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Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence against Oleksandr Usyk will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on 25 September. Joshua, 31, will risk his IBF, WBA and WBO belts against the Ukrainian, who is his mandatory challenger. Usyk, 34, has not fought for a title as a heavyweight but held all four belts a division lower at cruiserweight. Joshua was ordered to defend his WBO title after the collapse of his bout with fellow Briton Tyson Fury. “We are two Olympic gold medallists who have fought our way to the top and never avoided challenges,” Joshua said. “The venue is…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday gave members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Katsina State two cows, 20 bags of rice and N1 million to mark the Eid El-Kabir celebrations. Buhari also commended former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon for the NYSC initiative, which he said had created more opportunities for uniting the country. He stated this while receiving corps members who visited him at his country home in Daura for Eid-el-Kabir homage, asking them to make the most out of the opportunity of travelling around the country especially in understanding different climates, cultures, languages and out…

The abductors of the 121 students of Bethel Baptist Secondary school in Kaduna State are demanding the sum of N60 million as ransom before they will release the students. The father of one of the kidnapped students confirmed the development to newsmen. He added that the bandits have also given them till next week Monday as the deadline for payment of the ransom. He disclosed that after much negotiations, the bandits pegged the sum of N500,000 as a ransom for each student before they will be released. Bandits suspected to be kidnappers had on July 8 attacked Bethel Baptist Secondary…

Contrary to trending reports that embattled Yoruba Nation Agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has been released and flown to Germany, he is still being held by the authorities. According to The Nation, he is still in custody of the Beninoise authorities. Igboho was arrested at an airport in Cotonou on Monday night. Professor Wale Adeniran of Ilana Omo Odua, the umbrella body of Yoruba self-determination groups, confirmed this in a zoom conversation organised by Heritage Multimedia TV monitored by newsmen on Tuesday evening. Adeniran, a pioneer Commissioner of Education in Osun State and former Director of Institute of African…

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Professor Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi as Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, NECO. A letter dated July 16, 2021, with reference No: FME/PSE/NECO/1078/C.1/36 and signed by the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, stated that the appointment which is for an initial tenure of five years takes effect from July 12, 2021. This was contained in a statement made available to journalists on Monday by the Head, Information and Public Relations Division, NECO Headquarters in Minna, Mr Azeez Sani. The statement added that Mr Wushishi, a Professor of Science Education, was born…

Billionaire Jeff Bezos blasted into space on Tuesday, in the first crewed flight of his rocket ship, New Shepard. He was accompanied by Mark Bezos, his brother, Wally Funk, an 82-year-old pioneer of the space race, and an 18-year-old student. They travelled in a capsule with the biggest windows flown in space, offering stunning views of the Earth. All four passengers have now parachuted safely back to Earth after their 10-minute, 10-second trip. New Shepard, built by Bezos’ company Blue Origin, is designed to serve the burgeoning market for space tourism. On this flight was the oldest person who has…

Pelumi Olajengbesi, lawyer of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, has debunked claims that his client was arrested. Olajengbesi stated that Igboho was not arrested, rather he surrendered himself to security agents. The lawyer said the freedom fighter surrendered himself because he believes in justice for his people. “Truly he was arrested and I have confirmed that. We are making efforts to ensure that he is fine. You know the Department of State Services declared him wanted. “As a matter of fact, let me tell you now that Sunday Igboho was arrested simply because he wanted to make…

Porto have signed midfielder Marko Grujic for £10.5m from Liverpool, who are also expected to sell forward Taiwo Awoniyi to Union Berlin for £6.5m. Serbia international Grujic, 25, spent last season on loan at Porto, making 28 league appearances and eight Champions League outings for them. Nigerian Awoniyi, 23, scored five goals in 22 games on loan at German side Union Berlin last season. Liverpool have negotiated 10% sell-on clauses in both deals. Grujic became Reds manager Jurgen Klopp’s first signing at the club when joining from Red Star Belgrade in January 2016 for £5.1m. Premier league fixtures: Man City…

A Premier League footballer has been arrested on suspicion of child sex offences. The 31-year-old man, who has not been named for legal reasons, was detained on Friday by Greater Manchester Police. In a statement, the player’s club confirmed he had been suspended and added it would “continue supporting the authorities with inquiries and would not be commenting further”. Euro 2020 Final: FA vows never to allow Wembley incident repeat itself The footballer has since been bailed pending further inquiries.

Brentford have made their first Premier League signing by bringing in Frank Onyeka from FC Midtjylland. The 23-year-old Nigerian midfielder has joined the club for an undisclosed fee on a five-year deal after receiving a work permit and passing a medical. Onyeka arrived in the UK on Monday and Brentford say he “will now undergo a period of quarantine before joining with the squad for training”. “We think he’s a strong addition to the squad,” said Bees boss Thomas Frank. “We are looking forward to working with him. He is a very dynamic player. “Frank plays as an eight in…