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Keyamo Hails Anthony Joshua For Prostrating Before Buhari

January 19, 2020 2:31 pm
The Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Mr Festus Keyamo, has commended Anthony Joshua, the world heavyweight boxer for the respect shown to President Muhammadu Buhari in London.

Kayemo said Joshua’s decision to prorsrate before Buhari while presenting him his world title belts showed respect, stressing that such would make him bigger.

DAILY POST had reported a video showing Joshua prostrating while meeting Buhari.

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Joshua reclaimed the IBF, WBA and WBO titles from Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday night, while Wilder will defend his WBC gold against

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Anthony Joshua Meets Buhari In London

January 18, 2020 4:10 pm
Anthony Joshua on Saturday met with President Muhammadu Buhari in London.

Buhari is in London to take part in the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit holding on January 20.

In a video posted on Bashir Ahmaad, Special Assistant on New Media to President Muhammadu Buhari, Twitter’s page, Joshua was seen prostrating while he met Buhari.

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Joshua regained the IBF, WBA and WBO titles from Andy Ruiz Jr on Saturday night, while Wilder will defend his WBC gold against Tyson Fury in February.

Joshua revealed he is aiming to pull off a

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Anthony Okolie Sues Hanan Buhari, DSS, Over SIM Card

January 14, 2020 10:27 am

A trader, Anthony Okolie, who was arrested by the Department of State Services and detained for 10 weeks, has sued the DSS for ₦500m.

Okolie, in a suit filed before the Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State, by his lawyer, Tope Akinyode, also demanded N500m from Hanan Buhari, the daughter of the President, Major General Muhammadu (retd.), as well as a telecommunications company, MTN.

The suit, with number FHC/ASB/CS/3/2020, is seeking an order to “compel the respondents (DSS, Hanan and MTN) jointly or severally to pay the applicant the sum of N500,000,000 only as general and aggravated damages for …

Buhari Congratulates Anthony Joshua

December 8, 2019 10:05 am

President Muhammadu Buhari has thumbed up for World Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Anthony Joshua, for regaining his belts on Saturday night in a rematch with Mexican, Andy Ruiz Jnr.

The President, in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Sunday, rejoiced with Joshua, saluting him for bringing joy to millions of Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora.

He noted that Joshua’s supporters across the world had rooted for him to regain the titles he lost about six months ago.

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“The downfall of a man is truly …

Card Girls Banned From Anthony Joshua And Andy Ruiz Fight

December 1, 2019 10:28 am

The sanctions are starting to come in now, the modifications and exceptions; Ring girls have been banned from the Andy Ruiz and Anthony Joshua Saudi Arabia bout in line with the strict Islamic laws that govern that region.

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It is still unclear if alcohol and booze will be allowed at the venue as Saudi Arabia has been known to be a very closed society prior to this time but the kingdom seems to be welcoming foregners and opening its borders to the world with events such as this.

The bout …

Anthony Joshua Engages German Heavyweight Pervizaj

Anthony Joshua Engages German Heavyweight Pervizaj

October 24, 2019 1:22 am
Anthony Joshua is sparring with Albon Pervizaj ahead of his eagerly-anticipated rematch against Andy Ruiz Jnr.

Joshua is eager to be in the best possible shape for his clash against Ruiz, which takes place in Saudi Arabia on December 7.

Joshua is eager to respond after his defeat to Ruiz in the initial clash against Ruiz in June.

Pervizaj is one of several sparring partners that Joshua is going to bring in as he prepares for the rematch.

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24-year-old Pervizaj has a record of 12 victories and no defeats

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I will beat Anthony Joshua again, says Andy Ruiz

I will beat Anthony Joshua again, says Andy Ruiz

September 5, 2019 12:48 am

Andy Ruiz Jnr has dispelled concerns he has taken his eye off the ball ahead of his money-spinning rematch with Anthony Joshua by insisting he has ‘the hunger’ to defend his titles.

The Mexican achieved his life-long ambition of becoming the first-ever heavyweight champion from his country when he stunned Joshua by stopping him in seven rounds back in June.

Ruiz, who came face to face with Joshua for the first time on Wednesday since that historic night in New York, renews his rivalry with the Brit on December 7 in Diriyah.

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Anthony Joshua is ‘finished’ says Tyson Fury

Anthony Joshua is ‘finished’ says Tyson Fury

June 12, 2019 8:45 am
Tyson Fury believes former world champion Anthony Joshua is “finished” after the British heavyweight’s shock defeat to Andy Ruiz Jr in New York.Joshua lost his IBF, WBA and WBO titles on June 1 in one of the biggest upsets in the history of the division.

After the fight, Fury sent a message on Twitter that urged his fellow Briton to “rest up, recover, regroup and come again”.

But this week he told BBC Sport: “When a man doesn’t want to be there once, he will always do it and it’s hard to come back from.

“It’s been done many different

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