Andy Murray’s hopes of a fine Wimbledon victory on the 10th anniversary of his 2013 title win were ended by fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in round two. Stalled by Wimbledon’s 11pm curfew on Thursday, the Briton lost 7-6 (7-3) 6-7…
*Many feared killed as gunmen invade Kogi community (DailyTrust)*PEPC: INEC wiped BVAS results, forensic experts tell court in Atiku, PDP petition (Sun)
Many feared killed as gunmen invade Kogi community (DailyTrust) Some gunmen have reportedly invaded Ejule town in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing residents in the process. Our correspondent learnt that the attack started around 3.am on Thursday.…
*Hoodlums burn BRT bus over commercial bus driver’s death (Vanguard)*Petition: Tribunal grants Jandor substituted service on Sanwo-Olu, Rhodes-Vivour (Guardian)
Hoodlums burn BRT bus over commercial bus driver’s death (Vanguard) An unidentified commercial bus driver was yesterday, killed in an auto crash involving his vehicle and a Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, on Ikafo bridge in the Ogudu area of Lagos.…
Cameron Norrie beats Andrey Rublev to book Indian Wells quarter-final spot with 8th straight win
Cameron Norrie has reached the quarter-finals at Indian Wells with a brilliant victory over Andrey Rublev. The British No1 needed just 75 minutes to see off the Russian sixth seed 6-2 6-4 on Wednesday night and claim an eighth successive…
Emma Raducanu: British number one pulls out of exhibition event before Indian Wells
Emma Raducanu has pulled out of a charity exhibition event before her opening match at Indian Wells. The 20-year-old British number one was due to play mixed doubles with Cameron Norrie at the Eisenhower Cup. Raducanu also did not practice…
Rafael Nadal gives verdict on Australian Open title defence hopes after career-worst start
Rafael Nadal is feeling positive ahead of the Australian Open despite suffering his worst-ever start to a season by losing his first two matches. The world No 2 will attempt to defend his title in Melbourne next week and claimed…
Vienna Open: Cameron Norrie suffers defeat by Marcos Giron as ATP Finals hopes take a blow
British number one Cameron Norrie’s hopes of reaching next month’s ATP Finals suffered a setback after he lost to Marcos Giron at the Vienna Open. Norrie was beaten 6-3 6-4 by the American in the second round. Giron broke his…
*We don’t have documents backing N6.7b fuel subsidy payment, CBN tells Reps (Guardian)*Lagos empowers 2,145 indigent citizens (Punch)
We don’t have documents backing N6.7b fuel subsidy payment, CBN tells Reps (Guardian) The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, disclosed that it had no documents backing the N6.7 trillion fuel subsidy payment claim of the Federal Government. Its Governor,…
*Tinubu names Kashim Shettima as running mate (Guardian)*Lagos Flood: Jandor sympathises with victims, sets up disaster recovery team across 20 LGAs (Vanguard)
Tinubu names Kashim Shettima as running mate (Guardian) Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has named former Borno State governor Kashim Shettima his running mate. Shettima will be Tinubu’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections…
