Emma Raducanu will face fellow Grand Slam winner Sofia Kenin in the Briton’s first US Open appearance for two years. Raducanu memorably triumphed at the US Open as a teenage qualifier in 2021, becoming the first British woman for 44…
*I printed my result from JAMB Portal, pupil accused of forgery breaks silence (DailyTrust)*Tinubu ordered service chiefs to work as a team, says Ribadu (Guardian)
I printed my result from JAMB Portal, pupil accused of forgery breaks silence (DailyTrust) Ejikeme Mmesoma, a student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi, Anambra State, who was accused of inflating her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) result, has broken…
*Lagos police warn Sunday Igboho, Yoruba nation agitators against rally (Tribune)*Lagos Yoruba Nation Rally Showdown: It must hold, says Akintoye as Lagos bans rally (Vanguard)
Lagos police warn Sunday Igboho, Yoruba nation agitators against rally (Tribune) The police in Lagos State have warned against any rally billed for this Saturday at the Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota. The state commissioner of police, Hakeem Odumosu…
Australian Open champion Kenin shocked by unranked teenager
Beaten Australian Open title-holder Sofia Kenin’s slump deepened as she was stunned by unranked teenager Olivia Gadecki at the Phillip Island Trophy on Sunday. Kenin, whose maiden Grand Slam title defence ended in the second round this week, suffered an…
Iga Swiatek: French Open’s surprise champion says she ‘was not expecting’ Grand Slam win
Just a week ago Iga Swiatek was unsure whether she would commit to tennis long term or go to university. Now the 19-year-old is a Grand Slam champion – the lowest-ranked woman to ever win the French Open. “I wasn’t…
US Open 2020: Second seed Sofia Kenin in tears after tournament exit
Australian Open champion and second seed Sofia Kenin says she was in tears after losing in the last 16 of the US Open. The 21-year-old American, the highest seed left in the women’s singles, lost 6-3 6-3 to Belgian Elise…
*Lagos officials to civil servants: be proactive (Nation) *Hours after calling him ‘a bastard’ Daddy Freeze sends message to Pastor Ibiyeomie (Vanguard)
Lagos officials to civil servants: be proactive (Nation) Officials of Lagos Local Government Service Commission, Mr Babs Akinyanmi, and Mr Ladi Ajomale have urged civil servants to be proactive as the nation gradually returns to life after COVID-19. The duo…
*62-year-old man in court for allegedly swindling sister of N2.4m (Tribune) *LASG dislodges land grabbers from Agege land (NewTelegraph)
62-year-old man in court for allegedly swindling sister of N2.4m (Tribune) A 62-year-old man, Fatai Omopariola, who allegedly swindled his sister of N2. 4 million on Friday, on appeared in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Omopariola, who…
*Overhead bridges: 36 persons arrested for crossing expressway in Lagos (Guardian) *Housewife arraigned for alleged assault on house help (Nation)
Overhead bridges: 36 persons arrested for crossing expressway in Lagos (Guardian) The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) said it has arrested 36 persons for allegedly crossing the highways indiscriminately. The Corps Marshal of the Agency, Mrs Gbemisola Akinpelu, a…