Nigerian chess champion, Tunde Onakoya, has received recognition from the country’s highest office for his recent record-breaking feat. Onakoya, successfully completed a gruelling 60-hour chess marathon in New York’s Times Square, potentially etching his name in the Guinness World Records. The record-breaking attempt began on 17th April and saw Onakoya battle a series of opponents without losing a single game, fuelled by determination and a desire to empower underprivileged children. He initially targeted playing for...

The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, might be postponed indefinitely due to disagreements in court between the judge and Kanu’s lawyer. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja threatened to adjourn the proceedings indefinitely on Wednesday after Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, argued for better conditions for a fair trial. Ejimakor demanded Kanu’s previously revoked bail be reinstated and raised concerns about alleged surveillance in their...