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  Rioters torched and broke into hotels used to house asylum seekers in northern England on Sunday, as the country grapples with its worst social unrest in years. The violence was sparked by the stabbing of three teenage girls earlier this week in Southport, north-west England. Riot police stand in front of windows broken by rioters outside the Holiday Inn …

Blessing Oborududu qualified for the women’s 68kg wrestling semi-final after defeating her French opponent Koumba Larroque. Oborodudu won the closely contested quarter-final clash 6-2. The 35-year-old will face MeerimKyrgyzstan’s Zhumanazarova in the semi-final. Read also: Paris 2024 Women’s Wrestling: Oborududu beats Canadian opponent to reach quarter-finals The 12-time African champion is already guaranteed a medal regardless of the outcome of …

Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has criticised the Federal Government’s response to the nationwide hunger protests known as #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria. Obi expressed his disappointment in a series of tweets on Monday, asking President Bola Tinubu to “distance himself from sycophants and surround himself with people who will tell the undeniable truth.” Protests across the country demanded action on …

Canadian music minister, music educator, singer and songwriter Aforma George, formerly known as Daniel George, has released a brand new Afrogospel hymn titled “God Is Good.” Aforma, who began his musical career at a young age, released an album in 2016 titled “The Greatest Name.” He has since continued to promote his musical ministry both in his home country of …

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will face defending champions the US in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The quarter-final pairings were determined after the group stage matches concluded on Sunday. D’Tigress made history as the first African basketball team (men or women) to reach the Olympic quarter-finals, putting on a stellar performance in the group stage. Led …