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Jaqenhghar:
Personally I dont think Eddie Hearn is doing AJ any favours. This is his time and he should be fighting solid fighters and raking in that money. Even AJ admitted that you cant stay on top forever. Now is the time to get it right. We dont want to be wondering what might have been had a prime AJ faced someone like say Fury

Ohh God. Fury and Wilder are ducking him. Don't you know. You can't force don't that don't want to fight you na. They are both out pricing themselves.
AJ has beaten 5 of WBC top ten. So who is there to fight. He is currently taking Big baby a no 7 ranked boxer.
If Eddy has not done him good then mention another promoter that can do half of what Eddie has done for AJ.
Four belts in 22 fight and have unified 3 times to. Aba

saintandsinnerz:
Nobody is begging anybody, wilder team refused the money sharing percentage offered to them, insisting that they share the money 50-50. Granted Wilder is an A list fighter but AJ has the momentum and is the man to beat. Wilder team should have accepted what was offered to them and fight AJ. Though as AJ said, it's all politics, Wilder's team knows that if AJ beats wilder, his rising profile will crash whereas Hearn also knows that wilder can beat AJ and his reign will come to an end and wilder will become the undisputed heavyweight champion. That unification fight is not happening soon.

Now someone that knows boxing is talking.
Look bro it was initially thought that he stood a chance but not after the Fury fight.
Wilder is being helped to keep his belt by WBC until recently.
Another referee would have stopped the match against Ortiz in round 7 after about 15 unreplied punches. At the beginning of 8th round the referee called in a doctor to check wilder out thus buying him more time. Mind you Ortiz is old and hypertensive even before the fight.
The Fury fight exposed him big time.
Did you wonder why AJ went to America to start calling him out but team Wilder are wise, they don't want to risk feeding him to AJ now especially with the Wilder Fury rematch that can earn both fighter about 20 million each.
Barry Hearn, Eddy's dad said it's the easiest fight for AJ.
The only fighter that can give AJ problem is Usyk and maybe Fury because of his awkwardness

Bonapart:
Dude running from real fights. when is he gonna fight Wilder or Fury. They been begging him

People like you will just come and spill ignorance.
AJ running and he booked Wembley for April 13th.
AJ running and he named fight with Povetkin "Road to undisputed"
AJ running and his team offered Wilder 12.5million, increased to 20 million and last 28 million yet Team Wilder not responding? Mind you the highest Doentay Wilder ever made was 2.1million against Ortiz and about 6 million against Fury. He is then asking the cash cow of boxing that he wants a 60 percentage split in his favour.
Infact AJ is begging for the fight. Hardcores know its the easiest fight for AJ out there Doentay Wilder is a one trick knock out guy that can't even through a decent punch. When the fight finally get made, I'm betting AJ to knock him out in 3.
Sorry you're a casual.

I'm used to being sued.. I'm a presidential candidate, after the election I'll get immunity.

naptu2:
Kadaria asked how he will fund his programmes.

He says that he will increase the number of people that pay tax.

Kadaria asks if he will increase tax.

He clarifies that he is not increasing tax, but he will increase the number of people paying tax.

He gives an example of Ghana which he says has a higher rate of tax collection.

He says that Lagos also has a higher rate of tax collection, although he doesn't know what they do with the money, it seems some of the money goes to party big men, but at least they are collecting taxes.

Kadaria says that it seems he is taking ideas from the APC because they are also talking about increasing tax collection.

Sowore says that he rejects that. He says that if it's the APC he knows, then they won't collect tax from APC members or the money will go to special interests.

He actually rebukes it.

Sowore is too intelligent I tell you. His answers are realistic and on point.

His baby mama is the best. You don't even know who she is hence no unnecessary drama.

justfash50:
I disagree slightly sir, Sanwoolu should come 1st and Gbadamosi 2nd.

Governance is not all about abstractions alone but more importantly grounded actions. Go back and watch the debate again, what you will notice are unrealistic solution peddled by Gbadamosi. It is not be eloquent alone, it is the substance that comes with it.

He said Lagos state will generate power by itself HOW? He clearly does not have the legal frameworks and the infractions that might come after.

He also mentioned rail as if Lagos state can do it alone without consultation with stakeholders. Etc


Preparation is key in aspiring for the enviable position in Lagos state, this is Lagos state and not others in the country...............you must come with data,information and not just visualize without concrete steps.

It is not just eloquence alone but the quality of his ideas whihc are above par. Didn't you hear him talk about devolution of power and seeking means to practice true federalism? If he achieves this then the legal barrier to power generation by Lagos state would be solved.

The outcome of yesterday's debate is going to dominate today's conversation no doubt. The fairest debate ever IMO. My unbiased positions are as follows

1. Gbadamosi Babatunde 1st
2. Sanwo Olu 2nd
3. Jimi Agbaje 3rd
4 Salis 4th

Thanks to The Platform, a brainchild of Poju Oyemade, the pastor of covenant Christian Centre.

The truth is that Jimi could have done better. If I were to be Jimi Agbaje, I'll be criticising Lagos government decisions every week. I must always be in the news to constantly rob it on people's face that I can do better. Voice out better alternatives to any project they do, with this he would have been in the news and we would have unconsciously have seen him as a better alternatives. This he should have done while building political structures among the not too educated that always vote at the grass root.

This should be one of the roles of the church in our political space. Providing a non bias platform for candidates to communicate their intentions so we can have a better clarity on who to elect. Imagine there was no platform like that, how would we have discovered Gbadamosi. This is the most unbiased debate I've seen in Nigeria with the choice of moderator, a Non Nigeria Nigerian lol... a perfect one. Others should learn from Covenant Christian Centre. I can forgive the little glitches with sound being their first edition. The questions were of good standards and fair. God bless Mr Poju [as he was called yesterday], the pastor of the church for such an idea. And the fact that it was not colourized with religion is a thumbs up. There was no way you can infer that it was a church organised program yesterday. BON and Channels have a lot to learn from this people.
Later some people will say the church is not doing anything.

This should be one of the roles of the church in our political space. Providing a non bias platform for candidates to communicate their intentions so we can have a better clarity on who to elect. Imagine there was no platform like that, how would we have discovered Gbadamosi. This is the most unbiased debate I've seen in Nigeria with the choice of moderator, a Non Nigeria Nigerian lol... a perfect one. Others should learn from Covenant Christian Centre. I can forgive the little glitches with sound being their first edition. The questions were of good standards and fair. God bless Mr Poju [as he was called yesterday], the pastor of the church for such an idea. And the fact that it was not colourized with religion is a thumbs up. There was no way you can infer that it was a church organised program yesterday. BON and Channels have a lot to learn from this people.
Later some people will say the church is not doing anything.

Hmmm

A wilder win though

Let's go

taxiappguy:
I'm not being patriotic, I'm being practical.
Please tell me 2 good boxers Wilder has fought. Only 2.
After you mention Ortiz, oya.
AJ has 4 belts which he has defended. Wilder has 1 which he has never defended.
Wilder is a bully who fights people who can't punch back, that is why he likes weak opponents.
Even after fighting fury he will still only have fought 1 top ten opponent in his life. In over 40 fights? If that is not a bum then tell me what is.
They are not even in the same calibre. When Wilder went to the UK and saw what Joshua was doing there, he was amazed.
Wilder is ducking Joshua because he knows after that fight, his career is over. So he wants to collect a fat check as insurance.
This is not Alabama, son. This is the world stage

He came during the Klitchko fight. He wasn't just amazed but it sowed the seed of jealously in him. Only for him to get to US and started calling out AJ.

hinograce:
Agreed however I think AJ took a candidate advice to turn down that fight cos he knew what the outcome would have been. There are loop holes he needs to cover up before he meets Wilder or else hmmm. Let's put sentiments aside I am AJ huge fan

There wasn't a valid offer from Wilder team. The 50 million was not from Widers team but from a TV company which will make AJ break his contractual agreement with match room.

taxiappguy:
First of all, Deontay Wilder is a bum who has been fighting bums all his life, his fight with an aging Ortiz is the first top 10 fight he has had in his career, and Ortiz still gave him that work!
Fury stopped Klitshcko at the height of Klitshcko's power.
Tyson Fury is a technically gifted boxer who has made a few mistake in life, it's one of those mistakes that has demeaned him to the level of fighting Wilder, of course Wilder is a champ too.
Wilder on the other hand only has one punch, the wild windmill right. He doesn't have a jab, he doesn't have legwork, no technique, skill or accuracy. Just that right hand fighting bums.
He only agreed to fight Fury because Fury was absolutely out of shape and had been out of the ring for 3 years when the fight was made, unfortunately for Wilder, Fury is starting to look like the Fury of old, the one that stunned Klitshcko.
In any case regardless of who wins or loses in the Wilder Fury match, AJ has agreed to beat Wilder, whether he wins or loses against Fury.

You seem to be the only one that really understand boxing here. Twale. That fight would have been stopped earlier especially in the seventh round but the referee for reason best known to him didn't stop the fight. Wilder as only fought one credible opponent in his entire life. He docked Klitchko after his 33 fight with his management saying he is still a prospect . The sad thing is that, the same management is managing Efe Ajagba and they are gradually turning him to Wilder.

jhaymatic:
Hmmmm damnnnn... I am a big fan of boxing... In this bout that's about to go down, I believe Wilder is gonna win... Tyson fury is very technical than Wilder but I know Wilder has more stamina than fury, Wilder is a beast... But if Tyson could take on Wilder technically, he probably might win him, but no matter who u support TRUST ME THIS IS GONNA BE A HIGH AND ADVANCE TECHNICAL BOXING MATCH OF 21st Century....

Technique from Fury yet but Wilder, none cos he's got no technical skills than maintain a straight jab why waiting for an opportunity to land a right hand that would KO his opponent.

Platinumay:
It's going to be a very tough one, I don't even know who to support but I know the winner is facing our own Anthony Joshua in March. Until then let's just enjoy this one.

It's unlikely the winner will face AJ.
AJ wants to fight Wilder but wilder is ducking by asking for ridiculous percentage of 60/40 or 50/50 despite Eddy Hearn, AJ management offering him initial 15 million for someone whose highest earning so far is against Ortiz where he earned 2.1milllion. If Wilder win he'll further make negotiations more difficult. Fury winning him would make negotiation better cos that will humble him because AJ already said he would fight him even if he loses to Fury. And Fury said he'll allow him fight AJ in April even if he wins him despite the rematch clause. AJvsWilder is what the fan wants to see.

okwabayi:
Heavyweight bouts are a boring affair. I'll watch it anyway. Give me a middleweight or welterweight bout, that's where the action is.

I get you but heavy weight is my thing. The sweet thing is in the power punches. You need to see Whyte Chisora 1 and you'll understand you're missing lovely brawls. The division is very interesting now.

hinograce:
I know a lot of Nigerians beef wilder HOWEVER he is extremely good and if AJ agreed that time it would have been bad for AJ. He needs to shed some weight as he already has heavy punches

For you to say Wilder is extremely good means you don't know Jack about boxing. In fact, he is an embarrassment to the division. How can you be a champion yet lacks basic skills of boxing, common boxing 101 skills. What has helped Wilder so far is his right hand. He has a powerful right hand, which he uses like a windmill. Imagine him throwing his weight behind that right hand and imagine how powerful it will be. He'll only win Fury if the fight didn't go distance.

I'm coming

It is not as profitable as before considering the advent of social media. How many people sit to watch programs on TV but most are on social media. Instead of spending so much money on TV airtime, this money can achieve a better result with a targeted online campaign and marketing because everything still boys down to marketing.

Is it by force to support you. Politics is about interest man. This same Atiku would sing Tinubu's praise had it been he supported him. You all make Tinubu so powerful through your actions but will be too quick to dismiss his influence.

Very wrong if you ask me.

bilms:
Hashim actually started much earlier. But while Sowore and co were doing the media thing, he was more focused on grassroots structures. So far, he has better grassroots structures than any one. He didn't only have structures in 36 states, he also have them in local governments and wards.

This placed him in a much better position than anyone else.

Sowore and others should team up with him to give the two devils a chase

I don't know when he started his "takeitback" like agenda but he only came to limelight just recently. You and I have always known Sowore since Yar'aduas period and some people far back since 1992 when he was fighting for democracy. And on whether he has better structure than Sowore, time will tell.
Instead of asking Sowore to team up with him, he should better team up with his fellow ANN presidential candidate Fela Durotoye.

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emerged01:
That guy started early. He shouldn't stop the movement after the election. With what I'm seeing the movement is going to be massive with time. Those who didn't believe in the movement,we have no choice than to join when they see the progress.

Sowore and many of his supporters knows that he can't win 2019 but they want to use his popularity to champion the takeitback movement. It is certain that without buying election he will come third with significant votes and we all can take it back from there come 2023. It is a long term plan. AAC had my votes and that of my circle of influence any day any time.

Sowore started this since with his takeitback movement. I would have preferred him to team up with Sowore and not contest individually because comparing from campaign so far, Sowore seems to be the only one giving the major PDP/APC a run for their money

Jayloy:
@ekpotek I have a challenge, I applied for standard tourist visa. I did biometrics at TLS Ikeja since October 2nd yet no response from UKVI though I got a mail of applications receipt on 4th working day. I called UKVI twice on the 14th and 17th working days yet I was told no decision has been made. I asked them to escalate it when I last called on the 17th working day but the truth is that I'm bothered. It is over 18 working days yet no response from them and most people that apply around this time get response within 15 days.
What can I do to hasten up response as my time line for travelling is fast approaching?
Is the delay in response usually a positive sign or what?
Is anybody here with similar delay within this time frame?

Any response

@ekpotek I have a challenge, I applied for standard tourist visa. I did biometrics at TLS Ikeja since October 2nd yet no response from UKVI though I got a mail of applications receipt on 4th working day. I called UKVI twice on the 14th and 17th working days yet I was told no decision has been made. I asked them to escalate it when I last called on the 17th working day but the truth is that I'm bothered. It is over 18 working days yet no response from them and most people that apply around this time get response within 15 days.
What can I do to hasten up response as my time line for travelling is fast approaching?
Is the delay in response usually a positive sign or what?
Is anybody here with similar delay within this time frame??

Modified: Finally got my visa on the 19th working day. Decision was made on the 17th. Visa Granted. Na God win.

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