Slain long-distance Olympic runner Agnes Tirop, a rising star in Kenya’s highly competitive athletics scene, was buried on Saturday at a funeral attended by over 1,000 mourners. Her funeral was held on the day she would have turned 26. Mourners includi…
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Osinbajo receives Queen’s baton for 2022 Commonwealth Games [Photos]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has received the Queen’s Baton for Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Along with sports minister Sunday Dare, Osinbajo welcomed the baton at the State House on Saturday, on behalf of President Buhari. Habu Gumel, President…
Fleeing husband of Tirop slain Olympic gold medalist arrested
Ibrahim Kipkemoi Rotich, who has been on the run after the murder of his wife Agnes Tirop, has been arrested. Tirop, a two-time world champion bronze medallist was found on Wednesday morning lying on a bed at her home in the town of Iten, with stab wou…
Kenyan athlete Agnes Jebet Tirop murdered
Kenya’s two-time world championship bronze medalist, Agnes Jebet Tirop, has died aged 25, in an alleged murder, Athletics Kenya (AK) said on Wednesday. Tirop was found at home in Iten with stab wounds, according to AK and local media reports. “We are s…