The 11th edition of the Africa Knock Out (AKO) martial arts championship delivered an unforgettable night of combat sports on Saturday, 15th November 2025, as fighters from across the continent showcased remarkable skill, endurance, and passion before an excited Lagos audience. This year’s championship is proudly supported by Fearless Energy Drink, whose partnership with the AKO platform is set to contribute to the growth of combat sports in Nigeria. Through its commitment to empowering bold and ambitious youth activities, the brand reinforces the AKO mission of discovering and elevating Africa’s next generation of martial arts champions. Held at La Madison Place,…
Author: Lilian Azuh
An Igbo proverb goes thus: One who fetches ant-infested firewood invites the visits by lizards. It is so demeaning that, in fact, Mr. Peter Obi is the one provoking Prof Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, the incumbent Governor of Anambra State, and turns to cry wolf when Soludo punches multiply harder in return. Soludo, though he hardly starts a fight, is not the type to back off, and he takes no prisoners either. Governor Soludo, after being an international award-winning Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, some 20 years ago! As it stands, Peter Obi, a former governor, needs Soludo…
Fearless Energy Drink, Nigeria’s market-leading energy drink from the stable of Rite Foods Limited, strengthened its footprint in youth culture and high-energy sports as the official energy drink sponsor of the 11th edition of the African Knockout Championship (AKO11) held in Lagos. The event, hosted at La Madison Place, Lekki, on Saturday, 15th November 2025, brought together thousands of young, vibrant fans. This audience aligns directly with the brand’s bold, ambitious, and energetic identity. With Fearless powering the night, the championship delivered unmatched excitement and reaffirmed its position as one of Africa’s premier combat sports platforms. Speaking on the brand’s strategic…
Ayoola A former Commander of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven, Maj. Gen. Henry Ayoola (retd.), speaks with Imoleayo Oyedeyi on the security implications of United States President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy military forces to Nigeria over the alleged genocide against Christians Nigeria and the United States have been entangled in a diplomatic row following the US President Donald Trump’s threat to deploy military forces to the country over alleged genocide against Christians. What is your assessment of this development? I have discovered that many people talking about this issue don’t even know about the existence of the…
The murdered lawyer, Odu Temitope Twenty-four-year-old Lagos resident, Paul Odu, tells BIODUN BUSARI how his mother, Temitope, died a day after his father allegedly subjected her to severe physical and verbal assault shortly after she returned from her call-to-bar ceremony in Abuja What led to your mum’s death? My father beat my mum a few days after she returned from Abuja, where she had gone for her call-to-bar ceremony. While she was away, he also beat me up. He called my mum all sorts of despicable names, including a prostitute and worse. He kept cursing her out. I confronted him,…
Ifechi In this interview, grieving mother Ifechi Anamazobi recounts the life of her son, Chidindu Shedrack, an ambitious solar technician in training who had vowed to lift her out of hardship, but was tragically killed when gunmen stormed a barbershop in Ojo as he waited for his turn to get a haircut Briefly tell me about yourself. I’m 42 years old. Though I live in Lagos, I’m originally from the East. I am a petty trader, that’s what I do to take care of my children. How many children do you have? I have four children: three boys and one…
Benin flag Lawmakers in Benin Republic approved a constitutional amendment on Friday, extending the presidential term to seven years. In an overwhelming 90-19 vote, the new amendment sets the presidential term at seven years, renewable only once, according to a statement issued Saturday by the national assembly. “From now on, and in accordance with amended Article 42, the President of the Republic is elected by direct universal suffrage for a term of 07 years renewable only once,” the statement reads. “No one can, in his lifetime, exercise more than two terms of President of the Republic.” Thecable
Power minister, Adelabu The nation’s electricity supply may face a major crisis as the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has threatened a nationwide shutdown, following an alleged attack on the staff of the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, by armed police officers at Egbu 132/33kV Transmission Substation in Imo State.The union, in reaction to what it described as a “brutal invasion,” has already directed its members to halt power supply operations in Imo State until further notice. NUEE said the decision became necessary after workers on duty were allegedly beaten, held hostage at gunpoint, and some abducted by police…
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