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MOBO Awards founder, Kanya King dies at 57 after cancer battle

A British businesswoman who founded the MOBO Awards, Kanya King, is dead.

Kanya King reportedly died on June 3, 2026, after a battle with colon cancer. She was 57.

The MOBO Organisation announced the sad news in an official statement shared on Instagram on Friday.

“It is with immeasurable sorrow that MOBO Organisation announces the passing of its Founder and CEO, Kanya King CBE, on 3 June 2026 after a courageous battle with colon cancer,” the organisation wrote in a lengthy post.

DAILY POST reports that Music of Black Origin, popularly known as MOBO, is an annual British music awards programme founded in 1996 by Kanya King.

Kanya was born to an Irish mother and a Ghanaian father in Kilburn, north London, on February 12, 1969.

MOBO Awards founder, Kanya King dies at 57 after cancer battle

Friendly: Ogbu to miss Super Eagles vs Portugal with injury 

Igoh Ogbu has been ruled out of Nigeria’s upcoming international friendly against Portugal due to injury, DAILY POST reports.

Ogbu, according to Super Eagles media officer, Promise Efoghe sustained a achilles tendon injury during Saturday’s training session in Leiria.

The centre-back is now expected to return to his Czech club, Slavia Prague for treatment.

The 26-year-old featured in Nigeria’s two games at the Unity Cup invitational tournament in London last month.

Ogbu started the Super Eagles 2-2 draw against Poland on Wednesday, making way for Semi Ajayi after the break.

The Super Eagles will take on World Cup -bound Portugal in a friendly in Leiria next week Wednesday.

Friendly: Ogbu to miss Super Eagles vs Portugal with injury 

No, Mr Ruto, standing up for African agency does not mean America first, By Redi Tlhabi

This week’s protests in Kenya, directed at the controversial plan by the United States to establish a 50-bed Ebola quarantine facility at the Kenyan Air Force base in Nanyuki, Laikipia County, for Americans who may have been exposed to Ebola in neighbouring countries, reinforce that perception. Protests erupted this week against a politically explosive plan […]

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Transfer: Brighton sign Nigerian youngster on five-year contract 

Nigerian youngster Zadok Yohanna has joined Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion on a permanent transfer.

Yohanna, who linked up with the Seagulls from Swedish club AIK penned a five-year contract.

Brighton beat Newcastle United and Chelsea to the signature of the winger.

The 18-year-old has caught the eye with his impressive performances for AIK this season.

Yohanna scored two goals and registered three assists in seven league appearances for AIK before completing the move to Brighton.

He joined the modest side from Ikon Allah Academy last year.

Transfer: Brighton sign Nigerian youngster on five-year contract 

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