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Obasanjo At 85: Ex-President Participate In Novelty Match

March 5, 2022 4:19 am

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday participated in a novelty match played at the 5 Aside football pitch of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

The event which is part of activities marking his 85th birthday celebration, drew the presence of the 91-year-old President of Benin Republic Nicephore Soglo, a former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Bayo Ojo, among others sports enthusiasts who took part in the game.

Former President Obasanjo, who was the captain of his team displayed his dexterity in the art of football as his team defeated the …

Super Cop Cordelia Nwawe Celebrates Birthday Today

October 17, 2019 3:07 pm

Top policewoman, Cordelia Nwawe is a year older today. DSP Nwawe popularly known as ‘The Tigress’ is a graduate of Law from the University of Benin. She hails from Ubulu-Unor, Aniocha South LGA, Delta State. The hardworking Police Officer was the First Female PRO of the Sokoto and Akwa-Ibom State Police Commands respectively.

She is currently the First Female PRO of the FCID Alagbon Police Command, where she currently serves.

DSP Cordelia has bagged several awards from the Media and other revered organizations, the most prestigious being the “Akwa Ibom Most Trending Person of the Year”.

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Police Shoot Hong Kong Protester At China's 70th Birthday

Protester Shot By Hong Kong Police At China’s 70th Birthday

October 1, 2019 9:30 am

Hong Kong police shot a pro-democracy protester on Tuesday as the city was lashed by its worst unrest of the year, hours after China celebrated 70 years of Communist Party rule with a massive military parade.

It was the first such shooting in nearly four months of increasingly violent protests and threatened to strip the spotlight from China’s carefully choreographed birthday party, designed to underscore its status as a global superpower.

While President Xi Jinping took salutes from some 15,000 troops in the capital, pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong threw eggs at his portrait, with tens of thousands of people …