Oleksandr Usyk Suspended From Boxing + Reason

Oleksandr Usyk has been issued a brief suspension following his intense victory over Tyson Fury. In their undisputed bout, Usyk nearly floored Fury in the ninth round, with only the ropes keeping the Brit upright. The referee intervened to count, and despite recovering to hear the final bell, Fury suffered his first career loss by split-decision in Saudi Arabia. Post-fight, Usyk was taken to hospital for a check-up and was given the all-clear, even though Fury claimed he had fractured his opponent’s jaw. However, industry website, BoxRec, reports that the…

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BREAKING: Mauricio Pochettino Sacked As Chelsea Head Coach

Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea have reportedly parted ways with immediate effect on Tuesday. Sport reporter, Fabrizio Romano, announced on Tuesday via X. “Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea part ways with immediate effect. Chelsea and Pochettino have already agreed on terms, as @Matt_Law_DT reports. “Chelsea will consider a young manager as a priority to replace Pochettino,” he wrote. Details later…

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Kano Mosque Attack: Court Remands Principal Suspect

An Upper Shariah Court sitting in Kano, yesterday, ordered the remand of the principal suspect, Shafi’u Abubakar in connection of an arson attack on mosque in Gadan village, Gezawa Local Government Area of the state. The Kano State government through the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Dederi had arraigned Abubakar before the court on three count charges bothering on mischief by fire, causing grievous hurt and culpable homicide. Although, the suspect pleaded guilty as charged, but the case could not continue because of lack of legal representation. READ…

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UK Regulator Reports Air Peace Over Alleged Safety Violation

The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority has written Nigeria’s Civil Aviation Authority stating Air Peace has reportedly violated some aviation safety regulations The development came barely three months after the Nigerian carrier commenced the Lagos-London route. Two mandatory occurrence reports on Air Peace had been reportedly sent to the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. The UK CAA, in turn, forwarded the complaints to the NCAA. The CAA’s letter of complaint forwarded to NCAA was entitled; ‘United Kingdom SAFA Ramp Inspection Report with reference number: CAA-UK, -2024-0217’ and ‘NATS Management System…

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Iran Gets Interim President After Raisi’s Death

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei assigned vice president Mohammad Mokhber to assume interim duties after the death of president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash a day earlier. “In accordance with Article 131 of the constitution, Mokhber is in charge of leading the executive branch,” said Khamenei in a statement, adding that Mokhber will be required to work with the heads of legislative and judicial branches to prepare for presidential elections “within a maximum period of 50 days”. Recall that President Raisi was confirmed dead on Monday after his…

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Naira Appreciates To N1,475/$ In Parallel Market

The Naira yesterday appreciated in the parallel market to N1,475 per dollar from N1,480 per dollar last weekend. Similarly, the Naira appreciated to N1,468.99 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM. READ ALSO: ‘Be Warned,’ NiMet Issues Fresh Weather Alert Across Nigeria Teacher Arrested For Beating 8-Year-Old Pupil To Coma How Britain Infected Thousands With HIV, Hepatitis Blood – Report Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for NAFEM fell to N1,468.99 per dollar from N1,497.33 per dollar last week Friday, indicating N28.34 appreciation for…

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‘Be Warned,’ NiMet Issues Fresh Weather Alert Across Nigeria

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted three days of sunshine and thunderstorms across the country from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecasted sunny skies on Monday with patches of clouds over the northern region and chances of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Taraba later in the day. Sunny skies with cloud patches are anticipated over the North-Central region. In the afternoon and evening, thunderstorms are likely over parts of BenueState. Cloudy skies are anticipated over the southern states, with prospects of morning thunderstorms…

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Teacher Arrested For Beating 8-Year-Old Pupil To Coma

A 30-year-old teacher at Landmark School Mgbakwu in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, Faith Nwonye has been arrested for allegedly beating an 8-year-old pupil into a coma. The state commissioner for Education, Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, who disclosed this while briefing journalists in her office on Monday, May 20, 2024, said that the school has been permanently shut down. Chuma-Udeh said she had summoned the school’s proprietor and Nwonye to explain the incident that led to the brutal beating of the primary pupil. READ ALSO: Why We Chose Angola…

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Why We Chose Angola Over Nigeria For $6Bn Project – TotalEnergies

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanne, has explained why the company is investing a whooping sum of $6 billion in energy projects in Angola over Nigeria. Pouyanne, who spoke with panellists of the Africa CEO in Kigali, Rwanda, said the inconsistency in policymaking decisions led to the diversion of the project from Nigeria to Angola, a country with a more stable policy framework. The oil boss stated that although the Niger Delta is the most productive region in West Africa, the erratic policy environment has made investment…

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For Federal Varsity, Poly Students Only, Govt Gives Fresh Condition On Loan

Managing Director of Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, has disclosed that the maximum of 1.2 million students across federal tertiary institutions will access the students loan in the fist phase. Speaking ahead of the opening of the portal for applications on Friday, he said the first phase will be officially open for students in federal institutions whose institutions have completed the uploading of their data. While noting that the loan application process has been streamlined to ensure easy access for all eligible students in federal tertiary institutions,…

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