Shimee - The Legend

Update: Lack Of Money, Too Many Debt... $500 Purse Reason Segun Died?🇳🇬🦅

Secretary General of Nigeria Boxing Board of Control Remi Aboderin speaking said.

“Segun got our approval to fight in Ghana, a fight that was proposed to take place on a Friday. Unfortunately, they did weigh-in on Thursday and he was found to be overweight and they told him the person he was to fight was not his weight.

“They said to do this, they would increase his purse with another $500, which he said was too small, and due to that, there was no agreement.”

“Saturday morning, they were on their way back to Lagos, they had even left Accra and were at Aflao border when Segun said to the coach that followed him, that’s Diran Alamu, that it was not going to be easy returning home; he left Nigeria with no money and he had debts to pay and needed money. So, he wanted to call the Ghanaians and see if another fight was coming up and told them he was now ready to collect the additional $500 as discussed because he felt it would not pay him if he returned home without money.

“So, they called the matchmaker, who informed him that there was a fight on Saturday night and that they could put the fight for that Saturday, but we didn’t give him the approval for that, and this is where the GBA (Ghana Boxing Association) erred. So, he turned back and went back to Ghana because he needed the money; he owed a lot of people money,” the NBBofC secretary added.

May his soul rest in peace 🙏🏿
Source: NPFL

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A big congratulations to this couples!

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Cristiano Ronaldo in Euro 2016:
3 goals and 3 assists, the most goal contributions by any Portuguese in the tournament. Got injured in the final.

Eder scored the only goal in the final. He played 3 games in the competition. 6 mins in first game, 7 mins in second game, on the bench in the next 4 games and 41 minutes in final.

After the match, Ronaldo was called a mere cheerleader. Eder was tagged as the one who carried Ronaldo to the glory.

Leo Messi in Copa America 2024:
1 goal and 1 assist. Got injured in the final.

Lautaro Martinez 6 games 5 goals including the only goal of the final.

Life comes so fast to human being.

Respect to Messi. A lot went through his mind after getting injured. But to his fans, hope you have learnt some lessons in the career of these 2 GREATS!

If you want to compare, do with sense. If you think it is wrong to compare Messi to Ronaldo, it is fine but never discredit Ronaldo ❤️

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25 Years of Uninterrupted DEMOCRACY!
💥June 12 MKO Abiola Democracy day...🇳🇬

💥June 12 is a day of both triumph and despair for Nigeria's democratic rule by civilians. Many may ask why this is the case, given the fact democracy is still alive and well in Nigeria.

💥Well, MKO Abiola and Kingibe's victory in 1993 for the presidency during the military regime of IBB and Abacha was supposed to usher in an end to military rule but some Nigerians had other ideas. Whether it was fear of the unknown or jealousy in terms of the winner and his region of origin, only posterity can judge that action now.

🇳🇬Abiola was adamant that he was not going to give up his mandate and he fought to have it actualised to no avail. At some point he left the country to gather international support for it but did not completely succeed in that regard. On his return to Nigeria, he declared himself the president of the nation and was quickly arrested.

💥Remember that prior to this given the heated polity at that time, IBB left power and instituted an interim national government led by a civilian, Chief Shonekan with General Abacha as the army chief of staff.

💥Shonekan's government did not last more than a few months before Abacha planned and executed a coup to truncate civilian rule yet again. Marshall music was heard on the radio and on TV broadcasts all around the country. I General Abacha hereby suspend the constitution of the FRN...., this had become all too familiar to Nigerians since the first coup of 1966, first republic by Patrick Chukwuma Nzeogwu. It was during this time that Abiola was charged for treason and jailed despite efforts to persuade him to drop his presidential mandate.

🙏He spent 4 years in prison with the ever watchful eye of the military not too far behind. Even Kofi Annan, the United Nations secretary general had met with him in addition to other foreign dignitaries to drop his ambition in exchange for his release but Aniola refused to do so.

🇳🇬It was around this time that the likes of Soyinka, Tinubu, Pa Rewane joined forces under the umbrella of NADECO to fight for an end to military rule and restoration of Abiola's June 12th mandate. Many of them had their houses bombed, killed or shot, family harassed or imprisoned, or forced into exile.

They were not to be cowered and stopped from their mission towards democracy for Nigeria, it was also during this time that Kudirat Abiola, MKO's wife was assassinated by the state on the streets of Lagos, while Nigerians were protesting daily and being shot in different parts of the country.

The University of Ibadan was one of those places in Oyo state which had a permanent presence of Army personne carriers parked in front of the gates with soldiers ready with AK-47 rifles. The menacing site must have instilled great fear and trepidation on Nigerians.

When Abacha died mysteriously in 1998, Abdulsalam Abubakar took over the military leadership of the country and promised elections within 12months - there was also a plan to release Abiola, however a day to his release after meeting an American official who offered him tea, Abiola slumped and died. His hope ambition not realised in his lifetime but Nigeria eventually returned to democratic rule with the 1999 election of former military president Olusegun Obasanjo.

This day is about the sacrifices of many well meaning Nigerians that birthed the longest period of democratic rule in the country. They did not die in vain. Democracy is never perfect, even in imperfection, we seek as a nation to improve and become a haven for our citizens to succeed and be happy.

We will NEVER forget the true enemies of democracy lurking still in the shadows!

🇳🇬HAPPY June 12 DEMOCRACY DAY🙏💥🇳🇬