Rilwan “Real One” Oladosu, West African Boxing Union lightweight champion, has proclaimed that the lightweight division is currently the most competitive and the best on the Nigerian boxing scene.
Author: The Eagle Online
The VP accompanied by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, had earlier visited the Asagba of Asaba, Prof. Chicken Edozie.
The statement was signed by Mohammed Manga, Director Press and Public Relations of the ministry.
He spoke when members of the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Pipeline Vandalism visited his palace in Lagos.
It predicted thunderstorm with rain over Kano, Gusau, Potiskum, Katsina and Nguru later in the day with day and night temperatures of 30 to 32 degree Celsius and 22 to 24 degree Celsius respectively.
A total of 11,651 candidates from Katsina State are jostling to join the police in the ongoing recruitment exercise, the Police Commissioner in charge of the recruitment, Abdulmumini Gimba, has said.
The Central Bank of Nigeria says it has made another intervention of 298.71million dollars in the retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales.
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti on Friday paid the outstanding salaries and allowances of some political appointees engaged by his predecessor, Ayo Fayose.
The management of Nationwide League One has ordered investigation into what it tagged the ” scandalous goal margin” between Akure City FC and Ajiroba Ooni of Ile Ife.
The Police in Rivers said it had adopted new strategy to end perennial kidnapping along East-West road and Elele-Owerri road in the state.
Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have killed Funke Olakunrin, the 58-year-old daughter of Afenifere leader, Chief Ruben Fasoranti.
Blessing, who is being detained at the Lagos State Criminal Intelligence Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, told the News Agency of Nigeria that she was in pain when she committed the act.
The union also stressed the need for it to be checked.
The three-man tribunal on Friday dismissed all three petitions on grounds that the issues raised by the petitioners were pre-election matters.
A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal presided over by Justice Atinuke Akomolafe-Wilson, had on Monday, July 8, reserved judgment in the suit after listening to the argument canvassed by counsel to parties in the matter.
Nigeria Wrestling Federation says Anambra athletes will not be part of the nation’s team to the All African Games in Morocco later this year.
Specifically, the All-Share Index shed 145.51 points or 0.51 per cent to close at 28,566.79 on Friday, compared with 28,712.30 achieved on Thursday amidst loss by Nestle.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday declared six-month amnesty to migrants who had stayed in Nigeria beyond 90 days without resident permit.
A Mufti Council that will facilitate and strengthen orderly implementation of the Shariah Legal System is to be established in Zamfara.
The Senate ad-hoc Committee on Pipeline Explosion in Komkom, Rivers and Ijegun, Lagos State, on Friday said it was working tirelessly to put an end to such incidents in the country.