Lawrence Okolie
30 May 2024
A potential blockbuster showdown with hard-punching heavyweight Deontay Wilder could be on the horizon for Lawrence Okolie after he c
27 Mar 2024
British-Nigerian fighter, Lawrence Okolie, who recently announced a move up in weights, has disclosed linking up with a new trainer that nobody would have predicted, reports boxing-social.com.
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The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has said it has disbursed over N941million to about 7,000 students of the University of Jos (UNIJOS). This, it said, has made the university the third-highest institution in the country that has received the facility. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, stated this on…
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The EU will Tuesday open the way for member states to set up migrant return centres outside the bloc, in a highly contentious move following pressure from governments to facilitate deportations. The European Commission is to unveil a planned reform of the EU's return system, which critics say is inadequate in its present form, including…
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