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Anthony Joshua says he will simply "roll with the punches" when the first bell rings for his world title fight with Alexander Povetkin at Wembley. The unified heavyweight champion acknowledged the huge expectation on his shoulders ahead of Saturday's fight with Povetkin, in front of a crowd of up to 90,000 at the national stadium, live on Sky Sports Box Office. A fellow Olympic gold medallist, Povetkin is a former world champion with a daunting record of knockout wins, but Joshua tried to make light of his imposing Russian opponent, insisting he will emerge with a 22nd victory. "There's loads of pressure, tons of pressure, it's the reality," said Joshua. "We both know what we are in for, it's the same with every fight. "Roll with the punches, what more can I do than give my best. I'll go out there and find a way to win. "I know I have a lot of fire in my belly, that's just as important as skills." ...

Amaju Melvin Pinnick made history Thursday afternoon in Katsina as the first president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to be re-elected for a second term in office. He scored 34 votes out of the 44 polled by the NFF Congress members. Aminu Maigari got eight, while Taiwo Ogunjobi scored two. The fourth candidate, Chinedu Okoye got no vote. . @PinnickAmaju re-elected NFF President. He scored a total of 34 votes, Maigari 8 votes, Ogunjobi 2 votes, and Okoye 0 votes. #NFFElections #NFFElections2018 pic.twitter.com/8mUwc7nO77 — The NFF 🇳🇬 (@thenff) September 20, 2018 The fresh four-year mandate is to enable Pinnick complete the job of making Nigeria football become self-reliant. Pinnick, who also doubles as the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), is by this election also to lead NFF to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Also returned to office is the 1st Vice President of NFF, Seyi Akinwunmi, who defeated Sunday Dele-Ajayi 41-...

After critical looks into debate, counter claims, campaigns by political parties in Osun state, it seems saturday’s governorship election in Osun state will be unique not because it goes into history as the first to be contested by 48 candidates but for the fact that unlike most two-way horse race, there are four strong candidates. Political pundits say any of these four individuals could emerge as the successor of Rauf Aregbesola, the incumbent governor. There are 1,682,495 registered voters in the state which has 322 wards and 30 local government areas. The major contenders have supporters across board and have strength and weaknesses in these areas. The party fielding the candidates are also testing their popularity ahead of the next general election. For the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), it is another opportunity to purify the remaining blemishes in the electoral process and get it right before 2019. With reports going on at INEC Headquarter in O...

Cristiano Ronaldo suffered the first Champions League red card of his career for Juventus but which games will he be suspended for? Could he miss a return to Old Trafford? The Portugal forward appeared to pull Valencia defender Jeison Murillo's hair - and was shown a straight red card - although Juventus went on to win 2-0 without him on Wednesday. Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Ronaldo and European football's governing body will deal with the case on 27 September. Unlike the Premier League's automatic three-game ban for violent conduct, Uefa's punishments are on a case-by-case basis. A one-game ban is automatic - with no right of appeal - but Uefa regulation 50.01 for the competition says that "in case of serious offences, the Uefa control, ethics and disciplinary body is entitled to augment this punishment". Ronaldo, 33, will definitely miss their next Champions League game against Young Boys on 2 October - but a tw...

Nigerians in diaspora have taken to twitter to react after Wizkid's first baby mam, Shola Ogudu chronicled all she has been passing through in his hands for 7 years now. NaijGossp reported of  how Wizkid's babymama Shola Ogudu released private messages and chats she had with Wizkid to prove she is not an opportunist. After her posts went viral, Nigerians has been reacting to the issue between Shola Ogudu and Wizkid. Here are some tweets:

Wizkid's baby mama, Sola Ogudu has released chat messages never seen before she had with him. This has got to be the mother of all calling out Wizkid has received from his baby mamas as Shola Ogudu goes bizarre on social media, sharing private chat messages and calling him out again. Remember that weeks ago, Sola Ogudu called Wizkid out on social media after he refused to send money she asked for their son's school fees with Wizkid replying on his page "God should save him from swallowing Babymamas". Sola Ogudu has now gone wild in releasing chats to prove that she is not an opportunist neither is she after Wizkid's money as many thought. NaijGossp reported of how twitter users are reacting to the callout on social media by Wizkid's Babymama, Shola Ogudu.

Peaceful graduation party of the students of Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, turned bloody, last night, as about 10 people were feared killed by cultists. Trouble allegedly started when two guys got into a serious fight at the venue, Judges quarters in Ekpoma. . However, as people were trying to separate them, the other guy said they tore his cloth and they must pay. He later left with his friends, only to return with guns, in search of the person that fought him. . Upon sighting his opponent, they opened fire on him and those who separated the fight. According to reports, about 10 people were killed, among who was one Dr. Einstein, a final year medical student set to graduate next week. Other casualties include one Ose Abulu and his girlfriend, Jerry Omobude, who was an engineering student of the institution.. Ugwi Mary Martha, a corps member observing her NYSC in Niger State, has also been identified as one of those killed by cultists, last night, during a g...

DAVIDO - A Nigerian star of Afropop, feted across Africa and the globe as a multi-millionaire singer-songwriter and record producer. But Davido — real name David Adedeji Adeleke — has recently been more focused on party politics and getting his uncle elected as governor of his home state of Osun this weekend. Singer Davido is really putting his all in his might in ensuring his uncle, senator Ademola Adeleke becomes governor of Osun state come Saturday's election. Ademola Adeleke, dubbed “the dancing senator” because of his penchant for dancing in public, must be hoping his high-profile nephew can win him as many voters as he has music fans. The 58-year-old politician is running for the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against Gboyega Oyetola of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Davido has been leading major campaigns of the People's Democratic Party for his uncle and the turn out has been massive. Here are other photos of him r...

Algeria has a legitimate claim to be called a football-mad country. But it is not all about passion, culture and history. Another kind of madness is eating at the heart of its football. "It is easy for everyone to fix matches and arrange results", a match-fixer told the BBC. "You just have to understand the process and the tricks." According to him, and to multiple sources - intermediaries, past and current players, referees and football executives, initiators and victims of bribery and corruption - who were approached by BBC undercover operatives in the course of a three-year investigation, systematic, systemic corruption has been allowed to go unchecked at every level in the Algerian game. As one of Algeria's former senior football executives put it, in his country, football is 'not just a game'. A former senior Fifa executive went further and told us: "Algerian football may have already passed the tipping point". According...