying on as manager beyond his initial six months in charge. Rangnick has succeeded Ole Gunnar Solskjaer until the end of the season before moving into a two-year consultancy role at the club. “If everything goes well I might make the same recommendation that I did at RB Leipzig twice – that it might be a good idea to keep working with me for one year – but it is all hypothetical,” said the 63-year-old German. Rangnick was at Old Trafford on Thursday to watch United beat Arsenal 3-2 in…

A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered Sidney Powell and other lawyers who sued in Michigan to overturn Democratic President Joe Biden’s election victory to pay a $175,000 penalty, reiterating an earlier finding that the lawsuit was frivolous. In August, U.S. District Judge Linda Parker in Detroit ruled that Powell, Lin Wood, and other lawyers aligned with former President Donald Trump were to be sanctioned but had not determined the dollar amount. Thursday’s order set the amount at approximately $175,000. Parker said the money should be awarded to Michigan and the City of Detroit to compensate for government lawyers’ time defending…

The man who has occupied my thoughts for much of this year – Bishop Samuel Ajayi Crowther – died 130 years ago this month, on 31 December 1891, aged 82. It is the reason why I’m working on a documentary and crowd-sourcing funds for it. As we have researched him over the past couple of months, we’ve turned up a great amount of information – from his own personal accounts and those of others – that have revealed more more about him,his ideology, struggles and accomplishments. Man of many parts Before now, the much I cared to know about him…

Canada has confirmed its first cases of coronavirus in wildlife — in three white-tailed deer. The National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease said the samples were collected in early November from the free-ranging animals in the Estrie region of Quebec along the border with the United States. “Similar to findings in the United States, the deer showed no evidence of clinical signs of disease, and were all apparently healthy,” the agency said in a statement late Wednesday. The World Organisation for Animal Health was notified on December 1, it added. COVID: African genes could weaken Omicron variant – Obaje There…