The two-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champ was also an influential broadcaster for more than five decades.

Tragedy struck in Kaduna State on Thursday, as the Sarkin Yakin Zazzau, Rilwan Pate, slumped and died while attending an occasion alongside the Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli.

An Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced four persons to death by hanging for conspiracy and armed robbery.