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Floyd Mayweather is thought to have net worth between $280m and $300m Mayweather has earned $400m during his boxing career The boxer is not afraid to splash the cash and show it off He is partial to buying the odd super car and also owns a private jet Mayweather takes on Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2 When Floyd Mayweather turned professional in 1996, his ring nickname was 'Pretty Boy'. But as he grew more successful and became one of the highest-paid fighters in the world, he swapped that for 'Money', fitting for a man who has earned more than $400 million in his career.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem quotes his father Atticus Finch, saying: “You can choose your friends but you can’t choose your family.” At Germany’s Group D match against Ghana at the 2010 World Cup there were two family members who were not exactly on speaking terms – good job then, that they were lining up for different teams. The players in question were half-brothers Jérôme and Kevin-Prince Boateng, of Germany and Ghana respectively.

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao's fight sold out within minutes and tickets immediately appeared on websites for as much as £94,000 ($141,000). Only 1,000 tickets were made available to the public for the fight on 2 May at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The remaining 15,500 seats will go to fighters, sponsors and promoters.

Barack Obama said it was a "painful" time The White House has said that a US counterterrorism operation in January accidentally killed two hostages who were being held by al-Qaeda. Warren Weinstein, an American, and Giovanni Lo Porto, an Italian, were killed in the raid in the border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan. President Barack Obama described it as a painful loss he profoundly regretted.

Elite shops including one in London will be the only places to get one of the very few Watches available on its launch day The Apple Watch officially launches today — but the event will only be marked by the arrival of some packages in the hands of those that ordered quickly enough to miss the delivery delays. Apple’s tightly-controlled launch, which asked customers to pre-order online two weeks before the Watch was released, has meant that supplies are now low and any customers ordering now will face a wait of several months. Apple is continuing its policy of not selling the watch in its shops,

The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile was spewing ash on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of about 45,000 people. It last erupted in 1972. EFE, Zuma Press,  An ash cloud from the Chilean volcano Calbuco on Thursday covered several towns in Chile and across the Andes in neighboring Argentina. The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile erupted Wednesday after lying dormant for 43 years, prompting the evacuation of about 45,000 people. The authorities said the volcano 560 miles south of Chilean capital Santiago erupted again in the early hours of Thursday, and noted that further eruptions were likely.

AFP Photo: Justin Sullivan San Francisco - Microsoft reported a drop in quarterly profit on Thursday, dragged down by higher costs for restructuring and integrating Nokia mobile phone operations. The tech giant's net profit for the fiscal quarter ending March 31 fell 12 percent to $4.985 billion on revenues which rose six percent to $21.7 billion. Chief executive Satya Nadella, who took the reins a year ago to help lead Microsoft into a much-changed tech landscape, cited gains in internet “cloud” services and other offerings for enterprise.

Nigerian RefereesTwo sets of Nigerian referees have been appointed to officiate over an African qualifying match for the 2016 Olympics Women Football Tournament and an African U-23 Championship qualifier. This achievement is coming on the heels of the efforts of Nigeria Football Federation to enhance the capacity of Nigerian referees and make them more professional and diligent. The first set, Nigerian women officials Uloma Nwogu, Iyorhe Mimisen, Bosede Momoh and Hadiza Musa will serve as Referee, 1st Assistant Referee,

Amaju Pinnick signs contract with Nike… Nike and the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) have announced a new partnership for designing and developing football kits for the country's men and women’s national football teams beginning from April 1, 2015, until at least 2018. Nike is designing performance and training apparel, and equipment, including team kits and footballs, for the Nigerian national football team players at every level of the game.

The zoning meeting between senior members of the All Progressives Congress reportedly ended in a stalemate on Wednesday night. The meeting was held to resolve issues concerning the zoning of top offices in the National Assembly, however, as a result of the contest between the leaders of the North-East and South-West for the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives, an accord could not be reached. Those present at the meeting on Wednesday night at the Rivers State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja,

FORMER Petroleum Minister and Professor of Virology, Professor Tam David-West, has said there was never a time the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), said he would reduce the pump price of fuel to N40 per litre as reported some days ago. The don, who spoke with Vanguard in his residence in Ibadan, explained that the N40 per litre was his own preferred pump fuel price and should not have been attributed to Buhari.

Personality Focus Only in two ways will posterity see Senator Bola Tinubu: an asset and liability, writes Olawale Olaleye “Hello, I am not sure this is possible. THISDAY through the like of Shaka and Olaleye have used their pages malign (sic) my boss. Not even an official letter signed by my boss to your publisher made difference (sic). We have concluded that THISDAY is blatantly unobjective and sponsored to attack Tinubu. We don’t need THISDAY because there are more trusted news sources.”

Jose Mourinho has revealed that he felt like he was British when Andy Murray won Wimbledon two years ago. The Chelsea manager also described SW19 as “more than a Grand Slam’ due to its traditions and aura. “The Wimbledon that I really felt was Andy Murray’s victory because it was very special for him,” said Mourinho as he was given a tour of SW19 as part of a new deal between Jaguar and the All England Lawn Tennis Club.

As the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) prepares for a rerun election in some polling units at the nine local government areas in Abia state, a socio-political group known as South East Progressives Assembly(SEPA) has berated the South West chapter of Ohaneze Ndigbo for ‘being driven by sentiment to campaign for the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) and its candidate Dr. Alex Otti’

Arsene Wenger insists his woeful record against Jose Mourinho will have no bearing on Arsenal’s top-of-the-table clash with Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Wenger Wenger has failed to win in 12 games against Mourinho across the Portuguese coach’s two spells at Stamford Bridge, drawing five and losing seven of their clashes. But the Arsenal manager says the past shared between the two managers on the touchline in Sunday’s 4pm kick-off will be irrelevant as the Barclays Premier League’s top two sides face off. Wenger and Mourinho rowed on the touchline in October’s 2-0 win for Chelsea in the reverse fixture

With generous government grants and numerous appearances on the red carpet, Nigeria’s outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan made a mark in Nollywood - the country’s home-grown movie industry turned billion-dollar enterprise. As Jonathan prepares for his exit, it is uncertain times for Nollywood, reported the Voice of America on Thursday. In the more than 20 years since Nigeria’s