Gunmen who seized 121 students at a high school in northwestern Nigeria in early July have released another 28 teenagers, a school official said. The attackers stormed Bethel Baptist High School in northwestern Kaduna State on July 5, abducting students who were sleeping in their dorms. The kidnapping was the latest by heavily-armed gangs, known…
The 24-year-old from Coventry beat Switzerland’s Fabienne Kocher by ippon. An early scoring waza-ari gave Giles the advantage and she showed the greater composure to secure success. “It feels so special to do it in Japan. I believed I could do it, my coach has always believed I could and it showed in today’s performance,”…
Biles was penalised on both floor and vault as her team finished on 170.526, behind the leaders’ mark of 171.629. With one group of athletes still to go, Biles remains in a qualifying place for each of the five individual finals. Great Britain are in fifth place with Jessica Gadirova on target for the floor…
The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has denounced the rumour making the rounds that Air Peace plane crashed in Ilorin. Mr Tunji Oketunbi, AIB General Manager, Public Affairs, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Oketunbi said that “there was no crash whatsoever,” adding that the tyres busted after landing. “This is to confirm…
Al Moez Ali scored twice, making Asian champions Qatar the first team to reach the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Saturday, holding on to beat El Salvador 3-2. Abdelaziz Hatim also scored for Qatar, who were invited as guests in the tournament, in the quarter-final clash in Arizona. Ali opened the scoring in…
Iranian refugee Kimia Alizadeh is one victory away from winning the Refugee Olympic Team’s first ever medal after three impressive wins in the Tokyo Games’ taekwondo tournament on Sunday. Alizadeh shocked two-time Olympic gold medalist Jade Jones in the round-of-16, beating the British champion 16-12. Iranian refugee Kimia Alizadeh is one victory away from winning…
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to redeem itself and reverse to recognise ‘legitimate’ candidates of the party in the Nov. 6 governorship election. National Chairman of the party, Mr Victor Oye , who made the call Saturday while briefing newsmen in Abuja said that there was…
Nobody was watching Ahmed Hafnaoui in lane eight of the Olympic pool but all eyes were on the Tunisian teenager at the finish. Hafnaoui was the stunning winner of the 400 metres freestyle at the Tokyo Games on Sunday, beating a field of faster and older swimmers. The 18-year-old finished in three minutes, 43.26 seconds,…
Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes on Saturday as the state’s largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes battered the US West. The Dixie fire, which started on July 14, had already levelled more than a dozen houses and other structures when it tore through the tiny town of Indian…
