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Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 reportes in Nigeria

Eighty-six new cases of #COVID19 have been reported; 70 in Lagos 7 in FCT 3 in Katsina 3 in Akwa Ibom 1 in Jigawa 1 in Bauchi 1 in Borno As at 11:50 pm 19th April there are 627 confirmed cases of #COVID19 reported in Nigeria. Discharged: 170 Deaths: 21

Floyd Mayweather Challenges Manny Pacquiao To Fight in Vegas May 5

     The Most Anticipated bout is about to happen  .Boxing champ. Floyd Mayweather Jnr has challenged Manny Pacquiao to fight him on May 5,2012. The WBC welterweight champion’s  is available for a fight in May at the MGM Grand Garden after a judge agreed last week   to postpone his jail sentence in a domestic violence case until June. "Manny Pacquiao I'm calling you out let's fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see," read Mayweather's first tweet. One minute later, Mayweather followed with this: " My Jail Sentence was pushed back because the date was locked in. Step up Punk.  Manny Pacquiao has not responded to the challenge.      Mayweather was due to report to the Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas last Friday to begin an 87-day sentence.     He pleaded guilty to a reduced battery domestic violence charge and no contest to two harassment charges, stemming from a hair-pulling, punching and arm-twi...

Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s Jail time for Beating BabyMama Delayed Till June

   Undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. today avoided jail time until June 1 in a Las Vegas domestic violence case involving an attack on his ex-girlfriend while two of their children watched in September 2010.      Mayweather had been scheduled to turn himself in Friday January 6,2011  to begin serving a 90-day sentence imposed last month.Justice of the Peace Melissa Saragosa said she weighed Mayweather's contractual obligations to a fight set for May at MGM Grand in Las Vegas against an as-yet unnamed opponent.     His lawyer, Richard Wright had pleaded with the judge to allow Mayweather to fulfill commitments regarding the fight, emphasizing the economic benefit to Las Vegas when Mayweather fights.    Mayweather pleaded guilty Dec. 21 to a reduced battery domestic violence charge and no contest to two harassment charges.   Jail time was expected to limit training for a possible Cinco de Mayo date for a fight in Las V...