Boxing great Marvelous Marvin Hagler passes on at 66

Marvelous Marvin Hagler, who dominated boxing’s middleweight division in the 1980s, has died at the age of 66, his wife Kay Hagler said on Saturday. The cause of death was not immediately known. Celebrity website TMZ reported Hagler was taken to hospital in New Hampshire on Saturday with chest pains and trouble breathing. Hagler, who...

Discipleship Series; 14 March, 2021

Discipleship Series; 14 March, 2021  Hebrews 4:15, For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. In recent past editions of this devotional, we began examining the Lord Jesus Christ as an example of Bible character who had...

Patrice Motsepe emerges as new CAF president

The formality of confirming South African billionaire and Africa’s ninth richest person Patrice Motsepe as president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially been carried out at the ongoing 43rd Ordinary General Assembly in Rabat, Morocco. As widely predicted, Motsepe, who is the owner of South African football club Mamelodi Sundowns, was elected...

Nigerian Army: SSC, DSSC screening not scrapped

The Nigerian Army has said contrary to media reports, the service has not scrapped the just concluded SSC/DSSC screening. The director army public relations Brig Gen Mohammed Yerima in a statement said the Army does not charge fee for online registration. He therefore warned the general public to be wary of scammers. “The attention of...

Discipleship Series; 13 March, 2021

Discipleship Series; 13 March, 2021  James 1:13 – 14, Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Christ, unlike many of...