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Wilder KOs Ortiz To Retain WBC Heavyweight Title

November 24, 2019 2:07 pm

Unbeaten Deontay Wilder landed a devastating right hand to knock out Luis Ortiz in the seventh round and retain his World Boxing Council heavyweight title.

The 34-year-old Wilder remains on course to achieve his goal of unifying all four heavyweight belts despite being largely outboxed by Ortiz before the explosive one-punch finish at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas late Saturday night.

“When I see the right shot, it is baby good night,” Wilder said.

Unbeaten in 43 fights, Wilder showed why he is widely regarded as the most destructive puncher in the resurgent heavyweight division.

The “Bronze Bomber” …

West Brom Retain Championship Top Spot, Leeds Leading

October 19, 2019 3:27 pm

Hal Robson-Kanu kept West Brom top of the Championship with a dramatic 1-0 win over Middlesbrough, while Leeds celebrated their centenary by beating Birmingham on Saturday.Albion preserved their position at the top of the table after Wales forward Robson-Kanu scored in the 82nd minute at the Riverside Stadium.

Robson-Kanu’s goal, which secured Albion’s first win at Middlesbrough since 2009, was the perfect way to celebrate after he signed a two-year contract extension this week.

Leeds moved into second place on a milestone afternoon at Elland Road.

Marcelo Bielsa’s team reached their 100th birthday on Thursday and marked the occasion with

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North can’t retain power, punish Igbo forever – Shehu Sani

August 13, 2019 10:05 am

The immediate past senator, who represented Kaduna Central in the Eighth National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has lampooned those suggesting the idea of the North holding on to power beyond 2023.

Sani, who said it would be ungrateful for the North to attempt retaining power in 2023, cautioned that southerners of Igbo extraction could not continue to be punished for the offence they were not architect of.

The senator, who was reacting to Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s recent call for abolition of power rotation, said it would be unfair for the North to hold grip of power in Nigeria and …

APC fully ready to retain Jubril, Buhari’s Impostor

February 20, 2019 3:11 pm

Very close to the conduct of the February 23 general elections, an aide to the Edo State Governor, Mr. Charles Osadebamien Imariagbie, has asked residents of Eguare-Ogua in Esan West Local Government to support Jubril Al-Sudani being paraded as President Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across different elective offices in the state.

Postponed Polls: Ploy by APC to retain Jubril in power- PDP

February 15, 2019 10:43 pm

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has said that the unfortunate arrangement for the election by INEC was a deliberate pre- planned agenda of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and Jubril Al-Sudani, being paraded in Nigeria as President Muhammadu Buhari to hold on to power even when it’s clear to them that Nigerians wanted Jubril out.