PORTABLE, CHARLES OKOCHA SET FOR REMATCH JULY 31.(PHOTO).

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 Portable, Charles Okocha set for rematch July 31 Street artiste, Habeeb ‘Portable’ Badmus, and his celebrity boxing rival, Charles Okocha, are set for a rematch on July 31 after their press conference for Chaos in the Ring 4 descended into chaos on Tuesday at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Sheraton, Ikeja, Lagos. Balmoral Group Promotions CEO, Ezekiel Adamu, confirmed the rematch had been activated at Okocha’s request following their first encounter which Portable won by unanimous decision. “They fought before. Charles wants a rematch. He activated a rematch clause. So, we expected that, and we will make it happen,” Adamu said. True to character, Portable took over the stage on arrival and issued a fresh threat to his opponent. “You that I have beaten before, I will break your bones. Fight is coming,” he said. Okocha was quick to respond, dismissing their first meeting and promising a different outcome this time. “Let me tell you something, I will kill you in the ring. I am fearl...

UPDATE: ZIMBABWE PARLIAMENT FINALISES BILL TO EXTEND PRESIDENTIAL TERM. (PHOTO).


 Zimbabwe parliament finalises bill to extend presidential term


Sweeping changes to Zimbabwe's constitution that will extend the presidential term by two years sailed through their final parliamentary hurdle on Tuesday, now requiring only President Emmerson Mnangagwa's signature to become law.


The amendments will also scrap direct presidential elections.


The National Assembly voted 226 to 41, the speaker announced, to accept the changes proposed by the Senate when it agreed to the new legislation on June 24.


The raft of changes includes a provision that would extend the presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years, AFP reported.


President to be appointed by parliament


This means that the last of Mnangagwa's constitutionally limited two terms would be extended until 2030.


Another amendment gives parliament the power to appoint the president, doing away with direct presidential elections that were introduced in 1987, seven years after independence.


However, the later changes also open the way for a president to begin a fresh seven-year term when elected by parliament, lawyer and leading opposition figure Doug Coltart told AFP.


Mnangagwa came to power in 2017 after the ouster of President Robert Mugabe at the age of 93 and after 37 years in power.

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