Day: October 29, 2017

Anthony Joshua stops Takam in Round 10

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Britain’s Anthony Joshua retained his IBF and WBA world heavyweight titles when he stopped bloodied challenger Carlos Takam in the 10th round in Cardiff on Saturday. Unbeaten champion Joshua, who has Nigerian parents,  opened up a dreadful cut above 36-year Takam’s right eye in the fourth round and although the durable France-based Cameroonian battled on, the fight was halted after a series of heavy blows. It was far from a straightforward night for Joshua in the Principality Stadium, however, as the 28-year-old appeared to suffer a broken nose in the…

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How Ariaria became biggest market in Abia

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The story of Araiaria International Market, Aba, is like the story of the proverbial little bird that couldn’t fly and was left to die but grew wings and began to soar like an eagle. In 1894, precisely, before the advent of the colonial masters in Aba, in present day Abia State, there was a rich man whose name was Aba. He lived in a small community and had eight sons: Oha, Abukwu, Obuda, Umuogboji, Eziukwu, Eziama, among others. When Aba’s sons grew up, they settled in different locations, setting up…

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Why I’m like Patience Ozokwor – Terry G

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Nigerian musician, Gabriel Oche Amanyi, popularly called Terry G, has admitted that his past lifestyle hunts him. He also likened himself to Nollywood veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, who plays role of a wicked person in movies but different in the real world. The singer said he should not be judged by things he says or does in his music. Terry G recalled that his past life of smoking in public, fighting and doing other attention-grabbing things were mistakes that made him controversial. “I do not like controversies. I was only…

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General Obasanjo accuses religious leaders of celebrating criminals

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Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday accused some religious leaders of anointing criminals who acquired wealth illegally to the detriment of the masses. He said Nigerians cannot continue to celebrate criminals who enrich themselves from the commonwealth, and think that corruption will disappear automatically. Obasanjo, who spoke at the 2017 Foundation Day Public Lecture, entitled: “Corruption and the Challenges of the African Child,” to mark the 14th anniversary of Dorcas Oke Hope Alive Initiative  (DOHAL), in Ibadan, said those who loot the public purse must be seen and treated as…

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