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Former Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof Usman Yusuf, has decried the erroneous Kaduna bombing incident.  Residents of Tudun Biri Village in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna were celebrating Maulud Nabbiy (Prophet Muhammad’s birthday) when the Nigerian Army erroneously dropped bombs in their midst, killing over 120 …

Ododo visits the President’s wife to convey gratitude for her support throughout the electoral process With reception at the Presidential Villa on Tuesday, the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, welcomed Alhaji Usman Ododo, the Governor-Elect of Kogi, congratulating him on his triumph in the recent gubernatorial election held on November 11.

Nigerian fighter, Kamaru Usman lost his clash against Khamzat Chimaev, who used grappling, striking and defense in their middleweight bout in UFC 294 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Saturday night, October 21. Chimaev won a majority decision over Usman, the former welterweight champion, by scores …

Dana White has announced Khamzat Chimaev will fight Kamaru Usman in the co-main event at UFC 294 after Paulo Costa was forced out of his bout due to injury. The UFC president and chief executive made the announcement on social media. Costa’s highly anticipated clash with Chimaev had been in …

Kamaru Usman: Nigerian Nightmare was living with his friend and expecting his daughter before ₦‎17M UFC breakthrough. Professional mixed martial artist Kamarudeen Usman, a Nigerian-American, has described his meteoric rise to fame. Following an appearance on a podcast, Usman, a former champion of the welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting …

Check out Kamaru Usman’s ‘Super Eagles’ themed jersey for Naija United that has gone viral. Nigerian-American professional mixed martial artist Kamarudeen Usman is back among the trends on social media. Usman rose to the top of the trends on the Thanalysis podcast hosted by Greek-Nigerian professional basketball player for the …

Usman’s time at the top of the welterweight division comes to an end after another defeat to Edwards. Leon Edwards has defeated Kamaru Usman again to retain the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight title. Edwards recorded a majority decision victory against Usman at the 02 Arena in London, in the …

UFC President Dana White has announced that Leon Edwards will defend his welterweight title against Kamaru Usman at UFC 286 in the O2 Arena in London on March 18. Edwards defeated Usman for the belt at UFC 278 last August after delivering a fifth-round head kick for a knockout, setting …

Kamaru Usman will face Leon Edwards in a rematch for the UFC Welterweight Championship in March according to Usman’s manager Ali Abdelaziz.   Edwards became just the second-ever British fighter to lift UFC gold when he dramatically dethroned the ‘Nigerian Nightmare’ back in August.   A trilogy bout between the pair has been slated …

Aussie opening partners David Warner and Usman Khawaja have vowed to not leave the Test side “in a hole” when the time comes for one or both of them to call stumps on their careers. Speaking on Fox Cricket during yesterday’s weather delay, Warner revealed he and Khawaja had discussed …