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Boxing legend George Foreman dies at 76
World acclaimed heavyweight boxing legend, George, passed away on Friday, March 21. He was 76.
Foreman’s family made the unfortunate announcement on his Instagram account.
“Our hearts are broken,” the post states. “With profound sorrow, we announce the passing of our beloved George Edward Foreman Sr., who peacefully departed on March 21, 2025, surrounded by loved ones.
“A devout preacher, a devoted husband, a loving father, and a proud grand and great-grandfather, he lived a life marked by unwavering faith, humility, and purpose. A humanitarian, an Olympian, and two-time heavyweight champion of the world, he was deeply respected — a force for good, a man of discipline, conviction, and a protector of his legacy, fighting tirelessly to preserve his good name — for his family. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and prayers, and kindly ask for privacy as we honor the extraordinary life of a man we were blessed to call our own.”
*Tributes have been flooding on social media after the news went public.
Foreman was a renaissance man. He went from being a troubled youth to an Olympic gold medalist in boxing in 1968 to becoming the WBC heavyweight champion in 1973 when he scored a historic KO win over Joe Frazier in Kingston, Jamaica.
Foreman was among the most-feared punchers in the history of boxing. His size and power led to stunning KO wins with what appeared to be glancing blows. In 1974, Foreman faced an aging but wily Muhammad Ali in the fight famously known as the Rumble in the Jungle. Ali defeated Foreman.
In 1977, following a unanimous decision loss to Jimmy Young in Puerto Rico, Foreman retired at the age of 28.
He became a minister and shifted his attention away from boxing. Foreman returned in 1987 in what is arguably the most remarkable and successful comebacks in sports history at the age of 38 and set his sights on becoming world champion again. Early on, Foreman faced mostly unknown opponents, and hammered them to the tune of 17 consecutive KO wins from 1987–1989.
Foreman’s popularity took off. He became a major star again and began drawing major fights en route to the championship opportunity he sought.
Amazingly, Foreman won 24 straight fights to kick off his second career before losing an all-time classic fight with Evander Holyfield in April 1991. Many believed Foreman would hang up the gloves at that point.
However, he continued on, with the fight with Holyfield only adding to his popularity. Foreman would win three straight fights before dropping another unanimous decision to the late Tommy Morrison in 1993.
Still, Foreman pressed on, and he landed a title shot against the undefeated Michael Moorer in November 1994.
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Breaking: Court of Appeal rules in favour of Turaki -led PDP candidate for Osun governorship election
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, on Thursday, ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Gubernatorial Candidate in Osun State was validly nominated by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee.
The court also ordered INEC to list the PDP logo on the ballot ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial election.
The Court held that access code is neither a creation of the Constitution nor the Electoral Act; rather, a creation of INEC’s guidelines and cannot, in any way, override the provisions of the Constitution.
Section 288 of the Constitution does not specify the method for nominating candidates; it only states that the names of candidates should be forwarded to the Commission.
The court further held that the defendant (INEC) should take steps to include the name of the appellant on the ballot paper.
Additionally, the court ruled that the primary election conducted by the Tanimu Turaki-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the PDP was a valid primary election in law.
The three-man panel of justices—Justice Mahmud, Justice Jaro, and Justice Ankawere, was unanimous in its judgment.
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Breaking: NHRC sets up situation room to monitor and document hate speech, intimidation, threat to life ahead 2027
The national Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has set up a situation room to monitor and document all incidences of hate speech, intimidation and threat to life by politicians and other actors ahead of the 2027 general election.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
The Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, revealed this on Thursday in Abuja at a press conference.
He said the situation room would enable the Commission harvest data, analysis and document persons, agencies and others involved in the negative statements in order to ensure they are properly tracked and brought to book by relevant agencies.
Ojukwu also took journalists on a tour of the newly set up situation room.
Details later…..
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Breaking: NHRC expresses concern over rising incidences of hate speech, threat to life ahead 2027 elections
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has expressed concerns over rising incidences of hate speech, intimidation and outright threat to life by highly placed individuals, especially politicians and religious leaders.
At a press conference in Abuja Thursday, the Executive Secretary of the Commission, Chef Tony Ojukwu, SAN, recalled statements credited to Senator Francis Fadahunsi and Sheikh Yahya Jingir and described the das dangerous with capacity to set the nation ablaze.
He called on politicians, religious and traditional rulers, among other stakeholders to call their supporters and faithful to orders.
He urged government to act before rhetorics turn to violence, saying the forthcoming election in Osun State should serve as example of Nigeria’s capacity to conduct political contest in compliance with international best practices.
Details later…..
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