{"id":126904,"date":"2026-05-06T15:53:45","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:53:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126904"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:53:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T14:53:45","slug":"i-almost-lost-my-life-efe-protests-unpaid-n50m-prize-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/i-almost-lost-my-life-efe-protests-unpaid-n50m-prize-money\/","title":{"rendered":"I Almost lost my life, Efe Protests Unpaid N50m Prize money"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Controversy has erupted following claims by Carter Efe that he is yet to receive the N50 million prize promised after his victory over Portable in a celebrity boxing match recently held.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0Efe secured victory over controversial singer Habib Okikiola also known as\u00a0 Portable in the bout held last Friday, clinching the top prize after a closely contested fight between the two entertainers.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Days after the high-profile encounter, however, the comedian said the promised N50 million reward has yet to be paid, further fuelling controversy surrounding the event.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The development comes amid earlier remarks from Portable, who had questioned the outcome of the fight, alleging that the judges\u2019 decision in favour of Carter Efe may have been influenced by the organisers.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Notably, immediately after the \u201cChaos in the Ring\u201d bout, ace businessman Emeka Okonkwo, popularly known as E-Money, publicly pledged to redeem the N50 million prize promised to the winner.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cE-Money never fails when he promises. I\u2019m ready to redeem that N50 million pledge. Congratulations to Carter Efe, the winner. It\u2019s been a wonderful night of entertainment,\u201d he said at the time.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite that assurance, there has been no official clarification regarding the delay, while neither the organisers nor Emeka Okonkwo has explained why the payment is yet to be made.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a new video shared on social media, Carter Efe expressed frustration over the situation, accusing the organisers of failing to honour their financial commitment.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said the experience of the bout was physically demanding and insisted that the promised reward should be released.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDem never give me my money oo. I never see N50 million ooo. I nearly die for that fight, I never see the N50 million. Make dem pay me the N50 oo,\u201d he lamented.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Attempts to get reactions from the organisers and E-Money were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo Controversy has erupted following claims by Carter Efe that he is yet to receive the N50 million prize promised after his victory over Portable in a celebrity&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126905,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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