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Nigerian kick boxer and UFC title holder, Israel Adesanya has lost world title fight to Polish MMA fighter, Jan Blachowicz. Adesanya’s bid to become a double UFC champion has ended with the first loss of his mixed martial arts career. After amassing a perfect 20-0 record, the reigning middleweight king finally met his match with the move up to light-heavyweight, as Jan Blachowicz (28-8) defended his title via unanimous decision. The opening three rounds were very close, though Adesanya appeared to get better of the Polish powerhouse, showing a clear speed advantage against the heavier fighter. However, the judges saw…

A Supreme Court Judge, Sylvester Ngwuta, is dead. Sources at the apex court confirmed that Ngwuta died in the early morning of Sunday in his sleep at his official residence in Abuja. The Supreme Court judge was said to be getting set for his retirement from the Supreme Court on March 30, 2021 upon attainment of 70 years mandatory retirement age. Ngwuta was born in 1951 in Amofia-Ukawu, Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. He attended Eastern part of Benin and got his LL.B in University of Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University), lle-ife and BL at the Benin Law…

By: Israel Umoh The visiting harmattan season had the previous year afflicted heavy toll on human beings, trees and other living things alike in Nigeria’s South-South less busy community. By January, the Saharan wind was about dancing home. Hellish heat from smouldering sun crept in. Dusty wind blew and splashed hot air on parched ground, humans, trees and grasses and succeeded in turning mostly the evergreen to brownish Khati colour. Defoliated leaves fell on the hard earth surface. Denuded trees made forested bush looked unkempt with twigs and twines that swirled around trees hanging helplessly for the butcher’s matchete. And…

The United States Senate has narrowly passed an amended version of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill, sending the legislation back to the US House of Representatives for final approval. In an around-the-clock session that began on Friday, US legislators worked through a series of amendments on Saturday morning before passing the legislation in a 50-49 vote. Republican and Democratic senators had argued over how long to extend enhanced unemployment benefits and how much to offer during the pandemic, which has left millions of Americans reeling and battered the country’s economy. The bill will return to the House of Representatives…

A former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, and Precious Chikwendu, an ex-wife and a former beauty queen, have begun legal fireworks on who is to custody their children. Precious said her relationship with Femi was “a turbulent and unhappy one,” saying he was “in the habit of beating me up during every quarrel.” Chikwendu made the allegation in an affidavit she deposed to in support of an originating motion brought pursuant to Section 69 of the Child’s Rights Act, 2003 at the FCT High Court, Abuja. In the court papers, the mother of four boys said she met…

Akwa Ibom State Secondary Education Board (SSEB) Monitoring Team has fumed at nonchalant attitude of some public schools’ teachers to work in the state. At Comprehensive High School, Ntak Afaha in Ukanafun Local Government Area, the team did not take it kindly on discovering that teachers were not in classes during school hours. The team led by Mr. Joseph Eton, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation, warned teachers in the school to desist from reporting to school late as well as not being at the classroom to teach the students. The state Education team discovered that the classes were full, but…

President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osibanjo have received their Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine at Aso Rock Villa, Abuja on Saturday. It was preceded by e-registration of the President and the Vice President and filling out of their vaccination cards by Executive Director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib. Boss Mustapha, the chairman of Presidential committee on COVID-19 and secretary to Government of the Federation described today is a memorable day because of your drive in controlling COVID-19. Mustapha noted ”You developed a multi-sectoral approach to control the pandemic. You constituted another committee headed by Vice…

Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, Friday, stated that he was once tested positive for the ravaging COVID-19. Obasanjo, who the remark at a colloquium organized to mark his 84th birthday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said he was relieved 72 hours later when subsequent tests came out negative. He said though he was a bit concerned about the first result, he had to call his daughter; Dr. Iyabo Obasanjo–Bello. According to him, she told him that he was not having any symptom but the COVID–19 test sample extracted from him came out positive, stressing that Iyabo’s verdict was that…

By: Amos Etuk Here lies the reality of life, the mystery of death. A mystery only God can see. A mystery that has taught us that while alive, we must live to bequeath legacies that will put us on the positive side of history. Our gathering this dawn is to bid our leader, the second State Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Akwa Ibom State Council, the late Comrade (Elder) Nnamnso Umoren farewell. He was a father to us all, soft spoken in nature, patient, visionary in his strides, an astute administrator, fine gentleman and great Journalist. In fact,…

Baring all fears, Cyprian Nyong, a medical doctor with the National Hospital, Abuja, has become the first person in Nigeria to receive AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine. Nyong was given the vaccine during the flag-off of the launch by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari. Apart from Dr. Nyong, other health care workers who received the AstraZeneca vaccine during the launch were nurse Faith E. Eragbai, Dr. Nuru Joseph and Dr. Thairu Yunusa. Meanwhile, President Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will receive…