Singer Idowest has alleged that his celebrity boxing match against fellow artiste Mr Real was rigged after the bout ended in a draw.

Reacting to the result, Idowest insisted that he clearly won the fight, claiming he landed several clean punches on Mr Real and even left his opponent with a swollen eye.

He further alleged that Mr Real continued throwing punches after the bell had gone and cornered him against the ropes during the fight.

Questioning the judges' decision, Idowest wondered how the contest could have been ruled a draw despite what he described as his dominant performance.

The singer also called out the promoters, accusing them of bringing politics into boxing and insisting that the outcome of the match was unfair.

The Lagos State Police Command said it has commenced an investigation into a viral video of a jeweller accusing some policemen in the Festac area of the state of harassing him.

The command disclosed this in an X post on Saturday.

The video, which circulated on X on Saturday morning, shows the businessman engaged in a struggle with some policemen. Later in the video, the businessman could be seen with a bloody face after allegedly sustaining a cut beside his right eye during the struggle with the police officers,

The jeweller later explained that the policemen from the Festac Division had stopped him for a routine search. He said the officers accused him of peddling drugs after finding a scale on him.

“I went to deliver a necklace to someone when police officers stopped and searched me in Festac, Lagos. They found nothing on me but saw the scale I use to measure gold and accused me of using it to weigh weed.

They ordered me to follow them to the station, but I refused because I had done nothing wrong.

They were not properly dressed as police officers, and the bus they arrived in had no registration.

They then dragged me, tried to force me into the bus, and one of them hit me on the head with a gun before they started beating me.”

Reacting to the viral video, the state police command via its X handle, said it had launched an investigation and identified the policemen involved in the incident.

“The Lagos State Police Command has seen the video and has commenced an investigation into the incident. The officers involved have been identified as personnel attached to Area E Command.

The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Tijani Fatai, has directed the Area Commander to immediately produce the officers at the Command Headquarters for further investigation and appropriate action.

The individual featured in the video is kindly urged to contact the Command’s Complaint Response Unit (CRU) on 09111111150 or 09111111151 to assist with the ongoing investigation.”

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The spokesperson of the Delta state police command, SP Bright Edafe, was stunned fter suspected drug dealers asked to take a photograph with him shortly after they were arrested and interrogated by him.

The two suspects, identified as Omini Ezeri, 46, and Chinedum Wagbara, 42, were arrested during a stop-and-search exercise while driving a Mercedes-Benz ML SUV with reg no. AAA 604 JZ along Agbarho-Warri road.

Upon searching the occupants and the vehicles, two Beretta pistols, a substance suspected to be cocaine, and one dagger were recovered from them. Both suspects are in custody, and investigation is ongoing.

As usual, the suspects were interrogated by Edafe. Shortly after the interrogation, the suspects

In a follow-up post shared on social media this afternoon, Edafe narrated how the suspects got “carried away” once they realised he wanted to interview them.

“I have not seen this kind of people before. Caught with cocaine and two pistols, which they claim they use for the drug business. But they got carried away when they saw that I wanted to interview them. They even asked for a picture after the interview,” Edafe wrote.

Controversial singer Portable has explained why he walked out of his boxing match against Charles Okocha, leading to his defeat by forfeiture.

Speaking after the fight, Portable claimed that Charles Okocha bit him and also put him in a headlock, insisting that he signed up for a boxing match, not a street fight.

According to him, such actions were against the rules of the sport and unacceptable.

Portable also stated that he is a celebrity and had no reason to risk himself over the prize money, adding that he earns enough from his music career.

The singer further alleged that the fight promoters had promised to take him to London for training ahead of the bout, but instead took Charles Okocha, a decision he suggested gave his opponent an unfair advantage.

Controversial singer Portable has lost his boxing match against actor and entertainer Charles Okocha after walking out of the ring and refusing to continue the bout.

The dramatic moment happened shortly after the two men were separated by officials following a heated exchange during the fight.

Instead of returning to continue the contest, Portable walked out of the ring and refused to come back despite efforts to resume the match.

Under boxing rules, his refusal to continue resulted in an automatic forfeiture, handing Charles Okocha the victory.

John Onaiyekan, the cardinal and former Archbishop of Abuja, has accused President Bola Tinubu's administration of being determined to retain power "by all means," warning that such an approach could undermine Nigeria's democracy.

Speaking on Friday during Prime Time on Arise Television, Onaiyekan said the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) raised concerns about the conduct of future elections during its recent meeting with President Tinubu.

"We are worried about the fact that we see clearly that our government is bent on winning by all means," the cardinal said.

"Unfortunately, they have a lot of means at their disposal to win. Even if we had a free and fair election, the votes of the people may not count."

Onaiyekan warned that elections that are not free and fair would create "difficulties" for the country, stressing the need to protect the credibility of Nigeria's electoral process.

The cardinal also said the bishops used the meeting with the president to present what they described as the realities facing the country, adding that those around Tinubu were giving him an inaccurate picture of the nation's condition.

"And that is one of the things that worries us, that there are so many people hanging around Mr President giving a rosy picture of what the country is, which it is not," he said.

His remarks come days after the Catholic bishops met President Tinubu at the State House in Abuja, where the president defended his administration's performance, insisting that the economy is stabilising and that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) remains neutral.

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In a video shared on TikTok, the hotel manager said his apology is directed only to his wife and members of both his family and his wife's family.

He, however, alleged that some of the people he had helped in the past, including those who had eaten his wife's food, are the same individuals circulating the video online.

He added that they cannot destroy what God has built, stressing that those who genuinely want to help him will continue to do so despite the controversy.

The Archbishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Abuja, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, has said President Tinubu made it “quite clearly” known that he disagreed with the concerns raised by members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) during their meeting with him at the State House, Abuja.

Recall that President Bola Tinubu met with members of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) at the State House, Abuja, on July 28, 2026, where the bishops raised concerns about the economy, insecurity and the country’s political climate.

Speaking with Arise News on Friday, July 31, Archbishop Onaiyekan said

“When the nation is bleeding, you cannot expect a polite meeting with the Head of State. We had to let him know. And his reply is that the nation is not bleeding. We told him the economy is not helping our poor people; he told us the economy is doing fine. Frankly speaking, he told us quite clearly that he did not agree with us.

Again, we were not surprised. We didn’t expect him to agree with us. We have done our duty, we have delivered our message, and we have a feeling that somehow, along the line, somebody will show him a few of the things we said,” he said.

He also maintained that the bishops’ statement was the product of broad consultations within the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), stressing that it reflected the collective position of the conference rather than the views of a few individuals. Onaiyekan added that the bishops had no political ambitions but a duty to speak truthfully about the realities facing Nigerians.

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