Controversial Nigerian singer Portable has turned down a ₦50 million offer to step into the ring with popular streamer Carter Efe for a proposed boxing match.

Music executive Soso Soberekon made the N50 million offer during a recent livestream with Cater Efe, who accepted it without hesitation and even urged him to fix the date and venue for the match.

However, reacting in a video broadcast, Portable blatantly rejected the N50 million offer and demanded that a luxury car worth N300 million be added to the prize before he could agree to participate.

Portable said he is confident of victory over Cater Efe if his demands are met.

He boasted that he has defeated Charles Okocha and Speed Darlington in similar celebrity bouts before and will do it again.

“Soso, N50 million is too little. Give me N50 million plus a car worth N300 million, totaling N350 million and I will beat Carter Efe mercilessly.

"I am the same guy who beat Charles Okocha and Speed Darlington,” Portable stated.

Soso Soberekon is yet to react to Portable’s demand.

In a statement released by his Directorate of Media and Public Affairs, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate Leader and APC representative for Ekiti Central, highlighted key achievements of the new administration. He revealed that the legislative arm engaged with a wide range of stakeholders over a two-year period before the policy was ultimately enacted.

According to him, the new electoral governance framework equally mandates INEC to deploy bimodal voters verification system, BVAS, for voters accreditation; recommend two-year jail imprisonment for Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, that withholds vital documents; establish an electronic register of voters and review upward campaign funds for different elective offices.

Bamidele, who explained how the National Assembly sustainably engaged the CSOs, INEC, Office of the Attorney-General of Federation, OAGF, and development partners, among others, for two consecutive years before the new electoral regime came into force, said the making of the new regime “is a collective work that involves nearly all critical stakeholders.

‘’The National Assembly worked with such different stakeholders as OAGF, CSOs, INEC and our development partners, among others, before we eventually completed the process.

“As we were making progress, the stakeholders too were making their input, and all the inputs were incorporated in the Act. In view of the time constraint we are facing now, I do not believe the executive requires days or weeks to review it before assent since we all contributed to it. Its outcome is not a unilateral effort of the parliament, but of Nigerians at large.”

The National Assembly had harmonised different versions of the Electoral Bill 2026 produced by its two chambers, especially with respect to Clause 60(3); passed the bill into law and transmitted it to President Bola Tinubu for assent in order to avoid constitutional crisis that might arise in the preparation for the 2027 general election.

The President had subsequently signed the Electoral Bill 2026 into law after 24 hours of its enactment, thereby completing the two-year process of recrafting the new regime expected to shape the next elections positively.

Although civil society organisations, CSO, had questioned the speed with which the Electoral Bill 2026 was signed into law, the president observed that the essence of democracy was designed to promote conversations aimed at deepening national development, nation-building and stability of the federation.

Bamidele explained the potential of the new electoral governance framework “to obviously strengthen institutional independence; enhance transparency in election management; improve technological integration and reinforce accountability mechanisms in the country’s election management system.

According to him, under Section 3, for instance, the new legislation established a dedicated fund for INEC which, according to him, will guarantee the financial autonomy, operational stability and administrative continuity of the commission.

He added that with this provision alone, INEC would operate with greater independence and quicker corrective powers.

The section requires that election funds be released earlier, at least six months before the general election and expands INEC’s powers to review questionable result declarations made under duress or procedural violations

He also cited Section 47 of the Electoral Act, which mandated all presiding officers “to use BVAS or any other technological device that may be prescribed by the commission, for the accreditation of voters, to verify, confirm or authenticate the particulars of the intending voter in the manner prescribed by the commission.”

Bamidele clarified that the new electoral governance framework conditionally permitted the resort to Form EC8A to transmit election results as prescribed by INEC, provided the electronic transmission of election results failed due to communication failure.

He also pointed out Section 72(2), which recommended that a certified true copy of the order of the court “shall be sufficient for the purpose of swearing-in any candidate declared as the winner of an election by the court where that of INEC fails, refuses, or neglects to issue the certificate of return.”

According to him, Section 74(1) of the Electoral Act, specifically mandates the REC to release the certified true copy of any document within 24 hours after payment has been made. The failure to comply will attract an imprisonment of a minimum term of two years without an option of fine.

He explained that unlike the 2022 Electoral Act that had been repealed, the new regime only provided for direct and consensus primaries under Section 84 (1-2) as means of electing candidates for elective offence, thereby phasing out indirect primaries to enable broader party members to participate in the process and reduce the use of money to compromise party delegates.

Bamidele said that Section 77 (1-7) stipulates stringent measures that will henceforth govern and regulate the conduct of primaries and the process of electing party candidates, adding that the section mandates each political party to maintain a digital register of its members; issue membership cards to each of them and submit such a register to INEC 21 days before the party primaries, congresses or conventions.

He further explained that the new regime reviewed upward the election spending limit under Section 92(1-8) of the Electoral Act, raising the spending threshold for presidential poll from N5 billion to N10 billion; from N1billion to N3 billion for governorship; from N100 million to N500 million for the Senate; from N70 million to N250 million for the House of Representatives; from N30 million to N100 million for the House of Assembly; from N30 million to N60 million for Area Council and from N5 million to N10 million for the councillorship poll.

Suspected terrorists have reportedly carried out an incursion in Edu Local Government Area.

According to Sahara Reporters, the assailants stormed the community on Sunday and opened fire on the residents.

Sources told the publication that intense gunfire echoed across the community on Sunday, sending residents fleeing for safety.

The attackers were said to have stormed the area in large numbers, shooting sporadically as they moved through parts of the town.

A local source said that the sound of gunshots echoed for hours, leaving residents trapped indoors and others escaping into nearby bushes.

“We don’t know the number of those taken or killed yet. The situation is terrifying,” the source said.

The attack marks the latest in a troubling wave of violent incidents in Edu Local Government Area.

Previous assaults in the area have resulted in deaths, abductions, and destruction of homes and property, raising fresh concerns over security in parts of Kwara State.

Meanwhile, Boko Haram soldiers have murdered three soldiers in Hong Usman Inuwa Wa’aganda local government area in Adamawa State.

The suspects attacked the Garaha District, burnt the military camp and the primary school in the village.

According to Leadership, the local government chairman said that the incident occurred around 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, with insurgents storming the community from multiple directions, including the Dabna and Lar axes.

Reports said the sporadic shooting by the terrorists caught the military personnel off guard despite their alertness and initial resistance.

Reverend Isaiah Yeriman, speaking from an eyewitness perspective, recounted how the insurgents overwhelmed the military camp.

“The military men were set and alerted and began to exchange gunshots in an effort to repel them, but unfortunately, the entire military camp was invaded and burnt down,” he said.

According to Yeriman, the attackers ambushed the soldiers from the rear via the Lar axis, resulting in the deaths of three military personnel. A civilian woman was tragically killed by a stray bullet while attempting to flee the violence.

The insurgents reportedly looted weapons from the overrun camp, including an armoured vehicle, before torching remaining structures.

“As I’m talking to you, no structure is left at the military base except the Living Faith Church,” Yeriman noted.

He praised the soldiers’ bravery, highlighting that they lost everything, including food, clothing, and personal belongings, and appealed to Nigerians to pray for the troops.

Another anonymous eyewitness suggested possible internal betrayal, claiming the military had initially repelled the attackers with vigour until a coordinated ambush from the rear turned the tide.

The Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) reportedly launched an attack on the ‘Garahamojili’ camp of the Nigerian Army in Adamawa State on Tuesday, resulting in the de@ths of two soldiers during a 20-minute firefight.

This was disclosed by Sahel security expert, Brant Philip via his X handle.

According to the report, the insurgents overran the camp, set it ablaze and destroyed three military vehicles.

They also allegedly carted away weapons and ammunition during the assault.

ISWAP claimed the attack was carried out as part of its recently launched “Burn the Camps” offensive.

According to the post, this would mark the first time the group has targeted a Nigerian Army camp in Adamawa State.

Content creator and actress Nons Miraj has shared insights into how she navigates online criticism, addresses misconceptions about her success, and manages the public interest in her personal life.

She made the revelations during an appearance on 10 Questions With Kemi Posh, hosted by media personality Kemi Posh.

Speaking on her approach to online trolling, Nons Miraj said she has adopted silence as her strategy.

“No matter how well you drag me online, I will always stay mute. When I go mute on you, you will focus on something else. That’s how I operate,” she said

The Hunt Games Show host also dismissed claims that her brand is being financed by a wealthy male sponsor, insisting that her success is rooted in hard work rather than secret backing.

“Then they think a man is sponsoring my brand. But what they fail to understand is that I work very hard,” she said. “I might get people dashing me gifts, but no man has said, ‘Let me sponsor your show, take this 50 million.’”

Reacting further to the allegations, she maintained that she has no intention of proving herself to critics.

“That’s their thinking, it’s their headache. When they finish thinking, they do something else. I don’t have strength to prove a point to you. Because the more I try to prove a point, the more you feel like this girl is trying to cover up something,” she added.

On a lighter note, Nons Miraj spoke about her love language, revealing that gifting and quality time matter most to her.

“Gifting is my love language. I love quality time. Before, I didn’t understand how important quality time was, but now I need quality time,” she said.

The Nigerian military has carried out new arrests over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration.

Among those reportedly detained is Major H. Yusuf of the Nigerian Army, a member of the 57th Regular Course who recently completed the Senior Course at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji.

Major Yusuf is said to be in custody alongside other suspects over what authorities have described as a coup plot, although details of the alleged conspiracy remain sketchy.

Investigations into the matter have been ongoing since 2025, but no formal trial has commenced, and the specifics of the alleged plan have yet to be made public. Observers have described the situation as opaque, noting the limited official disclosures so far.

Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa (retd.), recently revealed that he was among senior officials allegedly marked for elimination by the suspected plotters.

Speaking on Sunday Politics on Channels Television, Musa said the conspirators planned to arrest him and shoot him if he resisted.

“I was also a target,” the minister said. “I was supposed to be arrested, and if I refused, I was supposed to be shot.”

His disclosure came days after the Armed Forces confirmed that some of the 16 officers arrested in October 2025 would be prosecuted for allegedly attempting to overthrow President Tinubu’s administration.

In October, the military announced the arrest of 16 officers for what it then described as acts of indiscipline and breaches of service regulations.

However, authorities in January 2026 said further investigations uncovered evidence linking some of the officers to a plot aimed at destabilising the government.

In a statement, the Director of Defence Information, Samaila Uba, said findings indicated that certain suspects were involved in actions “inconsistent with the ethics, values, and professional standards required of members of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.”

He added that those with cases to answer would be formally arraigned before a military judicial panel in line with the Armed Forces Act and other relevant service regulations.

Alleged Wider Network, High-profile Targets

According to SaharaReporters, sources said the alleged plot extended beyond the military hierarchy, with reports suggesting that several top government officials and prominent Nigerians were listed as potential targets.

The attempted coup has also been linked in some quarters to the cancellation of Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary parade, though authorities have not officially confirmed the connection.

Separately, the residence of former Bayelsa State governor, Timipre Sylva, in Bayelsa State was reportedly raided over alleged links to the plot, but no formal charges have been publicly announced.

General Musa dismissed the suspected coup plotters as lacking the seriousness and capacity to challenge the military.

Nigeria experienced a series of military coups between 1966 and 1993 before returning to civilian rule in 1999. Since then, the country has maintained democratic governance despite persistent security and political challenges.

The latest allegations come amid a wave of military takeovers and failed plots across parts of West Africa, including a reported coup attempt in neighbouring Benin Republic late last year.

Police Inspector, 35 Officers In Custody

It was reported earlier that a police officer, Inspector Ahmed Ibrahim from Taraba State, was arrested alongside military officers accused of involvement in the alleged conspiracy.

Ibrahim was reportedly picked up in Abuja by operatives of the Defence Intelligence Agency and is currently in the agency’s custody.

Reports revealed that about 35 military officers are being held over the alleged plot. The detained personnel include an Army Brigadier General, two Colonels, five Lieutenant Colonels, a Wing Commander, eight Majors, a Lieutenant Commander, two Squadron Leaders, five Captains, and a Lieutenant.

Also in custody are 10 non-commissioned officers comprising a Warrant Officer, five Sergeants, one Corporal, and two Lance Corporals.

One of the detained Army Captains, identified as A. Yusuf, is from Osun State, while Squadron Leader Zuzu of the Air Force is from Bayelsa State.

Reports indicated that the remaining officers are largely from northern states and the Federal Capital Territory, with three from the FCT alone.

Two senior officers, a Brigadier General and a Lieutenant Colonel, are from Nasarawa State, while six, including three NCOs, are from Niger State. Others affected are from Katsina, Kaduna, Plateau, Kano, Gombe, Bauchi, Kebbi, Jigawa, Zamfara, Taraba, Yobe, Kogi, Sokoto, and Adamawa states.

One of the officers, a Colonel, was said to be undergoing a course in a North African country at the time of his arrest.

Eric Chelle, the Super Eagles head coach, is reportedly seeking a new contract that could pay him up to $130,000 per month.

Chelle currently earns around $50,000 monthly from the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.

But the Malian has now changed his agents and was recently linked with the Marseille role.

According to Shina Oludare of FlashScore, the $130,000 is meant to cover his entire technical staff and personal assistant, contrary to the widely reported $100,000 figure.

The other demands reportedly are: Private car (SUV) with a chauffeur and security, house in a well secured environment with 24 hours uninterrupted power supply (electricity), furnished office with projector for analysis, internet provision, flight tickets for wife and two children (Eric and wife business class, children economy) GPS provision and supply of proper equipment in accordance to the coach’s demand.

Chelle is also said to want the right of choice regarding international friendly matches, camping programs, initiation of programs for youth development and provision to travel to watch, monitor and engage players of the national teams abroad.

He also wants provision to travel to watch the local league to identify potential players that will be integrated in to senior national team, U23, U20 and U17.

Other demands include: No Interference in team selection and players call up.

“The NFF has to issue a working contract for my staff, salary needs to be paid on or before 30th of every month, bonus and allowance as per federation structure, request to include my PA in the bonus and allowance structure, proposed salary of $130,000.00 (One hundred and thirty thousand dollars) monthly.

"The amount includes all technical staffs and PA and monthly meeting with all the national team coaches.”