Bye-election: Gbadamosi emerges PDP candidate for Lagos East (Punch) The Peoples Democratic Party has announced Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi as its candidate for the Lagos-East senatorial bye-election, scheduled for October 31. The Secretary of the PDP Electoral Committee, Mr Abiante Awaj-Imombak,…
Serena Williams battles into US Open third round by beating Margarita Gasparyan
Six-time champion Serena Williams progressed to the third round of the US Open with a 6-2 6-4 win over Russian Margarita Gasparyan in New York. The American, 38, cruised through the opening set but found the world number 117 a…
US Open 2020: Serena Williams beats Kristie Ahn in straight sets
Serena Williams began her pursuit of a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title with a dominant 7-5 6-3 win over fellow American Kristie Ahn. The 38-year-old went a break down in both sets but recovered to win in an hour…
Serena Williams reaches Western and Southern Open third round
Serena Williams overcame a scare against Dutch qualifier Arantxa Rus to reach the Western and Southern Open third round in New York. American Williams, 38, stopped Rus serving out the match at 6-5 before winning 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 7-6 (7-0)…
Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams top as tennis dominates rich list
The world’s nine highest-earning sportswomen over the past year are all tennis players, according to research by US business magazine Forbes. Japan’s Naomi Osaka tops the list with earnings of $37.4m (£26.3m), ahead of Serena Williams with $36m (£27.2m). World…
Serena completes comeback to beat Venus in 31st meeting between sisters
There was zero interaction between the two, not even a furtive glance, when Venus Williams walked past Serena Williams in the Top Seed Open’s warmup area Thursday before their 31st matchup as pros. Moments later, both headed to the court,…
*Truck crushes bride-to-be to death in Lagos (Punch) *Housewife falsely accuses Lagos businessman of attempted rape (Punch)
Truck crushes bride-to-be to death in Lagos (Punch) Family and friends of a bride-to-be, Immaculate Okochu, who was crushed to death by a truck, have taken to their various social media handles to mourn her demise. PUNCH Metro learnt that…
*1 die, many injured in Customs, smugglers face-off (DailyTrust) *SARS arrested boy on errand, demanded N500,000 – Mother (Punch)
1 die, many injured in Customs, smugglers face-off (DailyTrust) One person died while many others were injured on Tuesday in Ogun State as Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officials engaged some suspected smugglers in a face-off. The deceased, according to the…