Anthony Joshua Loses Title To Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk has become the new unified heavyweight world champion after dethroning Anthony Joshua with an incredible performance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The Ukrainian put on a master class in front of 65,000 fans, outclassing Joshua over 12 rounds, and hurting the defending champion on numerous occasions. The scorecards were 117-112, 116-112, 115-113 – all for Usyk and...
Nigeria Is A Super Corrupt Country – British Envoy, Catriona Laing
The British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Catriona Laing, has said Nigeria’s major problem is corruption. She said the country is blessed with the human and material resources needed for its desired development but was being tied down by pervasive corrupt practices. Laing spoke yesterday when she visited the country home of former House of Representatives member, Prince Ned Nwoko, at his...
South African Airways Resumes Flights After Bankruptcy
South Africa’s embattled national airline on Thursday flew its first plane since March 2020 after emerging from bankruptcy proceedings. Passengers on the South African Airways (SAA) flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town were greeted on their departure by singing and dancing airline staff. Once Africa’s second-largest airline after Ethiopian Airlines, SAA had survived for decades on government bailouts and was shedding...
Brazil’s Health Minister Tests Positive For Covid At UN General Assembly
Brazil's Health Minister Marcelo Queiroga tested positive for Covid-19 hours after accompanying President Jair Bolsonaro to the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The Brazilian government made the announcement on Tuesday night September 21. Queiroga will remain in New York in quarantine, the government's communications office said. "The minister is doing well," the statement said. It added that the rest of...
New Zealand Relaxes COVID-19 Restrictions In Auckland
New Zealand’s largest city, Auckland is moving out of a strict COVID-19 lockdown, as the country contained a Delta variant outbreak. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday that the city would see restrictions slightly eased from Wednesday. The country was put in a hard lockdown within hours of a single case being detected on Aug. 18, with all schools and...
Taliban Govt Says Girls No More Allowed In Afghan Schools, Closes Down Ministry Of Women Affairs
Girls were excluded from returning to secondary school in Afghanistan on Saturday, after the country’s new Taliban rulers ordered only boys and male teachers back to the classroom. The hardline Islamist group ousted the US-backed government last month, promising a softer brand of rule than their repressive reign in the 1990s, when women were mostly banned from education and work. But...
Founder Of South Korea’s Biggest Church, Cho Yong-gi, Dies At 85
South Korean Pastor David Yongi Cho, who used to have the largest church and congregation in the world has died at the age of 85. Yongi Cho died on Tuesday. With his mother-in-law Choi Ja-shil, he was a cofounder of the Yoido Full Gospel Church (Assemblies of God), the world’s largest congregation, with a claimed membership of 830,000 as of 2007. Cho was born on...
Russia Calls For Immediate Release Of Guinea’s President Conde
Russia on Monday called for the immediate release of Guinean President Alpha Conde, who was ousted by soldiers on Sunday following a coup. Moscow has a long history of relationship with Conakry which goes back to trade and economic cooperation during the Soviet times. "Moscow opposes any attempt at an unconstitutional change of leadership," the foreign ministry said in a statement. "We...
Popular Footballer Who Has Been In Coma For 38 Years Dies
Jean-Pierre Adams, a French professional footballer who has been in coma since March 1982 has died, aged 73. Adams’ death was recorded on Monday 6 September 2021 in Nimes France. The late athlete who was born in Dakar Senegal, played as a centre-back for the likes of PSG and OGC Nice. READ ALSO: Nigerian 1974 Gold Medalist Turns Blind, Begs In Enugu...
Military Coup In Guinea, President Alpha Conde Arrested (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
The development came after residents heard about two hours of heavy gunfire across the capital Conakry. Guinea soldiers on Sunday said they have taken control of the government and suspended the Constitution. Colonel Mamady Doumbouya of the Guinea military said in a video recorded in the capital Conakry that the National Assembly has been dissolved. READ ALSO: FG Demands Return Of Constitutional...
