Lagos-Benin bridge at risk of collapse, Rep warns (Punch) Mr Dennis Idahosa, member representing Ovia Federal Constituency, warned on Sunday in Benin that Ugbogui Bridge in Ovia Southwest Local Government Area of Edo would soon collapse. A section of the…
Serena Williams through to US Open last 16 after battle with Sloane Stephens
Six-time champion Serena Williams fought back from a slow start to beat fellow American Sloane Stephens and reach the last 16 of the US Open. Third seed Williams, 38, was sluggish in the opening set before raising her intensity to…
*Bye-election: Gbadamosi emerges PDP candidate for Lagos East (Punch) *Group tasks government on training of teachers (Guardian)
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,…
Canada’s Leylah Annie Fernandez upsets Sloane Stephens at Top Seed Open
Canadian qualifier Leylah Annie Fernandez upset 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens 6-3, 6-3 in the opening round of the Top Seed Open on Tuesday. The 17-year-old Fernandez, from Laval, Que., is now 2-0 against the American in her career.…
*House of Reps assesses effects of tank farms location on Lagos residents (Vanguard) *Assembly considers punishment for cultists’ parents (Punch)
House of Reps assesses effects of tank farms location on Lagos residents (Vanguard) The House of Representatives on Tuesday assessed the effects of the location of petroleum tank farms and the operators’ activities on the residents of Ijegun-Egba and Kirikiri…
French Open 2019: Karolina Pliskova joins Sloane Stephens and Garbine Muguruza in third round (BBC)
World number two Karolina Pliskova continued her bid for a first Grand Slam with a routine win over Kristina Kucova in the French Open second round. The big-serving Czech beat the world number 203 6-2 6-2 in just 56 minutes.…
