he ancient city of Oyo will shake to its foundation next month as the maiden “Alaafin of Oyo United Boxing Champi-onship” holds from October 7th to 15th, 2016 at the Oyo Township Stadium. The boxing tournament is being put together by the Universal Boxing Council, UBC Super Middleweight Championship, Mojeed Okedara.

A 42-year-old mother, Mrs. Blessing Arigi-Osakwe, lost her life yesterday to injuries sustained while attempting to save her two children from an inferno in Sokoto State.

Five Nigerian male football referees have failed the FIFA Physical Fitness Test held at the main bowl of the National stadium Abuja on Saturday. The match officials are among the 16 ungraded FIFA referees invited by the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) for a possible upgrade.

There was drama, yesterday, at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State as aggrieved passengers reportedly prevented a Lagos bound Arik aircraft from taking off for about 30 minutes.

Chairman of The Commonwealth Liberation Party, TCWLP, in the United Kingdom, Prof. Alexia Thomas, has alleged that Russian Psychiatrist and employee of Oxleas Braction Psychiatric Hospital, collaborated with his employers to assassinate her.