Author: David Great

A group of Kenyans filed a case against the British government at the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday over what it said was colonial-era land theft, torture and mistreatment. The Kenyans are seeking an investigation and redress for crimes they say were committed in western Kenya’s Kericho region, now one of the most important in the world for tea production. “The UK Government has ducked and dived, and sadly avoided every possible avenue of redress. We have no choice but to proceed to court for our clients so that history can be righted,” said lawyer Joel Kimutai Bosek,…

Leicester City have rejected a third bid from Chelsea for Wesley Fofana, believed to be between £60m and £70m as The Foxes continue to hold out for over £80m. It is understood the offer for the 21-year-old centre-back includes add-on clauses, some of which are considered by Leicester to be unrealistic. But the Foxes who are yet to win this season, have maintained their stance that the Frenchman is not for sale. And it could take a world record fee for a defender – more than £80m – for City to consider Chelsea’s advances. The Blues have already spent about…

Kevin Durant has withdrawn a trade request and will now remain with the Brooklyn Nets, a statement by General Manager says. Sean Marks said the franchise met with Durant and his representative in Los Angeles to reach an agreement. Finding a deal for Durant has proved impossible with Nets unable to real an agreement with any other franchise. The following statement was released by General Manager Sean Marks: “Steve Nash and I, together with Joe Tsai and Clara Wu Tsai, met with Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman in Los Angeles yesterday. “We have agreed to move forward with our partnership.…

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has met with Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state in France as talks around 2023 election hots up. Wike alongside his allies Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo and Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue met Tinubu in Paris about a possible political collaboration. “We left Nigeria to meet with Tinubu on Monday. We initially thought it would hold in France because that was where Tinubu went the last time he left the country. We however got signal close to our time of departure that we should proceed somewhere else,” a…

West Ham are set to sign left-back Emerson Palmieri from Chelsea in a deal worth £15m. He becomes the seventh signing for the Hammers this summer. The 28-year-old Italy international spent last season on loan at Lyon and has struggled to become a regular at Stamford Bridge since his 2018 move from Roma. Emerson is set to complete a medical on Tuesday before the move across London is confirmed. The Euro 2020 winner would become West Ham’s seventh signing of the summer. Chelsea sign Roma full-back Emerson Palmieri for £17.6m David Moyes’ side are currently bottom of the Premier League…

Raids okada hideout at Ajah, Bariga others Lagos State Taskforce have cleared up the encroachment on the right of way on the service lane of the Ladipo spare parts market, frontage of Guardian Newspaper Publications Company and the end of Oshodi-Apapa Expressway where traders had illegally occupied, displaying their goods, carrying out illegal mechanical activities for a while. The operation which took place over the weekend lasted for over 5 hours and was led by the chairman of the agency, CSP Shola Jejeloye who blamed traffic congestion along that route on the activities of traders who had refused to adhere…

Everton winger Anthony Gordon has told the club that he wants to join Chelsea and play Champions League football. The Toffees have rejected multiple offers from the Blues including a £50m bid for the number 10 Everton star. According to reports, Gordon has told Everton manager, Frank Lampard and the club management that he wants to leave. The 21-year old is keen to boost his England World Cup chances by playing in the Champions League. Man Utd agree personal terms with Antony, Chelsea to complete Anthony Gordon deal Chelsea are expected to pay at least £60m to sign Gordon. According…

Operatives of Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi, Lagos have arraigned oil marketer, Emmanuel Morah, who was recently pardoned before a Lagos Federal High Court, for charges bordering on fraud and issuance of dud cheques. The defendant, whose companies are Rocky Nigeria Limited; Rocky Oil Limited and Rocky Energy Limited, was among the convicts recently granted amnesty by the federal government on health ground, but yet to be released from the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS). He was convicted and sentenced to five years imprisonment by an Ikeja High Court of Lagos State presided over by Justice Lateefat Okunnu,…

By Suleiman Olanrewaju Globacom’s impact on Nigerians over the past 19 years of its existence has transcended the provision of innovation-driven high quality telecommunication services as the company continues to raise the bar in subscriber empowerment and programme sponsorship. Its entry into the telecoms industry in 2003 was the game changer Nigerians had long awaited as tariffs came tumbling following the introduction of per second billing system. That should have sufficed as a selling point given the pull it had for subscribers, but Glo was out to make an unequivocal statement that customer satisfaction was (and still is) its raison…

Senator Ibrahim Shekarau has dumped the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) after falling out with party’s presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso. He formally joined the NNPP three months ago but dumped the party for irreconcilable differences. According to The Nation, he is now expected to meet with the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. The former Kano governor who is also a senatorial candidate of the NNPP in the 2023 general election reportedly left the party because his followers were denied forms to pursue their political ambitions. “I am done with NNPP,” he told a crowd of…