Coco Gauff wins WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Zheng Qinwen

Coco Gauff won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final on Saturday. The 20-year-old American came from 2-0 and 5-3 down in the final set…

*Police rescue 19 kidnapped passengers in Niger (Tribune)*EFCC arrests ex-Delta Gov Okowa for alleged fraud (Channels)

Police rescue 19 kidnapped passengers in Niger (Tribune) Niger State Police Command, through its Public Relations Officer SP Wasiu Abiodun, announced that 19 passengers who were abducted on November 2 along the Tegina-Zungeru road have been rescued. When their bus…

*NIS confirms arrest of Bobrisky at Seme Border attempting to flee from Nigeria (Leadership)*Lagos Assembly not scrapping LCDAs — Speaker (Punch)

NIS confirms arrest of Bobrisky at Seme Border attempting to flee from Nigeria (Leadership) The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has confirmed the arrest of controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, at the Seme border in Lagos State. The…

*Police probe death of US-based businessman in Lagos hotel (Punch)*Eid-el-Kabir: Tinubu, Hamzat enjoin Nigerians to follow path of sacrifice (Tribune)

Police probe death of US-based businessman in Lagos hotel (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has begun an investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a businessman, Onyejekwe Izuchukwu, whose remains were found in a hotel room in…

*Rano: Ice block seller who became billionaire, owns 120 filling stations, 600 trucks, 60m litre tank farm (Punch)*Minimum Wage: We are working on what we can pay sustainably – Govs (Channels)

Rano: Ice block seller who became billionaire, owns 120 filling stations, 600 trucks, 60m litre tank farm (Punch) Alhaji Auwalu Abdullahi Rano, popularly known as A.A Rano, transformed from a humble boy from Kano Village into a billionaire magnate, overseeing…

*Tinubu directs states to implement wage award (Nation)*Outrage as driver kills siblings (DailyTrust) 

Tinubu directs states to implement wage award (Nation) President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has appealed to state governors to start paying the wage awards pending the determination of the new minimum wage to reduce the hardship of the economy on the…

*Nabeeha&Sisters: Kidnappers dump bodies of 4 abductees in Abuja (Tribune)*Car knocks down phone snatcher in Kano (Leadership)

Nabeeha&Sisters: Kidnappers dump bodies of 4 abductees in Abuja (Tribune) Kidnappers’ free reign has apparently continued in the Federal Capital Territory as four out of the 10 persons kidnapped in Kubwa/Dutse area of the territory have been found killed and…

*Forex speculators post heavy losses as naira rebounds (Nation)*Supreme Court judgement: Atiku to address national issues Monday (Vanguard)

Forex speculators post heavy losses as naira rebounds (Nation) The naira yesterday made a significant gain of N175 to dollar at the parallel market. The naira rebound happened about 24 hours after the Supreme Court judgement affirming President Bola Ahmed…

US Open 2023 results: Coco Gauff beats Aryna Sabalenka in New York

American teenager Coco Gauff fulfilled the potential she has long promised by landing her first Grand Slam title with a fightback win over Aryna Sabalenka in the US Open final. Gauff, seeded sixth, started slowly in front of an expectant…

*UNILAG students protest fee hike today (Punch)*Minister expresses need for immediate rehabilitation of Lagos Ports (Vanguard)

UNILAG students protest fee hike today (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has urged the National Association of Nigerian Students to inform the command of its protest plans slated for today, September 6, 2023, at the University of Lagos. NANS…

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