Philemon Kacheran Lokedi becomes latest Kenyan to be banned for a doping offence

Kenyan marathon runner Philemon Kacheran Lokedi has been handed a three-year ban after being found to have used a prohibited substance. The 30-year-old returned a positive result for “testosterone of exogenous origin” in an out-of-competition test in April. Kacheran was…

Okagbare gets 10-year ban from athletics for doping offences

Nigeria’s star athlete Blessing Okagbare has been handed a 10-year ban from athletics by the Athletics Integrity Unit over doping offences. AIU said in a statement on Friday that five of the 10 years were for the presence and use…

*Hushpuppi: Kyari risks dismissal, criminal prosecution, says PSC (Punch)*Police arrest woman for beating daughter to death (Vanguard)

Hushpuppi: Kyari risks dismissal, criminal prosecution, says PSC (Punch) The Police Service Commission has said it will determine the fate of the Commander of the IGP  Intelligence Response and Monitoring Team, Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police, indicted by…

London Marathon winner provisionally suspended

Kenyan Daniel Wanjiru, winner of the 2017 London Marathon, has been provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit. On Tuesday, the AIU website confirmed that a charge has been issued for “use of a prohibited substance/method”. The 27-year-old cannot participate…

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