Nigerian heavyweight boxer Efe Ajagba claimed a split decision victory over Guido Vianello of Italy at the American Bank Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, on Sunday morning.
Ajagba is now unbeaten in his last five bouts.
Judges scored it 96-94 (twice) for Ajagba and 94-96 for Vianello.
The 29-year-old controlled the middle of the bout but had to be at...
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has set up a seven-man Governorship Screening Committee to screen aspirants ahead of the party’s primary slated for April 20.
The party’s Deputy National Organising Secretary, Nze Duru,
inaugurated the committee on behalf of its NWC on Friday in Abuja.
Duru charged its members to undertake the exercise with necessary diligence,...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike has reiterated that the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President will not stop in the urban areas.
Wike said the Federal Capital Territory Administration is committed to the provision of infrastructure in rural communities of the FCT Area Councils.
The Minister said this when he inspected some ongoing road projects in the Kwali...
The United States, US, President, Joe Biden has vowed to defend Israel in the ongoing war.
Biden warned that Iran will not be allowed to succeed against Israel.
Addressing journalists, Biden warned Iran against attacking Israel.
Biden said, “We are devoted to the defence of Israel. We will support Israel. We will help defend Israel and Iran will not succeed.”
Asked about his...
A dispatch rider, Monday Osazuwa, dazzled the Special Offences Court in Lagos with revelation on Friday when he narrated how the embattled former Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, instructed him on different instances to collect the sum of $3 million cash in tranches.
Osazuwa, who was led in evidence in chief by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s...
Former United States, US, Ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying on the American government for over a decade.
Rocha spied on the US government for Cuba.
On Friday, Miami-based US District Judge Beth Bloom sentenced Rocha after accepting his guilty plea on two counts, including acting as an agent of a...
The Nigerian troops say its operations in the South-South region have led to the recovery of N637 million worth of stolen crude oil and 36 suspects arrested amid an effort to fight oil theft.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj. Gen. Edward Buba disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
He noted that the Troops recovered 672,350 litres of stolen crude...
The Nigeria Police Force says it has made salient achievements in combating crimes across the country over the past five weeks in its bid to make crime less attractive and ensure the safety of all citizens.
The Force said it has made arrests as follows: 385 armed robbery suspects, 238 kidnapping suspects, 341 murder/homicide suspects, 87 suspects connected with unlawful...
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Fleeing Binance Executive, Anjarwalla found as Nigerian govt commences extradition
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Nigerian government says Binance executive, Nadeem Anjarwalla, who escaped custody in Nigeria, has been found in Kenya.
A source in the presidency, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the development as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the International Criminal Police, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Kenyan Police Service have deepened talks to quicken Anjarwalla’s extradition.
“We know where he is. He...
The Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was abducted in Rivers State has regained his freedom.
Rogers was kidnapped on Thursday night at about 9 pm after he was reportedly trailed to his residence.
His attackers reportedly accosted him at gunpoint, whisking him away in his car.
DAILY POST reported that the hoodlums contacted his wife, demanding N30 million as ransom.
Few hours...