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On Saturday, May 18, a video of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and former governor of California, getting kicked in the back by an unidentified man in South Africa surfaced on social media. The Terminator actor had gone to South Africa for his Arnold Athlete Africa event when the incident happened. Schwarzenegger had been at the event celebrating a wheelchair-bound archery athlete on his Snapchat when the unidentified man came out of nowhere and kicked him in the back. In the video, it could be seen that the man, who fell immediately after kicking the heavily built actor, was picked up, subdued and dragged out of the scene. He was heard kicking and screaming that he needs a Lamborghini. READ ALSO : Fan trolls Regina Daniels, says she and her mother are no different from Yahoo Boys The actor, who received messages of concern after the video surfaced, took to his Twitter to put everyone at ease. He thanked people for their concerns and stated that there was no need to worry. Acc...

- Transportation minister Amaechi says the Igbos have nothing with which to bargain for 2023 presidency - The former Rivers governor said the south-east made a grave error in voting against President Mummadu Buhari and his ruling APC - Amaechi said had southeast voted for Buhari, they would have had a bargaining chip for the presidency slot in the next general elections Minister of Transportation Chibuike Amaechi has said that Igbos have nothing to use as bargain for a shot at the presidency in the next general elections in 2023. Amaechi made this submission during an interview he granted the Daily Sun, a local daily newspaper on Saturday, May 18. According to Amaechi, it was a grave error for the south-east region to have voted against his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). READ ALSO: Former Military president IBB is not dead - Sources "I was the first to do that but I don’t know what the situation is now. I don’t know what they will do now for voting agai...

Deontay Wilder, American heavyweight fighter, retained his WBC title once again following his victory over Dominic Breazeale at the 9,000-capacity Barclays Center on Sunday, May 19. The 'Bronze Bomber' knocked challenger Breazeale out in the first round with a thunderous punch and win his ninth WBC title defence. Wilder returned to winning ways five months after his bout with British boxer Tyson Fury ended in a draw after both shared the spoils (115–111, 112–114, 113–113) in December. READ ALSO: Daniel James edges close to sealing Man United dream move this summer The California born fighter was floored in the second minute of his fight to make it his second defeat in his professional career after 22 fights. Breazeale, before the match was rated as one of the best in the game having won 20 of his fights - 18 via knockouts, but was never a match for the current WBC title holder. Wilder on the other hand recorded his 40th knockout victory out of 41 wins in his career, wh...

- Governor Udom Emmanuel has remained consistent in fulfilling his electoral promises - The governor has inaugurated 84 units of two-bedroom flat housing for the Nigerian Army inside its barracks - Governor Emmanuel also inaugurated 5.1 km internal roads at the Obio Akpa campus of the Akwa Ibom State University Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom state has inaugurated 84 units of two-bedroom flat housing for the Nigerian Army inside its barracks in Ibagwa. Legit.ng gathered that the quarters which are for non-commissioned officers were constructed in the first phase of the state government's housing intervention aimed at ameliorating accommodation problems faced in the barracks. Inaugurating the quarters on Saturday, May 18, Governor Emmanuel said the project was in appreciation of support given by the battalion to Akwa Ibom state. He lauded the army for collaborating with other security agencies to combat crime and making the state safe for investors and investments. The ...

The allowance of members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has been increased to N30,000 by the federal government. The disclosure was made by the minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed, who however, noted that the federal government is still working out modalities before the implementation of the new allowance for corps member, The Nation reports. Legit.ng gathers that the minister made the disclosure in Abuja on Thursday, May 16, during a press conference where she added that the total sum of N649.434 billion was verified by the ministry as the outstanding balance to be refunded to the state governments. READ ALSO: SEC warns Nigerians against participating in Loom Ponzi scheme She said: “The other aspect that should be clear is that there is an increase for the NYSC as well because NYSC, by its Act, is designed that they earn the minimum wage.” “So, NYSC allowance also has to increase to N30, 000. So, I cannot give you projections right now because the negotiations are not...