Two dead, houses burnt in Ikorodu clash (Guardian) A communal clash between Yoruba indigenes and the Arewa community in Igbo-Olomu, a community in Isawo-Agric, Ikorodu, Lagos has left two dead, several injured and property worth millions of Naira razed in…
French Open 2020: Elina Svitolina suffers shock defeat by qualifier
World number 131 Nadia Podoroska says she “doesn’t want to wake up” after a dream French Open run continued with a quarter-final victory over third seed Elina Svitolina. Podoroska beat Svitolina 6-2 6-4 and now faces Pole Iga Swiatek, who…
*Police arraign pastor for criminal Intimidation (Nation)*FRSC arrests 1,091 traffic offenders in 7 days (Guardian)
Police arraign pastor for criminal Intimidation (Nation) A 38-year-old pastor, Uche Macldurence, appeared before a Grade 1 Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, on Tuesday charged with criminal intimidation. Macldurence, of NEPA Road off Gado Nasko Road, Kubwa, pleaded not guilty…
French Open 2020: Petra Kvitova reaches first quarter-final since 2012
Petra Kvitova underlined her status as one of the French Open title favourites with a 6-2 6-4 win over China’s Zhang Shuai in the fourth round. The seventh seed, who has yet to drop a set at the tournament, needed…
French Open 2020: Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas & Matteo Berrettini through
Novak Djokovic laid down the challenge to his French Open rivals by only dropping five games in a first-round win against Sweden’s Mikael Ymer. The Serb top seed, who is bidding for an 18th Grand Slam and a second French…
*Court hears suit against Lagos okada ban Dec 15 (Punch)*800 houses to go as Lagos proposes $2.2b for 4th Mainland Bridge (Guardian)
Court hears suit against Lagos okada ban Dec 15 (Punch) The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed December 15, 2020, to hear a suit praying for the reversal of the ban placed by the Lagos State Government on the…
French Open 2020: Rafael Nadal & Dominic Thiem through, Daniil Medvedev out
Spain’s 12-time champion Rafael Nadal encountered few problems as he started the French Open with a three-set win over Belarusian Egor Gerasimov. Nadal, 34, wrapped up a 6-4 6-4 6-2 victory in two hours five minutes against the world number…
*Controversy trails death of Lagos artiste on BRT lane (Punch)*Lagos refutes BudgIT report, says state is financially, economically stable (Guardian)
Controversy trails death of Lagos artiste on BRT lane (Punch) Controversy has trailed the death of a singer, Richard Dayom, who was allegedly crushed to death by a police patrol van in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. It was…