Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated close friend Frances Tiafoe in a roller-coaster five sets to reach the Wimbledon last 16 on Friday as Jannik Sinner and Coco Gauff breezed through. Alcaraz won 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-2 on the…
*Nigerians groan over effects of 7.5% VAT on petrol prices (Punch)*Tinubu heads for Paris in first official trip (DailyTrust)
Nigerians groan over effects of 7.5% VAT on petrol prices (Punch) Nigerians have begun to lament the effects of the introduction of a 7.5 per cent Value-Added Tax on the price of premium motor spirit, otherwise known as petrol. This…
*Lagos man arraigned for allegedly abducting 2 children (Punch)*EFCC quizzes 2 over alleged NIS fraud in Lagos (Sun)
Lagos man arraigned for allegedly abducting 2 children (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command on Monday arraigned a 50-year-old man, Babatunde Rasak, before a Chief Magistrate’s Court, sitting in the Badagry area of the state, for allegedly attempting to abduct…
*Sales rep arraigned for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer (Punch)*#EndSARS Anniversary: celebrities, youths hold memorial procession at Lekki Tollgate (Channels)
Sales rep arraigned for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer (Punch) A 33-year-old sales representative, Funmi Willoughby was on Wednesday docked in a Badagry Magistrates’Court for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer worth N357,100. The police charged Willoughby, whose address…
*Traders raise alarm over threat to invade market (Vanguard)*Occupants escape as building collapses in Lagos (Guardian)
Traders raise alarm over threat to invade market (Vanguard) Traders under the umbrella of Balogun Business Association, BBA Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, along the Badagry expressway, have raised the alarm over threat by thugs to invade the market and…
Frances Tiafoe earns five-set win to reach third round at US Open
Frances Tiafoe was well on his way to another early US Open exit. The 22-year-old American had won the first set against John Millman in their second-round match Thursday, but midway through the second set, the Australian took over. Millman…
Andy Murray beats Frances Tiafoe in ATP return
Great Britain’s Andy Murray beat America’s Frances Tiafoe in three sets in the Western & Southern Open first round at Flushing Meadows. Two-time champion Murray won 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 6-1 in his first match of the year to set up…