Nigeria President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been sworn into office in the capital Abuja, despite a legal challenge to his election from the country’s opposition.
The ceremony took place amid extremely tight security and in front of world leaders and dignitaries, such as President Kagame of Rwanda and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa at the 5,000 capacity Eagle Square venue in the capital Abuja.
Tinubu becomes the 16th president of Nigeria.
His inauguration is the summit of a life-long ambition to rule Nigeria but he faces huge challenges.
He will have to unite a fractured nation, rescue an ailing economy and fight spiraling insecurity.
The new president, the fifth since the return of democracy in 1999, will also tackle a struggling economy and widespread insecurity in Africa’s most populous country.
His supporters say he will replicate his success in diversifying Lagos’s tax revenue and increasing its internally generated revenue to the national stage.
Deputy Governor William Oduol’s impeachment motion has been passed by the Siaya County Assembly on Monday.
Out of the 42 Siaya MCA, 38 approved the motion. Only one (1) MCA disapproved the motion. The MCAs voted by way of a secret ballot.
According to the Motion mover East Asembo MCA Gordon Onguru, Oduol should be impeached over alleged interference with the procurement process, abuse of office and gross misconduct, misuse of public resources, bullying of county executive staff and misleading the public by giving false information.
Before the tabling of the impeachment motion, Oduol had made allegations of corruption and mismanagement in the county executive.
He submitted his written evidence to the assembly on April 14, 2022.
However, the assembly resolved to establish a special committee on the matter of the intended removal of Oduol from office.
Speaker George Okode instructed the committee to give Oduol a chance to be heard and to get opinions from the general public.
The committee is to submit a report with its conclusions by June 8, 2023, under the speaker’s instruction.
Everton secured Premier League survival over Leicester and Leeds on a nervous and tense final day. Needing to defeat Bournemouth to claim their place in the top-flight next season things looked bad for the Toffees as the visitors took the early initiative at Goodison Park.
Sean Dyche’s side came into Sunday’s contest with its fate in its own hands, knowing victory at Goodison Park would be enough to keep it in the Premier League, but the nervy host struggled to break down its opponent in a tense first half.
With supporters getting desperate, and results not going its way elsewhere, Doucoure stepped up with what proved to be the crucial winner in the 57th minute to lift the roof off the famous old stadium.
Elsewhere Leeds and Leicester got relegated from top tier League after failing to secure critical points.
Leeds will return to the Championship after three seasons in the Premier League as their relegation was confirmed by a 4-1 defeat to Tottenham on Sunday.
Despite winning 2-1 against West Ham: Leicester’s fairy tale is over, seven years on from their epic title win, with relegation to the Championship nine years after promotion.
FKF Premier League title race will go down to the end after leaders Tusker and Gor Mahia played out to a barren draw in a top of the table match at Nyayo Stadium on Sunday.
The result leaves Tusker top of the table with 65 points, one point ahead of K’Ogalo with three matches remaining till the end of the 2022-2023 season.
Gor Mahia almost broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute when midfielder Peter Lwasa raced on the right wing after receiving a magnificent pass from Earnest Wendo, but his cross was headed inches wide by midfilder Sydney ochieng’.
With three matches to go, Tusker have a slight advantage considering they have some fair opponents. They are set to face already relegated Vihiga Bullets, relegation fighting Wazito and inconsistent Posta Rangers.
On the other hand, Gor Mahia have potentially stronger opponents compared to Tusker. They have to defeat Kakamega Homeboyz, Ulinzi Stars and Nairobi City Stars, and hope the brewers drop points.
Speaking after the match, Gor head coach Jonathan McKinstry rued missed chances but was still satisfied with a point.
The 2022-23 Bundesliga campaign will come to a close on Saturday afternoon and Borussia Dortmund are one win away from ending a decade of Bayern Munich dominance.
The Black and Yellows can win their first title in 11 years with victory over Mainz at Signal Iduna Park while Bayern Munich head to Cologne needing a win hoping for Dortmund to slip for them to defend their tittle.
Dortmund boss Terzic is well aware that a draw for his side will grant their rivals the tittle after Bayern gave them a short glory with last Saturday’s defeat against RB Leipzig opening the door wide open.
Bayern have had to deal with a period of crisis, which saw Tuchel replace Julian Nagelsmann last March before suffering a humbling Champions League exit to Manchester City.
The return of centre forward Sebastian Haller from testicular cancer after Christmas gave BVB a huge boost, while captain Marco Reus, Julian Brandt and England star Jude Bellingham have all played their part.
Manchester United sealed qualification for next season’s Champions League with a 4-1 after thrashing troubled Chelsea on Thursday.
Goals from Casemiro, Anthony Martial, Bruno Fernandes, and Marcus Rashford helped Man u climb up to the third place in the Premier League.
Despite spending more than £500 million on transfers, Chelsea’s season has been unpleasant as they lost for the eighth time in their last ten games under interim manager Frank Lampard.
Joao Felix showed a glimmer of his quality with a flow run and low finish for a late consolation that denied De Gea his 18th clean sheet of the season.
It was not all good news for the home side though as Brazilian winger Antony was taken off on a stretcher in tears after suffering a lower leg injury in an innocuous challenge with Trevoh Chalobah – with the FA Cup final against Manchester City less than two weeks away.
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Amwai shockingly expressed how he does not do any research before placing his bets and this unusual way worked in his favor as he won KSHs 1,216,993.
Still in January, there was double joy as Daniel Itotia and Eliud Mugo both failed to predict just two of the 17 games up for selection and bagged a handsome KSHs 1,009,162 for their efforts.
Mugo, who is now a driver, got into his new line of work after his hawking business failed to take off and now he can dream big courtesy of his bonus victory.
Admitting that he placed the Mega Jackpot slip after persuasion from his friend, Mugo revealed that he has received numerous calls regarding his win.
To finish off the month, James Macharia correctly predicted 15/17 games in the SportPesa Mega Jackpot and became a millionaire two months after registering an account with SportPesa.
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As February began, lightning struck twice again as Nelson Omwega and Arthur Ayoyi correctly predicted 15/17 games and split the bonus, each bagging KSHs 1,419,248.
On the last day of the month, Amos Njogu opted to play the 13-game jackpot out of the 17 available in the Mega Jackpot and won a hearty KSHs 1,092,216.
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If only he had picked a win for the visiting team in game number one of the mega jackpot selection – Rotherham United vs Cardiff, he would have won an unbelievable KSHs 291,623,094.
Just as fate would have it, there were two winners that weekend who won over 11 million shillings courtest of the SportPesa Mega Jackpot bonus.
Francis Mbaabu explained his plans to build his dream home and take his daughter to university after he won the healthy bonus.
The miraa farmer from Meru County also correctly predicted 16 out of 17 games and this saw him win a handsome KSHs 11,143,139.
Stephen Maraka closed off the month of March in style as he was fortunate enough to win over KSHs 3 million.
The gardener by profession, correctly predicted 15 out of 17 games in the Mega Jackpot and his efforts saw him become a millionaire instantly, winning exactly KSHs 3,000,686.
Only two games let him down in his quest to become Kenya’s biggest jackpot winner, with the entire pot being KSHs 292,557,298 that weekend.
April began with yet another hero story as Silas Omondi correctly predicted 15 games in the progressive Mega Jackpot and was rewarded with KSHs 1,876,032 to become a millionaire for the second time.
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Yet another police officer marched onto the scene as Kibet Kosilei joined the SportPesa factory of millionaires after his efforts saw him win a hearty KSHs 2,160,673 Mega Jackpot bonus.
The Police officer, with over 30 years of service under his belt, correctly predicted 15 out of the 17 games and the generous bonus saw him become a millionaire.
In a tricky weekend jackpot list that had a titanic English Premier League test pitting leaders Arsenal against Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, Kibet still managed to come out a winner.
He was very certain that it would end in a draw and to his joy, substitute Roberto Firmino came off the bench to salvage a point for the reds in a 2-2 stalemate.
There was double joy a week later as David Maina expressed how timely his SportPesa Mega Jackpot bonus was as his handsome win is going to revive him from such a low point in his life.
The businessman correctly predicted the outcome of 15 games in the SportPesa Mega Jackpot and won a bonus of KSHs 1,228,484.
As May began, the winners continued to arise as Jeff Kuruma Waititu’s Monday was better than most Kenyans, waking up as the newest millionaire in the country courtesy of SportPesa.
Waititu correctly predicted 13 out of 14 games in the SportPesa Mega Jackpot to win KSHs 5,088,309.
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Leakey Kavila Musyoka also became a millionaire courtesy of SportPesa after he was fortunate enough to win KSHs 4,403,442 from a hearty Mega Jackpot bonus.
Musyoka correctly predicted 15 out of the 17 games in the SportPesa Mega Jackpot and narrowly missed out on breaking the country winning record.
This came a week after SportPesa rattled the internet causing a frenzy as their jackpot hit a record high of over KSHs 300,000,000.
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In 2019, Mwenda correctly predicted 15 out of 17 games in the SportPesa Mega Jackpot and he won over 6 million shillings.
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ICT Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Dennis Itumbi has threatened to sue the Nation Media Group (NMG) over alleged defamation following a series of articles that he claimed hurt his image.
Itumbi claimed that the publications alleged that the CAS exercised his official duties as normal despite a court injunction while breaking down the concerns in the Nation’s pieces.
He also criticized the headline Mibabe wa Ukaidi (Stubborn Tyrants), which appeared on Taifa Leo on May 21, 2023, and included his image on the first page.
The lawyer also questioned the newspapers’ claims that all of the tasks, actions, and positions he performed were reserved for the position of CAS.
The CAS stated that the article portrayed a picture of him as desperate to hold the CAS position because his life would crumble without it.
Itumbi was one of 50 CASs sworn in on March 23, 2023, in an event chaired over by President William Ruto. Following a suit by the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) challenging their constitutionality, Justice Hedwig Ongudi of the High Court in Nairobi prohibited the CASs from taking office the next day.
President Ruto, on the other hand, defended his decision to appoint the 50 CASs, citing a massive workload that required all hands on deck to fulfill on campaign pledges.
“On appointing CAS, that is my government’s plan.” It is my decision, and I see the necessity for CAS in my government.”
Champions Manchester City’s 12-match Premier League winning streak came to an end on Wednesday when they were held to a 1-1 draw by sixth-placed Brighton & Hove Albion.
Man City, who wrapped up a fifth title in six seasons at the weekend, lacked their usual intensity but took the lead when Phil Foden slotted home in the 25th minute.
Brighton have sealed sixth-place and the club’s first venture into Europe, and showed why with some vibrant football and Julio Enciso equalized for the hosts with a stunning long-range effort in the 38th minute.
Danny Welbeck had a goal ruled out before halftime for Brighton and Erling Haaland thought he had put City ahead late on but was penalized for shirt-pulling after a VAR check.
It was the first time since February that City had dropped points and with one league game left at Brentford on Sunday they have 89 points, eight more than Arsenal.
Brighton matched City throughout an enjoyable contest and had 20 goal attempts to City’s 13, with seven of them on target.
It has become customary that every weekend there is at least one new millionaire courtesy of the hearty SportPesa Mega Jackpot bonuses. This one was no different as Silas Mwenda was the lucky winner as he bagged a bonus worth KSHs 4,136,570. To make this even better for Mwenda, it was the second time in his time with SportPesa that he has been fortunate enough to become a millionaire. In 2019, Mwenda correctly predicted 15 out of 17 games in the SportPesa Mega Jackpot and he won over 6 million shillings. “When I tell you that SportPesa has changed my life, I don’t think anyone can understand just how much. “This is the second time I have become a millionaire because of them and I can only urge people to play on SportPesa, it is the truth,” Mwenda told SportPesa’s Blog. One of the two games that saw him miss out on over 300 million shillings was a Brazilian league match pitting Botafogo vs Fluminense. Mwenda selected a win for the away team but Botafogo battled to a slim 1-0 win in front of their home fans. In the other match, he thought Talleres would beat Belgrano in their Argentine league match but the final result was a 1-1 draw. “Despite just two being wrong, I am very grateful to SportPesa because I’m a millionaire once again.
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