Tyson Fury says his planned December fight against fellow British heavyweight Anthony Joshua could be threatened by a dispute between their promoters. The long-awaited bout was officially announced earlier this week, with Fury and Joshua scheduled to meet at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on December 11. The event is set to be broadcast by Netflix and…
At least five miners were killed and two others injured after gunmen attacked a mining site in Marit village, Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, on Saturday. The attack occurred around 1pm amid heightened tension in parts of the state, according to Rwang Tengwong, spokesman for the Berom Youth Moulders-Association (BYM). Tengwong confirmed…
Six people, including a British national, have been killed after an explosion destroyed a three-storey building in central Athens, Greece. The blast occurred on Friday in the Plaka district, a historic area located near major tourist attractions including the Acropolis and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. Four American tourists were among those killed, alongside the…
Former Nigeria international Victor Ikpeba has backed Stanley Nwabali as the Super Eagles’ first-choice goalkeeper, saying he is better than Udinese’s Maduka Okoye. Ikpeba’s comments followed Nigeria’s hard-fought 2-1 victory over Madagascar in their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match on Friday. Nwabali made a crucial save during the second half to prevent Madagascar…
The Lagos State Police Command says it has detained six people suspected of belonging to a long-running network accused of diverting imported consignments valued at over N20 billion from Apapa Port during the last 19 years. Police named Jamiu Lateef and Abubakar Amadu as alleged coordinators of the operation. According to the command, the pair…
Minister of Works David Umahi has rejected allegations that the Federal Government is concentrating road infrastructure projects in the South-East, saying ongoing interventions are based on projects approved by President Bola Tinubu. Umahi made the clarification during an inspection of the Trans-Sahara Highway project, which runs through parts of the South-East and North-Central regions. The…
The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC), Nigeria, has asked the Federal Government to explain why Palestine, Gaza and the two-state solution were absent from Nigeria’s national address at the 81st United Nations General Assembly. In a statement released on Friday, the group’s Executive Chairman, Disu Kamor, said the omission marked a notable change from Nigeria’s…
The White House has barred CNN from travelling with President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One for his trip to Tennessee on Saturday, renewing a dispute over media access days after a federal judge ordered the administration to restore access to the network. CNN had been scheduled to serve in the television press pool covering…
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a provisional measure banning fixed-odds betting in the country, including online sports betting and virtual casino games. The measure, signed on September 25, comes just over a week before Brazil’s October 4 presidential election, in which Lula is seeking another term. Under the new measure, the…
Iran has offered the United States a seven-day roadmap that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and restart negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme if Washington accepts a series of conditions. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran had delivered the proposal to the US through Qatar. He said the plan could restore…
