Johnny EdwardTop Nigerian football stars joined people from around the world to condemn racism following the recent killing of an African-American, George Floyd, in Minneapolis, USA, The PUNCH reports. Chauvin has since been charged with third-degree murder and will appear in court next week. Mikel Obi, Semi Ajayi, Bryan Idowu, Ramon Azeez and Emmanuel Emenike were among the Nigerians who joined the ‘Blackout Tuesday’ trend on social media to condemn the nefarious act. “Black lives matter. “Emenike also wrote on Instagram, “It’s a black Tuesday black lives matter and say no to rape.”Mikel and Idowu both used the hashtag #blackoutteusday just as the Eagles assistant coach, Joseph Yobo.

Source: Punch June 02, 2020 23:03 UTC