Joshua will not get unification bout until 2021 as Wilder triggers rematch clause with Fury

ANTHONY Joshua is likely going to have to wait until next year before he gets a heavyweight unification bout because dethroned world champion Deontay Wilder has triggered a rematch clause he has with the man who beat him Tyson Fury.

 

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10 options Nigeria should be considering if this coronavirus forces crude oil prices to collapse to say $10 a barrel

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Our 2020 budget of $28bn is predicated on selling 2m barrels of oil a day at $60 a barrel. If prices collapse to $10 a barrel as they did during the Shagari and Babangida regimes, it simply means that government revenue and spending will also have to drop accordingly

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Ighalo says there is a surge in Nigerians now supporting Man United following his signing

FORMER Super Eagles striker Odion Ighalo has revealed that his recent signing for Manchester United has led to a surge in support for the club among Nigerians living in the UK with many of them now coming to watch the side.

 

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Nigerian virology professor claims he has come up with a therapeutic cure for coronavirus

NIGERIAN virologist Professor Maduike Ezeibe has claimed that he has found a cure for the dreaded coronavirus pandemic currently sweeping the globe asking affected countries to use his therapy for clinical trial on their patients.

 

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Has any of our state governors told us what alternative sources of livelihood will be provided for those who live off begging which they have started banning

By Ayo Akinfe

(1) Over the last week, I have read a lot about several states in northern Nigeria banning begging. On the face of it, such pronouncements may sound laudable but it is just sloganeering unless it is backed up with a plan to train, rehabilitate and get these beggars into productive endeavours

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Italian infected with coronavirus tries to leave Lagos hospital over poor state of facility

HEALTH workers at the Mainland Hospital in Lagos survived a major scare yesterday after the Italian patient sent there after he was diagnosed with the coronavirus attempted to leave in protest at the poor state of the available facilities.

 

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Cross River State House of Assembly approves Ayade's request for 70 more advisers

CROSS River State House of Assembly has granted Governor Ben Ayade’s request for the appointment of 70 more special advisers to assist in government functions bringing the total to 140.

 

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Nigeria should cash in on the coronavirus catastrophe to launch a national health plan

By Ayo Akinfe

[1] Unfortunately, we have had at least one confirmed case of coronavirus in Nigeria. I sincerely hope it does not lead to a fatality and that the virus is contained. However, there is a silver lining in every cloud and we should try building something from this

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Nigeria may struggle to meet budget projections as crude oil prices drop to one year low

NIGERIA is facing the increased threat of a reduction in revenue that may result in the government failing to meet its budgetary projections after crude oil prices fell to a one year low of $52 a barrel as a result of the coronavirus crisis.

 

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Ekiti police arrest one of their colleagues after his lover dies during sex in Ado Ekiti

MEN of the Ekiti State Police Command have arrested one of their colleagues after he fled following the death of his lover in Ado Ekiti when she gave up the ghost during a passionate love-making encounter.

 

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