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…
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…
Nigeria’s Force headquarters have raised an alarm over possible mass secret cult initiation nationwide The IG has therefore mandated state police commands to ensure the cultists are stopped In Rivers state, spokesperson for the Rivers State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement titled, ‘Planned Cult Celebration By The Neo Black Movement, Aka Aiye Or…
The governments of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso on Saturday marked their exit from ECOWAS with Niger’s ruling general saying the junta-led countries have “turned their backs on” the regional bloc. The three country’s leaders are taking part in the first summit of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), set up after pulling out of…
