They say it takes a strong man to cry and Anthony Joshua proved them right as he covered his eyes and wept with the emotion of having fought like a warrior king yet failed to regain his crown. The morning was close to breaking but so was his heart. Joshua had not seen him like this before. Not even in previous defeats. This one, on a split decision, proved to be the most despairing. Because he had worked so hard to prepare and then come so close. Tossing into the crowd the belts which Oleksandr Usyk had spirited away…
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The Federal Government is working out measures to resolve the $464million belonging to foreign airlines that is trapped in the country, the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said yesterday. The minister, who embarked on a tour of the new Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, said relevant authorities of the government have escalated action on the issue, assuring that soon the matter would be history. The declaration by Mohammed comes amid threat by some foreign carriers to either cut flight frequencies or suspend flights into the country. United Arab Emirates carrier – Emirates Airlines had issued a…
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has restated the commitment of his administration to collaborate with relevant associations to promote traditional religion in the state. The governor disclosed this in his address at the 2022 annual conference of the Association of African Traditional Religions of Nigeria held in Eti-Osa Local Government Area. Sanwo-Olu, who was represented at the event by his Special Adviser on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Olufemi Martins, noted the contribution of indigenous religion to a peaceful society. He said, “I commend the sterling contributions of AATREN in the propagation of indigenous religion towards a…
The Lagos State Government has sensitised facility managers to the importance of risk management in high-rise buildings and to ensure the safety of their occupants. The Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola, stated this on Monday during a workshop for facility management companies in Alausa, Ikeja. He said, “This topic focuses on tall buildings and according to Section 202 of the International Building Code which is recognised globally, any building from 75 feet (22,860 metres) and above is regarded as a tall building. Tall buildings are unique because they have their distinct ways of management…
There is heavy traffic on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Tuesday morning. The traffic is on both lanes of the expressway as a trailer was seen to have crashed along Kara bridge, while a road repair is ongoing along OPIC of the other lane of the expressway. The traffic, to the extent of our correspondent’s observation, was seen from Berger up to OPIC area en route Ibadan, while on the other lane, the traffic was seen from OPIC en route Berger. It was a standstill experience for commuters as many vehicles were seen plying the untarred road off the…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has clarified his remark of handing over federal universities to State governments if elected president in 2023. Atiku explained that he would not hand over federal universities to States. In a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe on Monday night, Atiku assured that education is on his concurrent list. The PDP presidential candidate said his remark on education at the 62nd annual conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, was misquoted. According to the former Vice President, the remark credited to him was false and doesn’t reflect…
The Nigerian Airforce aircraft under the Air Component of Operation HADIN KAI on August 20, 2022 carried out some strikes on terrorists enclave in Sambisa Forest and the Tumbuns in Borno State with varying degrees of success recorded. Acting on credible and actionable intelligence, NAF aircraft were directed to an active location in Sambisa Forest believed to be the enclave of notorious terrorist, Fiya Ba Yuram Who is the current ISWAP leader of Sambisa Forest who took over the leadership following the demise of Abubakar Shekau. Yuram was said to be an ally of Shekau until his demise after…
Tyson Fury performed yet another retirement U-turn by telling Oleksandr Usyk to show him the money for an undisputed fight. Usyk edged out Joshua in their rematch in the desert on Saturday night to retain his three heavyweight world titles. The only belt missing from his collection is Fury’s WBC strap, which he has retained despite insisting he is retired. Fury has been given until Friday to make a decision over his future but is now ready to negotiate a clash with Usyk – if the money is right. The Ukrainian went as far as to say that he…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has raised the alarm over the exodus of lecturers from the nation’s universities for greener pastures abroad. The union attributed the development to the Federal Government’s poor treatment of its members which it said had forced many to venture into other sources of livelihood. Speaking to The PUNCH, on Sunday, the National President, ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, lamented that many lecturers had taken to farming and other economic activities, while a large number had left the country. Osodeke spoke in reaction to the government’s refusal to meet some of their demands,…
Misfiring Nigeria’s Falconets crashed out of the 10th FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup after losing 2-0 to The Netherlands on a frustrating night that exposed the technical limitations of the team and a bit of hard luck. Two first half goals scored by Zera Hulswit (11′) and Ziva Caroline Henry (33′) ensured that Netherlands beat Nigeria 2-0 in the quarter final match in the early hours of Monday at Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica. The African flagbearers have started like a house on fire, with Falconets’ arrowheads Esther Onyenezide, Flourish Sebastine, Vera Okwuchukwu and Blessing Idoko…