‘Black Tito’ ready for Sept 7 title fight
Nigerian women’s boxing sensation Bolatito Oluwole is fully prepared for her IBF world light-heavyweight title fight with Lani Daniel scheduled for September 7 in Hamilton, New Zealand, PUNCH Sports Extra…
Joshua will decide Dubois fight – Okolie
WBC Bridgerweight World Champion Lawrence Okolie believes Anthony Joshua’s performance will largely determine the outcome of his next month’s IBF heavyweight title clash with Daniel Dubois. According to the Nigerian-born…
Tinubu seeks closer Nigeria-Brazil ties in agric, aviation
President Bola Tinubu encouraged the newly appointed Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, Carlos Jose Areias, to make the creation of direct flights between Nigeria and Brazil a top priority. While receiving…
Sokoto supports 14,000 businesses with N2.5bn
The Sokoto State government has announced a plan to disburse an additional N2.5bn among 14,000 small business owners in the state, as part of measures to improve their productivity. Governor…
SGF, SSG offices not creation of law – Anyim
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, on Thursday, said the Offices of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Secretary…
OPC urges Tinubu to restore pipeline contract Buhari terminated
The Oodua People’s Congress has called on President Bola Tinubu to restore the pipeline security contract that was taken away from the organisation by former President Muhammadu Buhari. The President…
Maiyegun: How Nigeria’s first Olympics medalist died uncelebrated
Nojim Maiyegun, the nation’s first Olympic Games medalist, passed away on Monday in Vienna, Austria largely forgotten by the country he once brought glory to. His death not only marks…
Okpebholo promises interest-free loans for Edo traders
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Edo State, Senator Monday Okpebholo, on Thursday, pledged to give interest-free loans to traders if voted into power as the next…
I will build on foundation laid by Obaseki – Ighodalo
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, on Thursday, said his government will continue the infrastructural drive of the…
The slaughter slabs called Nigerian hospitals
It was my father who wanted a physician for a son, I didn’t nurse the idea of becoming a doctor – not with my nonconformist nature which sees the wearing…