Serena Williams’ Cincinnati opener pushed back to Tuesday

Serena Williams’ opening match in the Western & Southern Open has been rescheduled from Monday to Tuesday. The 40-year-old Williams, preparing to retire, is set to face 19-year-old Emma Raducanu, the defending U.S. Open champion. A spokesman for the tournament…

*Man stabs brother to death for sleeping with his wife (DailyTrust)*I married who I wasn’t supposed to marry, says Kas Beats (Nation)

Man stabs brother to death for sleeping with his wife (DailyTrust)  Residents of PW in Kubwa, a satellite town in Bwari Area Council of the FCT, were thrown into panic on Wednesday night after a man stabbed his younger brother…

*139 clerics, worshipers killed, 394 kidnapped in 18 months – Reports (Punch)*Commuters lament as Kara traders, ram sellers encroach on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, compound traffic (Guardian)

139 clerics, worshipers killed, 394 kidnapped in 18 months – Reports (Punch) At least 139 clerics and worshipers have been killed in various attacks across the country between January 1, 2021, and July 4, 2022. Also, no fewer than 394…

*Scores of kidnapped kids found in underground of Ondo church (Punch)*Pastor, wife held as 3 die in church during deliverance (Sun)

Scores of kidnapped kids found in underground of Ondo church (Punch) Scores of children were allegedly found in an underground apartment of a church in the Valentino Area of Ondo town, Ondo State, on Friday evening. It was gathered that…

Wimbledon day 2 wrap up: Berrettini, Auger-Aliassime, Serena, Stephens crash out

Wimbledon Day two action got underway on a sour note when eigth seed Matteo Berrettini, last year’s runner-up, became the second top player to pull out with COVID-19 after Marin Cilic’s withdrawal. An already depleted men’s draw only got poorer…

*Tomorrow is ‘Operation Show Your PVC Day’, PFN tells Christians (Tribune)*Late gospel singer Osinachi’s body arrive for burial (Nation)

Tomorrow is ‘Operation Show Your PVC Day’, PFN tells Christians (Tribune) President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Wale Oke, has declared June 26 as a Permanent Voters Card (PVC) Sunday as part of the efforts to mandate…

Actor, Chidi Mokeme, loses cousin to hit-and-run driver in Portland, sister to illness*Court slams fine on Customs over arbitrary jack up of PAAR (Tribune)

Actor, Chidi Mokeme, loses cousin to hit-and-run driver in Portland, sister to illness (Vanguard) Nollywood actor, Chidi Mokeme, Thursday, announced the death of his cousin Nicole Mokeme who was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Portland and his sister Ebele…

*Lagos lovers under drug influence strip naked, attempt suicide (Punch)*Portable calls out Burna Boy over alleged intellectual theft (Nation)

Lagos lovers under drug influence strip naked, attempt suicide (Punch) Two yet-to-be-identified suspected lovers have caused a stir after residents spotted them walking naked around the Victoria Garden City, Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that the lovers…

*Tension grips Lagos motor parks as Baruwa, MC Oluomo fight for control (Tribune)*Cossy Ojiakor reveals her new source of making good money (Vanguard)

Tension grips Lagos motor parks as Baruwa, MC Oluomo fight for control (Tribune) Uneasy calm now pervades hundreds of parks in Lagos following Monday’s bloody free-for-all, as the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the state’s Parks Management…

*Police arrest 3 traffic robbers, recover pistol, ammunition (Guardian)*NURTW Crisis: Lagos to set up committee on parks, garages (Independent)

Police arrest 3 traffic robbers, recover pistol, ammunition (Guardian) Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) arrested three robbery suspects and recovered a pistol and four rounds of ammunition at the Toyota bus stop, Oshodi, Lagos State. The Lagos State…

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