BADAGRY ANGELS WIN LAGOS SOFTBALL TOURNEY . (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 BADAGRY ANGELS WIN LAGOS SOFTBALL TOURNEY  Badagry Angels have been crowned champions of the Lagos U-15 Softball Championship held recently at the Badagry Grammar School playing field, Badagry. The five-day tournament, which began on November 11, 2024, ended on Friday, November 15 where eight teams participated in the competition designed to drive the growth of the sport at the grassroots level. As Champions of the tournament, Badagry Angels showcased their dexterity and skills against Rak Angels in the grand finale, maintaining their good position and dominance on the field before finally trouncing their opponents 9 runs to 1. Speaking after the presentation of medals to the champions, the Director-General, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Lekan Fatodu highlighted the significance of the tournament, which is bringing softball game closer to the suburb, to expand and implement Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu's cardinal programme of inclusivity of all Lagosians, irrespective of th

ALGERIA COMMEMORATES INDEPENDENCE MASSACRE BY FRENCH POLICE. (PHOTO).


 Algeria commemorates independence massacre by French police


Algeria is marking the 63rd anniversary of a deadly crackdown by French police on Algerians holding rallies in Paris to demand their country's independence from France.


Dozens of peaceful demonstrators were killed in the massacre whose scale was covered up for decades by French authorities.


In 2021, President Emmanuel Macron condemned it as "inexcusable", but failed to offer an apology or reparation.


In a message on Wednesday ahead of the 63rd anniversary, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said the day "remains deeply engraved in our minds".


He described the killings as "moments of madness devoid of all civility and humanity".


"On this occasion, I bow with piety and deference to the memory of the victims of that sinister day," he said.


Death toll unclear


On the night of October 17, 1961, and over the next few days, Algerian demonstrators were beaten, killed or thrown into the River Seine, where they drowned.


The precise number of victims has never been made clear. In 1998, the French government said 40 people were killed.


However, historians and activists believe hundreds of Algerians were killed in the brutal police crackdown.


The protests were called in the final year of France's violent attempt to retain Algeria as a North African colony.


In March 2024, the French parliament's lower house approved a resolution condemning the killings as "bloody and murderous repression".


Campaigners continue to condemn France for refusing to ''apologise or repent'' for the massacre and its 132-year brutal colonial rule in Algeria, which ended in 1962.

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