Nigerian fighter, Kamaru Usman lost his clash against Khamzat Chimaev, who used grappling, striking and defense in their middleweight bout in UFC 294 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday night, October 21. Chimaev won a majority decision over Usman, the former welterweight champion, by scores of 29-27 twice and 28-28. Chimaev scored a 10-8 in the first round, taking Usman down early in the round and controlling him nearly the rest of the way. He …
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Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have insisted on shutting down domestic flights across the country from Monday May 9, over increased price of aviation fuel. In a statement released after the federal government’s asked them to consider the multiplier effect of their decision on travellers, the AON maintained they are not on strike but can continue to pay upfront in cash at N700 per litre for JetA1 which has increased their cost of operation on a daily basis to about 95 …
Uche Edochie, an elder brother of actor Yul Edochie, has come out to speak on the actor’s decision to take actress Judy Austin Moghalu, as a second wife after welcoming a son with her. In his post, Uche pointed out that his family is not in support of Yul’s decision to take a second wife but they cannot make him to do otherwise since he is an adult. He said his family is at this time trying to console …
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that he is unaware of any threat to override President Buhari’s decision on the electoral bill. Recall that President Buhari declined assent to the electoral bill over insertion of direct primaries for political parties. He maintained that it “violates the spirit of democracy” among other things. Gbajabiamila who visited President Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja on Friday night, reacted to report of senators collecting signatures to override Buhari’s decision …
The House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Services has faulted the Federal government’s decision to cancel the 2019/2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination WASSCE due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Recall that the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, had on July 6 announced that the examination, which was earlier scheduled for April this year but postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, will now hold from August 4 to September 5. However, after the virtual …
The Coronavirus pandemic has continued to affect the country’s economy, leading to mass retrenchment. Bowen University has now joined the growing list of organizations downsizing to stay afloat. According to reports, the private university located at Iwo in Osun State, sacked over 100 workers on Tuesday, June 23. It was gathered that the sacked staffers received their letters of disengagement through email late on Tuesday. One of the affected staff said the school claimed that the economic crisis caused by …