Defending champion Coco Gauff is through to the second round of the US Open as she begins her title defence. Gauff only dropped two games as she beat French player Varvara Gracheva 6-2 6-0 After reaching the semi-finals of the French Open in June, third seed Gauff has struggled and had early exits in Toronto…
English Premier League champions Manchester City have agreed a deal with Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal to sell defender Joao Cancelo. Personal terms are not expected to be a problem, although Cancelo is yet to agree to the move. If he does, the 30-year-old is expected to sign a three-year contract, ending his five-year stay…
Former National Vice Chairman, North-West, of the All Progressives Congress APC, Salihu Lukman has slammed the administration of President Bola Tinubu saying the president is on track to becoming worse than former President Muhammadu Buhari. Lukman said governance in Nigeria is currently deteriorating under Tinubu. In a statement he signed, the former APC Vice Chairman…
Some unidentified gunmen numbering about Six have abducted a director of the Rivers State Board of Internal Revenue Service, Aribibia Fubara The abduction took place after the armed men arrived at the Marine Base axis in a speedboat, shooting indiscriminately into the air before targeting Fubara and escaping with him in their boat. The Rivers…
The Osun State Government has confirmed two cases of mpox, a viral disease, in the state. The cases involve two male patients, aged five and 25, who are currently receiving treatment at the State Hospital in Ilesa West. The State Commissioner for Health, Mr. Jola Akinola, has assured residents that there is no cause for…
The first man to ever win an Olympic medal for Nigeria, Nojim Maiyegun, has died. This was disclosed on Monday by an Austria-based acquaintance of the deceased identified as Rudolfine Soultan (Funmilayo) on her Facebook post. The post read, “My Jimylein (Jimmy) is dead. I can’t say more about this right now because it’s just…
A yet-to-be-identified adult male has lost his life in a tragic accident in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The incident occurred around 6 pm on Monday when the deceased was walking along the Cappa railway tracks and was struck by a moving train. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed the incident, stating…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has overturned a Federal High Court judgement that ordered the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to allow 381 ad-hoc delegates to participate in its February 22 primary election in Edo State. The primary election produced Asue Ighodalo as the party’s candidate for the September 21 governorship election. The appellate court…
President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). Mohammed Mohammed will lead the NIA, while Adeola Ajayi will head the DSS. The appointments follow the resignations of Ahmed Rufai (NIA) and Yusuf Bichi (DSS), who had been retained by Tinubu…
In a shocking incident that unfolded in Umueze, Umuahia yesterday a young marriage was shattered by a horrific act of violence allegedly motivated by a desire for wealth. Mr. Chukwunyere Lawrence, an Alumaco engineer from Bende Local Government Area, is accused of grievously assaulting his wife, Mrs. Amarachi Lawrence, an indigene of Ata Emede, Ibeku…
