Lagos officials to civil servants: be proactive (Nation) Officials of Lagos Local Government Service Commission, Mr Babs Akinyanmi, and Mr Ladi Ajomale have urged civil servants to be proactive as the nation gradually returns to life after COVID-19. The duo…
Tyson Fury hits back at Anthony Joshua’s knockout prediction for unification clash
Tyson Fury has vowed to knock out Anthony Joshua inside one round after his rival suggested he would finish the Gypsy King by the sixth round. The British heavyweights are targeting two unification showdowns in 2021 and the path appears…
Anthony Joshua worried for Dillian Whyte in showdown with Alexander Povetkin
Anthony Joshua is concerned Alexander Povetkin will be a ‘banana skin’ for Dillian Whyte ahead of this weekend’s heavyweight clash. Whyte puts his WBC mandatory position on the line against the Russian veteran, who was knocked out by Joshua in…
‘Anthony Joshua would fight in my back garden’ – Eddie Hearn
Eddie Hearn in front of the boxing ring he has had constructed in his back garden – complete with canopy and spotlights World heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua will fight “anywhere, anytime”, says his promoter Eddie Hearn. The British boxer, 30,…
Joshua questions Fury’s fights’ quality
Anthony Joshua has said that Tyson Fury “hasn’t been in the deep end long enough” to be considered “intimidating”. Joshua criticised the amount of difficult fights that his fellow world heavyweight champion has battled through. He said at a Sky…
Heavyweight Jarrell Miller fails fourth drug test and pulled from comeback fight
Jarrell Miller has once again tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug and has been pulled from his comeback fight against Jerry Forrest on 9 July, Top Rank has confirmed. ESPN and Top Rank had placed the controversial heavyweight at the…
Joshua rejected massive $80m deal to fight wilder, says Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury has made the astonishing claim that Anthony Joshua rejected £64million ($80million) to fight Deontay Wilder. Fury, who praised Wilder in a wide-ranging interview, added that had Wilder faced Joshua he would have knocked out the British heavyweight. The…
*Rapist get 21 years imprisonment as court sentences robbers to death (Guardian) *Lagos mechanic burnt in gas explosion, NOHIL detains corpse (Punch)
Rapist get 21 years imprisonment as court sentences robbers to death (Guardian) Lagos State High Court, Igbosere on Wednesday sentenced two men, Williams Umoh Udoh and Ubong Lazarus Isaiah, to death for armed robbery in Lagos. The court sentenced Ubong…