Pacquiao fight not set yet —Mayweather

                                                                                      Floyd Mayweather Jr

Unbeaten fighter Floyd Mayweather has said neither he nor Manny Pacquiao have signed a deal for a May mega-fight, but he still hopes to get into the ring with the Filipino icon, AFP reports.

Mayweather, attending the NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden, said in a brief television interview during the contest that global reports about a virtually done deal for the long anticipated bout were premature.

The Sunday Telegraph in London, citing a source in the Pacquiao camp, reported “Pac-man” had signed a deal for a fight expected to be worth $250m.

A’Court bars soldiers from polls, affirms Fayose’s victory

                                                                        Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose

The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Monday upheld the judgment of the Ekiti State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed Governor Ayodele Fayose of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the June 21, 2014 poll.

The Independent National Electoral Commission had declared that Fayose polled 203,090 votes to defeat the then incumbent governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, of the All Progressives Congress who polled 120,433 votes in the election.

Though the Justice Abdul Aboki-led five-man panel dismissed the appeal filed by the APC, it found merit in the appellant’s complaints that the military was used to harass and intimidate its supporters and leaders during the polls.

I’ll flee Nigeria if APC wins —Bode George

                                                                                                    Chief Bode George

In this interview with ENIOLA AKINKUOTU, a national leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, speaks on the recent comments of former President Olusegun Obasanjo and other national issues

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says President Goodluck Jonathan plans to perpetuate himself in government like the former President of Cote d’Ivoire, Laurent Gbagbo. What do you think of this comment?

He (Obasanjo) says he is a Christian and as a Christian, it is emphasised in the New Testament of the Bible where Christ said judge not so that you will not be judged. But his judgment is no longer about the policies of Jonathan. He has gone down to the extent of saying Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) will jail you (Jonathan), that is why you are afraid.

Last best chance for choosing

                President Goodluck Jonathan                                                         Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.)

I had faith in Nigerian democracy before it was created, and I still have faith in it now. I know it was not created in order to disappear; instead, it will endure and flourish because Nigeria is the child of hope, and the country can neither be broken by tribalism nor demoralised by political adventurism.

Unfortunately, we cannot learn anything new from a dope; and those people who want our nation to remain in political darkness are no better. Abraham Lincoln said many years ago that, “You can only fool all of the people some of the time but you cannot fool all of the people all of the times”

Keep winning, Kanu tells Eaglets

                                                                                                   Nwankwo Kanu

Former Nigeria international Nwankwo Kanu has congratulated the Golden Eaglets for winning their opening match at the Africa Under-17 Championship against hosts Niger, urging them to put in their best in order to win the tournament.

Goals scored by Victor Osimhen in the 19th minute and Kelechi Nwakali in the 33th minute gave the Eaglets a 2-0 victory over the Niger Under-17 team 2-0 at the General Seyni Kountche Stadium in Niamey on Sunday.

Kanu, who was prominent in the Nigerian team that won the Japan 1993 FIFA Under-17 World Cup, also congratulated the team’s coach, Emmanuel Amuneke.