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Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga has pulled out of October's election re-run. The election re-run was due to take place on 26 October, but Mr Odinga said on Tuesday: "We have come to the conclusion that there is no intention on the part of the IEBC [electoral commission] to undertake any changes to its operations and personnel... All indications are that the election scheduled for 26 October will be worse than the previous one." As a result, he said, "considering the interests of the people of Kenya, the region and the world at large" it was best that he withdrew from the race. Mr Odinga's coalition party believes the election will have to be cancelled as a result of his withdrawal, allowing "adequate time to undertake the reforms necessary to conduct an election that is in strict conformity with the constitution, the relevant laws and the constitution". But Mr Kenyatta, speaking at a rally in the southern town of Voi, said: "We ha...

European powerhouse Spain bounced back from their opening loss in style and notched up a 4-0 victory over Niger in a Group D match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup here today. The reigning European champions suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of South American giants Brazil in their opening encounter last Saturday, but recovered swiftly to open their account in the tournament. Spain went up 1-0 when Abel Ruiz's tap-in found the back of the net in the 21st minute. Ruiz was at the right place and easily converted Juan Miranda's cross from the left flank, leaving the Nigerian defence napping. While Niger would not have been happy with that shoddy piece of defending, the Spanish looked raring to go and stamped their authority. Spain doubled the lead just before the half time, and again it was Ruiz, who was in the thick of things as the Barcelona youth player scored off a Sergio Gomez free-kick in the 41st minute. Niger's agony did not end there as Spain added one more goal ...

Liverpool have announced that Sadio Mane could be out for up to six weeks after picking up an injury on international duty. Mane was substituted late on in Senegal's 2-0 World Cup qualifying victory against Cape Verde on Saturday. On Tuesday afternoon, Liverpool confirmed that the winger's injury will sideline him for well over a month. "Sadio Mane is facing a spell on the sidelines after sustaining a hamstring injury on international duty, Liverpool FC can confirm," a club statement read. "The winger was substituted 89 minutes into Senegal's 2-0 World Cup qualifying win over the Cape Verde Islands on Saturday. "And it has now been confirmed that he picked up an injury during that fixture that could keep him out of action for up to six weeks." The development is a significant blow to Liverpool's aspirations in the Premier League and Champions League, with Mane being integral to Jurgen Klopp's forward play. The 25-year-old has played...

Bongo flava superstar Diamond Platinumz ' s love life has just gotten messier after he was taken to court by model Hamisa Mobetto with whom he cheated on his partner Zari Hassan. Diamond and Mobetto have a son named Abdullatifah Naseeb who was born in August. The charges have been filed by Mobetto ' s two lawyers Abdullah Zulu and Walter Godluck from the Century Attorneys and Co Advocates. According to the charges, Mobetto accuses Diamond of failure to provide for his son for close to two months. Mobetto is also suing Diamond for defamatory comments he made about her in a live radio interview on Clouds FM when he broke the news that he had fathered a son with the model behind Zari's back.

The tempestuous marriage of media personality, Toke Makinwa, to her ex-husband, Maje Ayida, has finally been dissolved by an Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Thursday. Toke had filed for divorce in March 2016 on grounds that her husband committed adultery. Mr. Ayida, according to judge, Morenike Obadina, filed an answer to the petition but did not give oral evidence to support it. She said the position of the law was settled as pleadings did not amount to evidence "Pleadings on which no evidence was led are deemed abandoned. Therefore, Ayida's evidence is deemed abandoned. The effect is that the petitioner's evidence is unchallenged and uncontroverted," she ruled.