Author: David Great

Tyson Fury remains undefeated in his boxing career  as he defeated Francis Ngannou, a former UFC heavyweight champion in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fury won by a split decision after the three judges turned in their results. One judge gave it to Ngannou 95-94, another gave Fury 96-93 and the deciding judge called it 95-94 in favour of Fury. The Cameroonian mixed martial arts fighter was the underdog before the fight but in the third round he floored the British heavyweight champion with a left hand punch, quickly becoming favourites. Fury will fight Oleksandr Usyk, the Unified heavyweight champion. Usyk ringside for fight,…

The Lamidi Apapa-led group in the Labour Party (LP) has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on his Supreme Court win, saying the confirmation of the election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the February 25, 2023, presidential election is well-deserved. The Apapa-led faction attacked LP presidential candidate Peter Obi and his legal team for “presenting the worst election petition ever presented in Nigeria’s history.” Apapa’s spokesperson, Abayomi Arabambi, said in a statement on Saturday that “it should be on record that Peter Obi’s frivolous and bland petition was dismissed in less than 120 seconds” by the Supreme Court’s judges…

Hat-trick hero Harry Kane scored a goal from inside his own half as Bayern Munich thrashed promoted side Darmstadt 8-0 on Manuel Neuer’s return to Bundesliga action on Saturday. Kane lobbed goalkeeper Marcel Schuhen from the centre circle to score Bayern’s fifth and his second as Bayern tore Darmstadt apart on a rollercoaster afternoon for the champions. “I’m going home a very happy man today,” said veteran keeper Neuer, who made his first appearance after almost a year out with a broken leg. Yet Neuer’s return began in the worst possible way for Bayern. In a game that saw three…

Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has indicated that the reconstruction of the Kaduna Refinery will be finished by the end of 2024. He made the announcement during a tour of the refinery on Saturday, during which he restated the Federal Government’s resolve to ending petroleum product imports through the revival of the nation’s refineries. The Kaduna Refinery, with a capacity of 110,000 barrels per day, is one of Nigeria’s four dysfunctional refineries, which have generated no fuel for many years, forcing the country to rely heavily on imported petroleum products. However, in February 2023, the Nigerian National…

The Adamawa State Governorship Election Tribunal confirmed Umaru Fintiri’s re-election as the state’s legitimately re-elected Governor in the March 2023 gubernatorial election on Saturday. The requests of All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru were rejected by a three-man panel chaired by Justice Theodora Uloho for lack of merit. The Tribunal stated in its decision that Fintiri met all of the conditions of the election legislation to be declared the winner, while the petitioners failed to show their case. Following the Adamawa governorship election, which resulted in a supplementary poll and several contentious moments. The incumbent Fintiri, who…

Chelsea suffered another damaging home defeat as goals from Ethan Pinnock and Bryan Mbuemo gave Brentford the bragging rights with a 2-0 win in the west London derby on Saturday. The big spending Blues have won just one of their last 13 home Premier League games over the past two seasons and this latest setback punctures belief that Mauricio Pochettino was beginning to get Chelsea back on track. After a difficult start to Pochettino’s reign, back-to-back victories over Fulham and Burnley was followed by an impressive performance, even though they blowing a two-goal lead, in a 2-2 draw against Arsenal…

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential contender in the 2023 election, will speak to the press on Monday about some critical national concerns. This comes less than 48 hours after the Supreme Court dismissed the former vice president’s petition as without merit and declared President Bola Tinubu the victor of the February presidential election. According to a statement issued by the PDP Publicity Office on Saturday, Atiku’s speech would focus on matters of critical significance to the country. Supreme Court: Jonathan visits Tinubu in Aso Villa, says ‘we must move forward’ The statement read, “The presidential candidate of our…

No fewer than 200 people, mostly Jewish, have been arrested following a large demonstration on Friday after taking over the main hall of Grand Central Station in protest of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, the New York Police Department said. However, protest organisers put the number at more than 300. Photos from the scene showed long lines of young people standing in handcuffs and wearing black sweatshirts with the words ‘Not in Our Name’ and ‘Cease Fire Now’ printed in white. The massive sit-in was called by the group Jewish Voice for Peace-New York City, which said thousands of its members…

Marauding elephants have invaded farm fields in Gamboru/Ngala Local Government Area of Borno. Confirming the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday, the Director Forestry and Wildlife in the Borno Ministry of Environment, Mr Ayuba Peter said that the ministry received reports and was mobilising a team to go to the area. Peter said the elephants were from Waza National Park in neighbouring Cameroon Republic. “The herd is from Waza National Park, and yearly it used to move from Cameroon to Nigeria and back again during this period, following its route that passed through Gamboru/Ngala and Kala-Balge…

Hamas is “ready” for an Israeli invasion of Gaza over the October 7 attacks, a top official of the Palestinian Islamist group said late Friday after Israel announced it would extend its ground operation. “Following the series of strikes of the last days, the ground forces are extending the ground operation tonight,” military spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters after two straight nights of tank incursions into the Gaza Strip. A top Hamas official said it was “ready” for an Israeli ground invasion. “If (Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu decides to enter Gaza tonight, the resistance is ready,” said Ezzat al-Rishaq, a…