The British Boxing Board has suspended Anthony Joshua from boxing. It will be recalled that Joshua two – time heavy weight boxing champion was slammed with the suspension, following his defeat to Daniel Dubois recently However,the 34 years old suffered defeat in front of a massive crowd at an historic crowd attendant bout held at Wembley last weekend. While the suspension is part of laid down standard procedural provisions , after his defeat to Dubois, sahelsportsnews.com checks revealed Also , the suspension is part of safety procedures, for boxers, which provides that Joshua should proceed to undergo medical checks before he…
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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has unveiled a new initiative aimed at establishing an independent Palestinian state and advancing the implementation of a two-state solution. Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, introduced the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution during a speech at a high-level meeting attended by the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and Norway The body disclosed that this announcement comes after decades of failed international efforts to resolve the Israel-Palestine conflict, which has brought the region to the verge of full-scale war. Prince Faisal stated that the initiative is a…
The National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has personally donated N2 million to the five family members of Nigeria police,who losth their lives while returning from Edo State where they went for an official assignment. Dr, Ganduje’, who also a former Kano state governor also donated N 1 million each to 10 others who sustained various degrees of injuries He expressed shock and sadness over the death of five police officers who lost their lives while returning from Edo State where they went for an official assignment. Ganduje made the assertion on Saturday,while consoling the families…
The Deputy President of the Senate and Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Review, Senator Barau Jibrin, has stressed the need for synergy and collaboration among stakeholders to achieve meaningful reform in the 1999 Constitution. He stated this on Friday, during the opening ceremony of the retreat for the Senate Committee on Review of the Constitution, held at Bristol Palace Hotel Kano. Senator Jibrin then called on participants to consider desirable amendments with utmost care and consideration, keeping in mind the far-reaching implications for generations to come According to him, the Key Objectives of the Retreat was to Review and amend the…
No fewer than 1,331 members of the All Progressive Congress ( APC) believed to be loyalists of the National Chairman of APC,Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje defected to the ruling New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) at home town in Kano. However,the decampees who are mainly from 11 wards of Ganduje’s Dawakin-Tofa local government area of Kano state vowed to work against the return of APC in Kano. While receiving the decampees,the former APC leaders now embrace NNPP include former Vice Chairman, Dawakin-Tofa local government area, Malam Isyaku Dahiru Kwa; former state House of assembly aspirant, Hon. Audu Magaji Tumfafi; Bashir Musa…
National Chairman of the Nigeria Patriotic Front Movement (NPFM), Comrade Abdulmajid Yakubu,has declared October 1, 2024 as “Protest Day for National Survival ” This was contained in a statement signed by NPFM, chairman,Comrade Yakubu ,a copy made available on Thursday to press in Kano According to him,”This move is a response to the growing economic pains being influenced on the people by the Tinubu regime”, He however stated that ” The nationwide protest will be peaceful and will last for a day, making it a warning for the government to speedily address the cost of living crisis before all hell break…
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) Kano state chapter,has said that the agency,has received six rescued street children in the state. Mr Abdullahi Babale, the Kano Zonal Commander of the agency,made this known on Thursday,to press,while addressing Journalists in Kano He hinted that the children aged between 7 and 9 were males, adding that, “four are from Katsina, one from Azare in Bauchi State and one from Niger Republic”. He then disclosed that the agency also reunited four rescued victims of child trafficking with their families. Mr.Babale however disclosed that a good samaritan, Hon. Kabir Abdulhamid, rescued…
A Pan Arewa sociocultural association Northern Reform Organization (NRO) has appealed to philanthropists and state governments,who announced donations ,to victims of Maiduguri flood ,to redeem their pledges, to enable those victims received their good gesture and cushioned the present predicament they were passing through. Making the appeal on Thursday,when speaking with press conference in Kano,the Secretary-General of the NRO, Abdulkadir Yusuf Gude said such donations would go along way in alleviating the suffering of the victims. However,it will be recalled that the catastrophic flood that submerged the northeastern city was as a result of breakage and overflow of Alau Dam.…
A Kwara state high court,presided over by Justice Haleemah Salman has found the five suspects involved in the Offa robbery incidents guilty of illegal possession of firearms, armed robbery, and culpable homicide. The convicts are Ayoade Akinnibosun, Ibikunle Ogunleye, Adeola Abraham, Salahudeen Azeez, and Niyi Ogundiran. While there were six, one of the suspects Michael Adikwu died in custody. Accordingly,the judge, has pronounced that the offences are punishable by death. It will be recalled that the incident happened in April 2018. However,while delivered the judgement which lasted three and half hours, the judge said all evidence submitted by the prosecuting team…
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has urged government at all levels to scale up investments in ICT infrastructure so as to enhance, and encourage responsible utilization of ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI )by the citizens for self -empowerment, and the well -being of the society. This was just as the body however called on the Federal Government to put in place an adequate national policy, legislative, regulatory, and administrative instruments that would be all inclusive, and capable of guiding the deployment of AI for national development, especially, as it concerns the conduct of elections, and governance. However,this was contained…