Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

Nigerian-born UFC fighter, Israel Adesanya has described his victory over Alex Pereira as a sweet revenge. Adesanya had knocked out Pereira to reclaim the UFC middleweight title. One fierce punch from from the Nigerian-born had knocked out Pereira’s lights and handed the belt back to Adesanya. Speaking after the fight, the UFC fighter said the hunter had become the hunted. In a post fight interview, the Nigerian-born said: “This is a sweet sweet victory and you know I have a sweet tooth. The hunter is now the hunted.” Pereira had defeated Adesanya in their previous bout. The 33-year-old suffered a…

Real Madrid’s faint La Liga title hopes were dealt a huge blow as Samuel Chukwueze’s stunning strike secured victory for Villarreal at the Bernabeu. Chukwueze hit a curled finish late on to leave Real 12 points behind leaders Barcelona, having played a game more. The hosts had taken the lead through a Pau Torres own goal but Chukwueze slotted in an equaliser. Vinicius Jr’s solo strike put Real ahead but Jose Luis Morales equalised before Chukwueze stunned the hosts. With just 10 La Liga games remaining, Real would need a strong finish to the season and an unlikely Barcelona collapse…

Erling Haaland scored twice, including a superb bicycle kick, as Manchester City reduced the gap to Premier League leaders Arsenal to five points with a comfortable victory at relegation-threatened Southampton. Haaland, absent from City’s previous league win over Liverpool with a groin injury, displayed his athleticism to meet Jack Grealish’s cross for City’s third and take his remarkable league tally this season to 30 goals in 27 games. It was also his 44th goal in all competitions for City this season – equalling the most by a Premier League player in a single campaign. Kevin de Bruyne registered his 100th…

The Corps Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Sector, Mr Babatunde Farinloye, says the command has deployed 1,416 personnel and 72 operational vehicles to ensure the safety of motorists during the 2023 Easter break. Farinloye said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that the 1,416 personnel include regular and special Marshals, while the 72 vehicles were in place to ease movement during the patrol within Lagos. Farinloye said that two trucks would be available for prompt removal of any obstruction during this period. “We are also organising mobile court to…

The University of Ibadan on Saturday said it had opened a special window to all post-UTME candidates who are qualified but could not gain admission for the face-to-face mode of study in the institution. The university noted that some qualified candidates could not be admitted into the university due to a limited admission quota. The institution added that admission at the university is highly competitive. Registrar of the institution, Olubunmi Faluyi, made these disclosures via a statement made on Saturday. She added that those who could not gain admission into the full-time programmes but are good enough would be admitted…

Anthony Martial’s first Premier League goal of 2023 wrapped up a comfortable Manchester United victory against Everton but Marcus Rashford’s injury threatens to take the sheen off this win. A mixture of poor finishing, questionable decision-making and string of Jordan Pickford saves prevented Sean Dyche’s visitors from being on the end of a first-half hiding at Old Trafford. United had an eye-watering 21 shots in a one-sided opening period but Scott McTominay was the only player to find the net, and that was after Everton’s Ellis Simms wasted a glorious chance at the other end. The Toffees improved after the…

Not less than 30 persons have been reported dead after gunmen attacked an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Guma LGA of Benue state. Sewuese Anene, the Benue police spokesperson, said the incident happened on Friday night. Speaking with TheCable on Saturday, she said the casualty figure is yet to be determined as “our team is on the way to the scene as we speak”. The incident is the latest in the spate of killings happening in the state. On Wednesday, an unconfirmed number of persons were killed in an attack by gunmen on Umogidi village of Entekpa-Adoka district of Otukpo LGA.…

Vincent Kompany’s Burnley secured promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt with victory over fourth-placed Middlesbrough. The Clarets, unbeaten in the league since November, took an early lead when Ashley Barnes redirected Josh Brownhill’s low shot into the back of the net. The home side equalised just after half-time when Championship top scorer Chuba Akpom scored from the spot after Josh Cullen felled Cameron Archer in the penalty area. Connor Roberts steered in the winner from Nathan Tella’s near-post cross and Kompany’s men saw out the rest of the game in comfort to spark wild celebrations on…

Super Falcons head coach, Randy Waldrum has praised his players for their overall performance in Friday night’s friendly win against Haiti. The nine-time African champions defeated the North Americans 2-1 at the Emir Sports Complex. Esther Okoronkwo opened scoring for the Super Falcons from a superb free-kick five minutes before the break following a long period of dominance. Barcelona Femeni forward, Asisat Oshoala doubled Nigeria’s advantage two minutes before the hour mark. The Super Falcons have now recorded back to back wins for the first time since their participation at the 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Morocco. “Well…

The house of representatives has asked the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to put on hold the release of N15 billion counterpart funding requested by the federal government for a humanitarian intervention programme. The lower legislative chamber passed the resolution at Thursday’s plenary following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Unyime Idem, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker from Akwa Ibom. While moving the motion, Unyime told his colleagues that the federal government requested the funds from the ministry without the parliament’s approval. “Part of the fund available for use by the commission is money…

Medical students under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Students Association have kicked against the proposed Medical and Dental Practitioners Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022. The bill which was sponsored by Ganiyu Johnson (APC/Lagos), mandates graduates in medical and dental fields to render services within Nigeria for five years before being granted a full license. The lawmaker who sponsored the motion said the bill titled A Bill for an Act to Amend the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act, Cap. M379, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 to Mandate Any Nigeria Trained Medical or Dental Practitioner to Practice in Nigeria for…

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has announced the extension of the application deadline for the recruitment exercise on its website by one week. The agency’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, announced the deadline extension in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The NLDEA spokesman stated that the application, which was earlier set to run from March 12 to April 8, will remain open until April 17. Babafemi asserted that the extension will enable applicants who are yet to complete their application process to do so and those interested to apply before the close of the application. He said the Chairman of the agency,…