Photos: Portable Beats Charles Okocha In Celebrity Boxing Bout
News Source: Vanguard Newspapers
Nigerian street-pop artist Habeeb Badmus, aka Portable emerged the winner of the celebrity boxing fight against Nollywood actor Charles Okocha.
The fight, which was sanctioned by Heritage Boxing Entertainment, held at Landmark Beach in Victoria Island, Lagos State, kicked off past 1 a.m. and lasted for about 40 minutes on Wednesday.
The pair had finally settled their scores with their fists after Portable alleged contractual issues, which led them to engage in an online feud over an alleged N40 million rip-off.
Portable claimed Okocha cheated him out of the money, only sending him a small amount, contrary to a contractual agreement.
(Photos Credits: Google)
Tinubu Hails Rivers' Gov For Embracing Peace
News Source: Daily Trust
President Bola Ahmed President Tinubu has commended Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State for his efforts to peacefully resolve the political challenges in the state.
The president gave the commendation yesterday while speaking during a meeting with the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) at his residence in Lagos.
Tinubu, who acknowledged the presence of Governor Fubara of Rivers State at the meeting, said: "I thank you for your statesmanship. I listened to your broadcast and your emphasis on peace. It is only with peace that effective governance can thrive, and governance has commenced in earnest under my watch."
On the 2024 budget proposals before the National Assembly, the president informed the governors that he had a review meeting earlier in the day on certain elements in the Appropriation Bill, with the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, and the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Sen. Atiku Bagudu.
Tinubu orders security agents to fish out killers of 96 in Plateau
News Source: The Nation
The scale of the horrendous attacks on communities in Plateau State became clearer yesterday with police giving the figure of casualties at 96 dead and hundreds injured.
But the chairmen of the two local governments where the dastardly act took place said 155 people were killed with over a thousand injured.
The figures may rise, according to the chairmen, because villagers are combing the bushes for bodies of those who might have been killed while trying to escape.
According to them, many people are missing.
Bandits Shoot 3, Abduct 6 On Xmas Eve In FCT Council
News Source: Daily Trust
Bandits shot and injured three persons while abducting two others on Christmas eve at Tokulo village in Kawu ward of Bwari Area Council of the FCT.
City & crime reliably gathered that the bandits earlier attacked Garam village, some few kilometres away from Bwari and abducted four villagers in the area.
A resident of Tokulo, Josiah Daniel, said the incident happened on the eve of Xmas around 12;13 am, when the bandits wielding sophisticated weapons invaded a house in the community and whisked away victims.
He said three villagers who attempted to escape during sporadic shooting by the bandits sustained bullets and were taken to a hospital in Bwari town.
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