After defeating Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko, Anthony Joshua is set to be honoured by the Ogun State government, the state where his parents hail from in Nigeria.


Majority leader of the State House of Assembly Yinka Mafe says he will move a motion in the state legislature to have the Sagam International Stadium renamed Anthony Joshua Stadium, and the popular Cinema Street in Sagamu renamed Anthony Joshua Street.
Of the two, the street is the most significant, as his family owns almost half the land and property on one side of the street.


The cinema, from which the road takes its name, was built by his great grandfather Omo-Oba Daniel Adebambo Joshua in the 50s, and is one of the oldest of such facilities in the country.
Mafe joined hundreds of Sagamu youth to watch the fight in an open air viewing event organised by the Sagamu Youth Congress, and was thrilled by both the turnout and the outcome.


"We are proud of what he has achieved as a son of Sagamu, and we will be happy to do our own little bit to show our appreciation and support for him," Mafe said.



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Nigeria and Africa keep losing potential people to other countries due to favouritism, ignorance and envy....thank God this didn't fall through.

Great respect to you anthony!!! you earned it.

When the guy wanted to box for Nigeria years ago they didn't allow him. So it is now that they recognize him as a human being.

nice one
I like this move...better to have a street and a stadium named after a sport personality that has brought recognition to the country than name it after politicians.....whose only achievements is to keep milking the country dry

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nw they recognice him as hero,wen he was in zero stage nobody new him , niaja hmmmm

Why is Nigeria cursed with stupid leaders both the NA and HOA, stupid judiciary, and policing system? The way they react to things in general is mind boggling!

Someone who they rejected and humiliated some years ago, now they want to show recognition? Just no shame at all!! There was indeed a country

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Spiricoco:
When the guy wanted to box for Nigeria years ago they didn't allow him. So it is now that they recognize him as a human being.

Who no like better thing even Nigeria

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Nice one
it feels so good to be successful

I have nothing to say except blame people that voted these people to represent them.

These old men no dey shame at all.

They conspicuously leave national issues like light, water, food, road e.t.c and conspicuously engage in trivialities.

Wetin dis british guy do Nigerians?

Free the guy na....

Yoruba people can famz

Nigeria govt can lick ass for africa

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Haaaa cool

Good

That's a good idea, we have to be proud of our son for his success, at least we are cool with this for now unlike our (jewish)brothers that always bring shame to country

smh 4 9ja

Humility017:
nice one
I like this move...better to have a street and a stadium named after a sport personality that has brought recognition to the country than name it after politicians.....whose only achievements is to keep milking the country dry

1000 likes for you
@Bold, our politicians don't deserve to named after anything be it stadium or roads

Just like that...

Thread softly you guys..

that would be yorubaland....nt biafraland

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My country people
Dem dey talku talku
So so story
Story everywhere
Rara oo

Invest for your country, make it a better place...
Spend the money for your country, make it a better place...
Rara ooo
Goodnight my people

Smh afer una don reject am, una wan honour am. I hail

Famzing of life.
Success has many fathers.Failure is an orphan.

They are mad, why didn't they accept him in 2012, yeye people

Afonja. with desperation

I think it's too early.

Nobody wants to get associated with a nobody but when you become famous, the people that rejected you will be the first to start drawing close. No wonder Jesus said, "the rejected stone will become the corner stone". Hypocrisy at its peak.

RoyalBoutique:
I have nothing to say except blame people that voted these people to represent them.

These old men no dey shame at all.

They conspicuously leave national issues like light, water, food, road e.t.c and conspicuously engage in trivialities.

badbelle....let them appriciate their and reward their Son