World No1 Iga Swiatek has been knocked out of Wimbledon in the third round, beaten by Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan. Swiatek came into the match on the back of 21 straight victories but lost 6-3, 1-6, 2-6 to the unseeded Kazakh in a major shock on Court One. Swiatek took the first set but then…
New Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda in his first major policy announcement since winning a landslide election victory. The previous Conservative government first announced the plan in 2022 to send migrants who arrived in Britain without permission to…
First timers Canada are through to the Semi final of Copa America after beating Venezuela 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw in Texas. Ismael Kone scored the decisive spot-kick after Wilker Angel’s effort had been saved by goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau. Venezuela striker Salomon Rondon had earlier scored a stunning 35-yard lob to cancel out…
Burnley have appointed former England midfielder Scott Parker as their new head coach on a three-year deal. Parker, 43, succeeds Belgian Vincent Kompany who joined Bayern Munich after failing to save them from being relegated from the Premier League last season. Parker has been out of work since March 2023, having been sacked by Belgian…
Members of a church in Rumukalagbor area of Port Harcourt Rivers state watched in shock as policemen whisked away a youth leader, Tuouamene, from the church. The sudden and unexpected turn of events occurred shortly after Tuouamene had given a powerful testimony, which left some of the congregation overwhelmed with emotion. However, the shock and…
It is no longer news that Nigeria’s economy is in shambles no thanks to government’s twin policies of petrol subsidy removal and unification of FX windows. This has led to so many foreign companies exiting Nigeria to pastures green United Kingdom-based Diageo joined about 15 other multinational companies that have exited the country in the…
A young girl is currently battling for her life after she was shot by a police officer in Oria-Abraka Community in Ethiope-East Local Government Area of Delta State According to one precious who claimed to be the girl’s boyfriend, the trigger-happy policemen from Abraka Division allegedly shot the girl, Rukevwe John, in front of Oria-Abraka…
New Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would scrap a controversial plan to fly thousands of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda in his first major policy announcement since winning a landslide election victory. The previous Conservative government first announced the plan in 2022 to send migrants who arrived in Britain without permission to…
Electricity supply has been partly restored in Nigeria hours after the national grid collapse. Head of Corporate Communications at Enugu Electricity Distribution Company Emeka Eze confirmed this in a statement on Saturday. There was a nationwide blackout in Nigeria around 3 pm on Saturday. However, Ezeh, in an update, said bulk supply was partially restored…
Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek is set to complete his move to La Liga outfit Girona. Van de Beek has struggled to establish himself since moving to United in a £35m move in September 2020. The Dutchman had a loan spell at Everton and spent the second half of last season at Eintracht…
