MMA
14 Dec
Nigerian-born UFC champion Israel Adesanya has allegedly filed a $5 million lawsuit against Afrobeat singer, Superstar YB, over the unauthorised use of his voice in the track ‘Jealous (Faaji)’, which features fellow Nigerian artiste, Terry Apala. READ ALSO:CNG: NNPCL holds stakeholders’ sensitisation exercise in Taraba The controversy centres around the song’s introduction, which reportedly includes…
14 Dec
Corporal Juliet Chukwu of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has won the Bantamweight Championship title in an exhilarating display of skill and determination at the prestigious Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC119) held in Johannesburg, South Africa. In a statement on Saturday, Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said the achievement highlights the growing prowess of…
30 Nov
The Managing Partner/CEO of Gideon Nkwachi & Co, Chartered Accountants, Mr Gideon Nkwachi Ujoatuonu, has urged Ndigbo Freight Forwarders
1 Nov
The African Fighting Championship (AFC) said its vision is to position Nigeria on the global MMA stage and establish Abuja as Africa's premier destination for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Addressing journalists at the Velodrome, National Stadium, Abuja, on the sideline of the AFC 001 event, the Co-founders Raad Aswani and George Oladipupo Younes orchestrated the…
21 Oct
Eterna PLC, an integrated energy provider in Nigeria, has received full regulatory approval to commence its in-plane Jet-A1 fuel operations at Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) in Lagos. The company has officially started operations following the successful commissioning of the Joint User Hydrant Installation 2 (JUHI-2) facility, which boasts a storage capacity of 15 million litres…
7 Oct
Boxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) stakeholders and enthusiasts in the South-South have commended the Boxing and MMA Hall of Fame for bringing the best of the sports to fight-starved people of the region.
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UFC middleweight champion Dricus du Plessis wasted no time trolling Israel Adesanya after the Nigerian-born fighter became emotional during a heated exchange at the UFC 305 pre-fight press conference. The tense moment arose after du Plessis mocked comments Adesanya had made in 2020 about his childhood in Nigeria, including how he relied on domestic servants…
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