Mourners queued to pass by the famous Kenyan athlete Kelvin Kiptum’s casket and signed a memorial book during a funeral service held at Chepkoriro Show Ground in the country. “The day I met Kiptum in Monaco he was just like me, we were just smiling and having fun and when we got to interviews it…
Scores of pro-democracy activists on Friday staged a solidarity march from the popular Unity Fountain to the National Assembly complex in Abuja.They asked the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to suspend its planned two-day protest and return to the negotiation table with the Federal Government. They also vowed to mobilise Nigerians against the unionists if the…
A foirmer President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Olumide Akpata, has won the governorship primary of the Labour Party (LP) ahead of the September 21 election.Akpata scored 316 votes to win the primary held in Benin City, the state capital, on Friday. Abia State Deputy Governor Ikechukwu Emeta, wo was the Chief Returning…
Obi, in a string of posts on X (formerly Twitter), described as “pinnacle of rascality”, the manner at which Abure was arrested in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Wednesday afternoon. Viral videos showed Abure being manhandled by policemen, even as LP supporters fought to prevent his arrest. The police had said Abure was…
Gowon on Wednesday in Abuja Nigeria’s capital warned ECOWAS was “threatened with disunity”. “Neither my generation nor current or future generations will forgive the break-up of our community ” the 89 year old said in an open letter to the Heads of State and the ECOWAS member states. ” I call on all West African…
Over time, some footballers have been found guilty of crimes outside of football and convicted legally. They go on to serve jail sentences as proof that, despite their football stardom, they are accountable for the actions they make as members of society. We compiled a list of ten footballers who have served jail time, as…
A businessman, Asue Ighodalo, has been declared the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship primary election, which took place in Benin City in Edo State on Thursday. Ighodalo defeated about nine other candidates including the Deputy Governor of the state in the election. He polled a total vote of 577 votes to become the…
Abure was arrested on Wednesday afternoon, it was gathered. The spokesperson for the Nigeria Police Force Zone 5, Tijani Momoh, confirmed the development to Channels Television. Momoh, however, did not disclose details of Abure’s arrest as of press time. Viral videos showed Abure being manhandled by policemen, even as LP supporters fought to prevent his…
Police have fired tear gas at thousands of Indian farmers who resumed their protest march to the capital, New Delhi, after talks with the government failed to end an impasse over their demands for guaranteed crop prices. The protests come at a crucial time for India, where national elections are due in the coming months…
