President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has charged Nigerians to protect government facilities sited in their communities.
He made the call on Tuesday while inaugurating projects in the Ika Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.
“My duty as your representative in the Senate is to ensure that I bring projects that you asked for in the overall good of the people”, Akpabio was quoted in a statement on Wednesday by his spokesman, Jackson Udom.
“You, as the beneficiaries of these projects, owe the government a duty to protect the facilities so that they won’t be vandalised or destroyed by enemies of progress.
” In other words, I want communities to own these projects and by so doing, government at all levels would be encouraged to do more.
“If you say after all it is government property, let us vandalise them. Are we not all government?
” That means you are also destroying your property and by so doing, you have only succeeded in discouraging government from doing more for your community. “
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Akpabio assured his constituents of the determination and commitment of President Bola Tinubu’s administration to deliver dividends of democracy to every Nigerian before the end of the administration.
” This current administration of President Bola Tinubu is one with a human face that is determined to make things easier for the people, especially for the common people.
“The President recently approved that 1000 Nigerians from every ward all over the country should be financially empowered to boost their economic powers at the local level, ‘ ‘ Akpabio said.
Earlier in his welcome speech, a community leader and member of, National Communication Commission, Chris Okorie, reassured the Senate President of returning President Tinubu, himself, and Gov. Umo Eno to their respective offices.
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Before Ricky Hatton defeated Paulie Malignaggi in the 2008 ring, the Gallagher brothers re-join the Gallagher brothers in December and are lining up to support him once more.
Noel and Liam Gallagher are set for another epic reunion(Image: Getty Images)
The Gallagher brothers are set for another reunion after their epic tour – at the comeback fight of boxing hero Ricky Hatton.
The ‘Hitman’ takes to the ring again against ‘Arabian Warrior’ Eisa Al Dah, 46, in December, 13 years after his last professional bout. Noel and Liam Gallagher are being lined up for a repeat of their appearance at Hatton’s 2008 fight in Las Vegas.
The duo famously carried his world title belts into the ring before Hatton defeated Italian-American Paulie Malignaggi. The former light welterweight and welterweight world champion could yet have the rock duo by his side again.
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Liam and Noel at the Hatton fight in Vegas(Image: Getty Images)
“They are friends and he still sees Noel at Man City games,” said a source. “They would like to go and Oasis will have finished their tour by then. So it all depends on whether they do any more gigs.” The last date of the Oasis ’25 world tour is November 23 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
17 years ago, the brothers led their hero to the Las Vegas ring. You could tell they were both a little anxious, Hatton said, “They had obviously never walked a fighter out before. They posed the question, “What do I do, Rick? What do we do?” ‘. I instructed him to “get in the ring, hold it up, and put it in Malignaggi’s face.”
Noel was in, I was in, and then Liam. Then Liam said, “What do you think about that d***head? ” after passing me and right past Noel. ‘, slamming his belt in his face.
Hatton has decided to comeback in December(Image: PA)
“I thought, Liam, that’s not quite what I meant.” Eight three-minute rounds will be used to prepare Hatton for his comeback bout.
After three years of being unsporting, he retired in 2012 to face Vyacheslav Senchenko, which was making a comeback. The Hatterley-born fighter was scheduled to visit Dubai earlier this year to make an official announcement about their fight with Al Dah.
However, he was forced to appear via video link after allegedly getting hurt by his sunglasses while attending an Oasis reunion in Cardiff.
Ricky Hatton in action in 2007(Image: AP)
He said: “I’m really devastated that I couldn’t be there with everyone. I’d much rather be in the Dubai sun rather than the Manchester rain. But I’m very much looking forward to the fight.” Al Dah, also 46, has won eight of his 11 fights and he has promised an all-action encounter against Hatton.
He said: “Trust me, this fight will not be like the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight,” a reference to the bout between YouTuber turned-boxer Paul and the ex-world heavyweight champion last November.
Ricky Hatton at an event this year(Image: PA)
In 2005, Hatton defeated WBA beltholder Carlos Maussa and IBF champion Kostya Tszyu, before claiming the WBA welterweight title with the defeat of Luis Collazo. In 2006, Hatton won the WBA welt title.
Huge swathes of fans followed him to Las Vegas as he fought but was beaten by Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
Hatton battled drink and drug addiction and a downward spiral into depression as a result. He trained, and in 2022 he did an exhibition against Marco Antonio Barrera.
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He told 11.11 management on Instagram: “I’m in a really good place now, loving life, trying to bring the next champions through. But the opportunity has come for me to get in the ring and do it again.” Corrie star Claire Sweeney, his former girlfriend, said on social media: “This is brilliant, Ricky.” Their romance came to an end in December. She said: “I’m great – we’re still friends, we were friends, we dated and now we’re friends again. It’s all good!” A spokesman said Ricky was not available for comment.
During a two-hour-long raid in the occupied West Bank’s Nablus on Wednesday, Israeli forces forced residents from their homes and businesses to use them as military posts.
Experts quickly shared their opinions on the couple’s prenuptial agreements after Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce made their engagement announcement.
Taylor and Travis confirmed their engagement on Tuesday(Image: taylorswift/Instagram)
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce delighted fans when they announced their engagement on social media on Tuesday. Along with stunning snaps of the proposal in a dreamy location, award-winning Taylor captioned the post: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married.”
The pair relaxed on a bench underneath a sprawling floral gazebo shortly after Travis asked the question. Travis rested his head on Taylor’s shoulders while Taylor rested her head on her fiancée’s. Travis reportedly contributed to the ring’s design.
According to reports, the outlet has learned that Kindred Lubeck’s engagement ring is an Old Mine Brilliant Cut, and that Travis worked on the design as well.
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Taylor and Travis recently announced their engagement(Image: taylorswift/Instagram)
Legal experts have weighed in on their future wedding and marriage now that the engagement is known, some advising the couple to prepare an ironclad prenuptial agreement.
According to Kara Chrobak, the founding partner of Bespoke Law, “a prenup makes total sense for them.” Travis has about $90 million, according to reports that Taylor is worth about $1.6 billion. That makes a significant difference.
A prenuptial agreement allows them to both know their distinct assets are safe and prevents messy, costly litigation if things don’t work out.
Experts shared their prenup advice for the couple(Image: taylorswift/Instagram)
Chrobak went on to say that ‘a small percentage of Taylor’s wealth’ could be life-changing for NFL star Travis.
Partner at law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, Sarah Jane Boon, told the Daily Mail: “As one of the most successful music artists in the world, Taylor Swift has much to look to protect in a pre-nuptial agreement, not least her hugely valuable back catalogue of music, developed over two decades in the period prior to her relationship with Travis Kelce.”
Meanwhile, after the engagement announcement, fans were divided by the caption. Taking to X, one person wrote: “Maybe the worst caption of all time ever. Just came to the realisation that Taylor put the dynamite emoji in there because they’re ‘T&T (tnt).'”
Assumed this was some sort of joke about a couple of real teachers getting married, another wrote. Do you really mean Taylor Swift, by any means?
Because of that caption, one more said, “I will be so for real, I genuinely thought it was a fan account posting the news.”
However, other people chose to celebrate the news rather than be offended by the caption. One person wrote, “Stopp, I thought it was cute in the low key. I’m not sure, but I think it’s because every English professor I’ve ever had has an obsession with Taylor.
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The engagement announcement from Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce has the world in a tidal wave, and they’ll want to impress with their big day too.
Travis and Taylor are set to have a very lavish wedding following their engagement(Image: PA)
She once sang “I’d marry you with paper rings” when loved-up with Joe Alwyn, but thanks to Travis Kelce presenting her with a huge sparkler, it’s highly unlikely Taylor Swift will be cutting corners when she walks down the aisle.
The Shake It Off hitmaker and NFL star Travis, both 35, announced their engagement on Tuesday night as shared photos from the proposal, which showed them embracing in a garden filled with pink and white flowers.
Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married, the couple’s happy couple, who have been dating since 2023, wrote in the post.
However, teachers’ money won’t be used to plan their nuptials for the two megastars. The world’s richest female musician, worth $1.6billion, and Kansas City Chiefs tight end, who is worth a not-too-shabby £70million, have the resources to turn their special day into one of the most expensive celebrity weddings of all time.
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$5000, 000 wedding dresses
Taylor Swift is no stranger to donning a wedding dress at work(Image: Taylor Swift/YouTube)
Taylor’s first engagement may be this, but the Grammy-winning singer has already said yes to the gown numerous times over the years. Swifties have a general idea of what their idol’s bridal era might look like thanks to a few music videos with wedding themes.
One dress is unlikely to suffice, meaning Ms Swift could spend around half a million pounds when it comes to the first outfits she will don as a Mrs.
With Taylor having previously rocked the fashion house’s creations and rocked their famous gowns at major premieres and milestone events, Oscar de la Renta has a good chance of being the designer of the future Mrs. Kelce’s special dress.
Amal Clooney wore the most expensive Oscar de la Renta wedding gown, which cost him about $ 38,000, but billionaire Taylor will likely have a much bigger budget, so the gown will soon be relegated to the second-most expensive design.
While a grand gown for the main ceremony is a sure bet, a chic mini-dress for the reception, and maybe even a third look for the after-party is possible, with Versace likely to get a look in for the other dresses.
Taylor has recently shown a love for Atelier Versace outfits, with the bold designs appearing on the 2024 Eras Tour dates.
Britney Spears’ custom 2021 Versace dress for her ill-fated wedding to Sam Asghari cost between $15,000 and $20,000 – pocket change for TayTay.
Wedding flowers – £200, 000
Travis’ proposal set the bar for wedding flowers expectations (Image: taylorswift/Instagram)
Taylor’s special day will be full of expensive blooms and bougie bouquets, if Travis’ lavish floral arrangements for his proposal are anything to go by.
The sports star got down on one knee and popped the question in a garden of roses earlier this month, with experts predicting the fairy tale floral setting would have cost the NFL legend up to $38, 000 (£29, 000).
According to Ashley Greer, a florist and owner of the D.C.-based Atelier Ashley Flowers, 800 pounds of greenery, 1,200 roses, and at least 1, 000 other flowers were probably required to achieve the cinematic appearance.
The couple’s relationship is unlikely to end up with a few bunches of store-bought flowers when they first get engaged, with Taylor possibly looking to outshine her rivals on her special day.
When the pop icon’s old foes Kanye West and Kim Kardashian tied the knot in 2014, they spent approximately $175,000 (£130,000) on floral arrangements – including a wall of flowers.
Taylor might want to turn around the knot that has been in her past and raise the ante with her floral design (and make sure KimYe’s marriage lasts longer)
£10 million (minimum) in legal fees and security
Taylor’s security fees will likely cost more than her dress (Image: Taylor Swift/Clevver News/Instagram/YouTube)
On their wedding day, Taylor will need more than one man by her side despite Travis’ best friend Jason Kelce.
As one of the most famous people in the world, Taylor’s biggest yearly expense is usually her security systems and close protection officers.
During the Eras Tour, Taylor had a whopping 83 CPOs, four of whom were with her at all times, plus 140 individuals around the venues when needed.
With a star-studded guest list likely being curated – with Prince William and Kate Middleton possibly making the cut – the Swift-Kelce nuptials will require just as much, if not mor,e security than The Eras Tour did.
The annual cost of protecting Taylor and her loved ones is estimated at $ 12, 450,000 (roughly $ 10 million), which is higher than the average annual salary for CPOs at $ 150, 000.
It’s not just security companies that will clean up as Taylor enters her Wifey era. Privacy will be a top priority for Taylor unless she decides to sell the rights to her wedding to a magazine or television station (unlikely), which means that guests will likely be required to sign NDAs if they want to see Tay and Trav become husband and wife.
And before Taylor agrees to become Mrs. Kelce, Travis will likely be signing a blatant pre-nuptial agreement with a billion-dollar fortune to protect.
It’s going to be a busy few months for the Shake It Off singer’s legal team.
£20,000 wedding cake
Picking her wedding food should be a piece of cake for Taylor thanks to her huge budget(Image: Taylor Swift/YouTube)
Again, thanks to her music videos, we know Taylor is fond of an elaborate, multi-tiered wedding cake.
Due to the staggering cost of their 18-foot wedding cake in India, which cost Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas, who currently holds the title for one of the most expensive celebrity wedding cakes, they are currently able to save over £15,000.
It’s possible that Taylor, who is a skilled baker herself, will settle for a Victoria Sponge when she finally gets married, so it would be wise to place a bet on how much she will spend on her sweet treat.
Wedding venue – £300, 000
Taylor and Travis could penny pinch and marry at home in order to avoid costly venue fees(Image: JJBers)
The bride-to-be’s wedding venue wish list included Huntington, Long Island, where Taylor’s music video for Blank Space was shot.
But sadly for Taylor, the venue where Kevin Jonas tied the knot went bankrupt around the same time Travis got down on one knee.
Brides and grooms had the option to get married on the estate with up to 350 guests in attendance at the castle, which served as the backdrop for the HBO series Succession wedding scenes.
The price could climb to an eye-watering $300 000 (£224 000) while packages started at $70, 000 for 50 guests. Not only that, a stay in one of the lavish site’s suites would set back a couple almost $2, 000 a night – meaning their bill could easily surpass £300, 000 if they wanted to put their close friends and family up for the night too.
At her Rhode Island vacation home, Taylor could always save a few dollars and propose to Travis. The singer purchased the beachfront property for $ 16 million in 2012, which served as inspiration for one of her Folklore songs, “The Last Great American Dynasty.”
Wedding ring – £800k
Travis splashed the cash when it came to Taylor’s engagement ring (Image: taylorswift/Instagram)
The ring that Travis presented to Taylor earlier this month was created with Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewellery.
The round brilliant-cut old mine diamond bezel-set in yellow gold could have cost as much as $750, 000 to $1 million (£557, 00 to £743, 000), according to experts.
After spending a lot on an engagement ring, it’s unlikely that the happy couple will choose Elizabeth Duke wedding bands.
£0 for wedding entertainment
Some good news for Taylor’s account, finally! The musical entertainment is one aspect of their wedding that might not affect the bride’s bank balance.
With pals like Ed Sheeran, Sabrina Carpenter, and HAIM, the pop princess has a long list of celebrity friends she can ask to belt out a few songs for her and Travis at their wedding reception.
And while music icons can commend millions for cameos as wedding singers, with Ed charging up to £6million for private events, we’re sure Tay’s musical peers will take to the stage for free as an easy wedding gift for the happy couple.
Honeymoon: £86, 000
Even world leaders have been engulfed in the Swift-Kelce wedding mania in an odd turn of events. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has extended an open invitation to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to host their wedding or honeymoon in Aotearoa.
Taylor and Travis, he congratulated the newly-engaged stars on this fantastic news in a video that was shared on social media. Engaging is such a thrilling experience.
“Now I know you might not be thinking this far ahead, but there would be no better place in the world to have the wedding than here in New Zealand, or even your honeymoon”.
If Taylor and Travis want to take their first official vacation in New Zealand together, they could get a luxury self-drive tour of the country for 120pp for two weeks.
They can then leave the Getaway Car keys at the hotel and explore Australia and New Zealand on a luxury Silversea cruise with Audley travelling, with the sea venture setting them back £15,995pp for 25 days.
Stag and Hen parties – £500, 000
Taylor, who is no stranger to loving her girl group, will definitely make the most of her final moments as she bids her last farewell to singles and socializes with her female friends.
With the likes of Selena Gomez, Sabrina Carpenter, Cara Delevingne and Emma Stone surely set to make the guest list, Taylor is likely to go beyond a few sashes and penis straws for her last hurrah.
But she might fancy a STEN (a combined Stag and Hen do) with Travis, like Paris Hilton did with Carter Reum did – but it won’t come cheap.
For their joint bachelor and bachelorette party in 2021, Paris and her now-husband enjoyed clubbing, zip-lining, and a candlelit dinner in Las Vegas.
The couple likely paid the price for their loved ones by staying in one of Resorts World Las Vegas’s bedroom palaces, which cost upwards of $20, 000 per night, which would have easily surpassed $500,000. And that’s before anyone even got a round in!
It is undoubtedly superior to a night in a Premier Inn and a few cocktails at Be At One!
