The Tony Elumelu Foundation, an African-funded and founded philanthropy, committed to empowering African entrepreneurs is now accepting applications for the 2019 cohort of the TEF Entrepreneurship Programme. The programme is a 10-year, $100 million commitment to identify, train, mentor and…
Hopman Cup: Roger Federer edges Serena Williams in mixed doubles match (TWUSA)
After the opening match win for Roger Federer over Frances Tiafoe, Switzerland and the USA played much tighter encounters in the rest of the tie, with Switzerland earning a 2-1 win to stay undefeated and continue their march towards the…
Andy Murray makes impressive comeback (Guardian)
Almost a year to the day since he sat alone in a Brisbane hotel room for more than 10 hours contemplating his future, Andy Murray survived another comeback, with an encouraging and impressive straight-sets win over the Australian wildcard James…
Minivan driver slams into New Year’s crowd in Tokyo (NYPost)
A minivan slammed into pedestrians early Tuesday on a street where people had gathered for New Year’s festivities in downtown Tokyo, injuring eight people, police said. The suspect, 21, Kazuhiro Kusakabe, was arrested and being questioned, Tokyo Metropolitan Police said…
Man drives into crowd in Germany, injures four (DailyMail)
Four people have been injured after a mentally ill man drove into a crowd of people in Germany – in what appears to have been an attack targeting foreigners. The 50-year-old driver of a silver Mercedes first attempted to hit…
2019: Obi wishes Nigerians a productive year, leaders to make the country work again
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has joined other men of goodwill in wishing Nigerians a productive 2019. In his New Year Message sent to thisislagos, Obi said that as a realist and going by socio-economic…
Lucky Davido fans see him live courtesy #FirstBank
Two lucky fans of Davido, Tina Ediale and Timilehin Anibaba, got to see the singer Live in Concert on Thursday, December 27 thanks to FirstBank. Throughout December, FirstBank has gifted some of its followers on social media VIP tickets to…