Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua retains world heavyweight boxing crown knocking out Alexander Povetkin in round seven

NIGERIAN-born world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Oluwafemi Joshua has added another feather to his cap by despatching Russian challenger Alexander Povetkin with a seventh round knock-out last night at Wembley.

 

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Anambra college of education student commits suicide over his inability to pay school fees

ANAMBRA education student Philip Chinedu has committed suicide in his hostel room after it became apparent that he would have to drop out of school due to his inability to pay his impending tuition fees.

 

Mr Chinedu, 29, was a 200 level student at the Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe, in Anambra East Local Government Area. He was found dead on Thursday at about 8.40pm in his apartment just outside the school campus.

 

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Kwankwaso tells supporters he now favours restructuring and will implement it if elected

PEOPLES Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso has joined the clamour for the restructuring of the Nigerian federation stating that the country will enjoyed accelerated development if she is restructured.

 

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Anthony Joshua weights in a stone heavier against his Russian opponent who he faces tonight

NIGERIAN-born British world heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua will be over a stone heavier than his veteran Russian opponent Alexander Povetkin when he defends his title at Wembley today after the weigh-in showed him to be bulkier.

 

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CBN governor assures Skye Bank customers that their deposits are safe with the new Solaris Bank

CENTRAL Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele has assured all Skye Bank depositors that their money is safe despite the licence of the struggling financial house being revoked due to its mounting debts.

 

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Delta oil magnate Sholaye Jeremi fingered as the father of Linda Ikeji's baby son

DELTA State-born oil magnate Sholaye Jeremi appears to have accepted that he is the father of controversial blogger Linda Ikeji's son Jayce who was born earlier this week after he refused to debunk her identifying him as the baby's dad.

 

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Buhari tells Abia monarchs that he borrowed $2bn from China to build textile factory in Aba

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has told traditional rulers from Abia State that one of the reasons why he went to China to secure a $2bn loan was to enable his government develop a textile factory in their state along with two others in Kano and Lagos.

 

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Abuja housewife asks court to dissolve her marriage because house-help is pregnant again after two abortions for her hubby

ABUJA housewife Doyinsola Adebiyi has asked the Gudu Grade One Area Court in the Federal Capital Territory to dissolve her marriage to her husband Kayode because their house-help is pregnant again after having two abortions for him.

 

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Police investigators discover $470m of NNPC cash lodged in commercial banks in defiance of TSA policy

NIGERIA Police Force (NPF) investigators have recovered $470.5m belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) stashed away in commercial banks in violation of the federal government policy instructing all parastatals to operate a treasury single account (TSA).

 

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Oshiomhole says there is no crisis within Lagos APC as Ambode meets with Buhari in Abuja

ALL Progressives Congress (APC) chairman Adams Oshiomhole has waded into the crisis currently tearing apart the Lagos chapter of the party stating that the emergence of candidates vying for the governorship is nothing more than democracy in action.

 

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