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Anthony Joshua has admitted he is looking past upcoming opponent Alexander Povetkin                   with eyes on a huge mega-fight against Deontay Wilder, stating he’d be “very annoyed” if a deal couldn’t be agreed on. Joshua wants Wilder to accept a $15 million offer to face him to decide the undisputed world heavyweight champion, in front of a 100,000 crowd at Wembley Stadium on April 13, 2019. The fight could generate up to $100 million and would be the first time all four major world heavyweight titles will be on the line. Joshua (21-0, 20 KOs), 28, hopes victory over Povetkin on Sept. 22 leads to an even bigger clash with Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs), 32, despite talks stalling with the WBC champion. “Me and Wilder is the best fight in the division right now, not me and Povetkin,” Joshua said. “The deal to fight Wilder is still on the table, if it was written off I’d be very annoyed....

   President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba has assured Nigerian workers that ongoing negotiations for a new national minimum wage will be concluded before the end of August, expressing the hope however that implementation will begin immediately. Wabba also said that despite claims by government that the country has exited recession, Nigerians were yet to see the results of the exit as the social and economic situations of average Nigerians are daily becoming bleaker than before. The Congress also said that the numerous problems facing the country and its people are signs of bad governance and bad leadership which has characterized the nation’s democracy since 1999. Speaking at the 16th Rain School and the 32nd in the sequence of the NLC National Schools, with the theme “Labour, Politics and National Unity: Expanding the Frontiers of Workers’ Participation”, President of Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba said the Labour movement remain...

Governor Nasir El-Rufai has described senators who defected from the All Progressive Congress (APC) as corrupt politicians who are afraid of being arrested if President Buhari wins his second term bid. The governor said President Buhari dislikes corruption and will not work with any corrupt politician to cheat Nigeria. PREMIUM TIMES reported how 14 senators and 37 members of the House of Representatives left the APC. Majority, including a Kaduna senator, Suleiman Hunkuyi, joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr El-Rufai described the defecting senators as enemies of President Buhari and Nigerians. He disclosed this while answering questions during a Hausa media chat aired on radio stations in the state on Thursday. According to him, Mr Buhari made only three promises to Nigerians during 2015 elections: address insecurity (Boko Haram), improve the economy‎ and fight corruption. “Why did these people (senators) leave APC? It’s because they love bribe and were ...

The political clime was well heated in the outgoing week, with defections, withdrawals, accusations and counter-accusations very widespread. The centre of activity was the National Assembly where over two scores of lawmakers decided to switch allegiance to other parties. While Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, continues to play the dumb game, a gubernatorial candidate was caught lying about his educational status. Here are some of the political high points from the past week. Sunday –          The PDP in a statement   criticised   the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, for his efforts to persuade R-APC members from leaving the party In its reaction, the APC said the PDP is only looking for life after death as it struggles to hide its bad image under the new coalition. –          Governor Muhammadu Bindow of Adamawa State described as  “malic...

      Manchester United have completed the signing of Poland U16 captain, Łukasz Bejger. Manutd.pl. reports that the Red Devils are on the brink of announcing the capture of the teenager after he successfully passed a medical examination on Saturday, July 28. Bejger has been linked with a transfer to Old Trafford after undergoing trials with the club in August 2017 and it was thought the deal had collapsed after they announced their new scholarship intake for the new season without including the Pole. He will become the second Polish player to wear the jersey of Manchester United in recent seasons, following the footsteps of goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak. The youngster is a versatile defender who can equally play as a central defender, right-back and defensive midfielder. He moves to Manchester United from Lech Poznań.