Novak Djokovic made history by winning his first Olympic title and completing the coveted ‘Golden Slam’ in singles tennis. The Serbian superstar, 37, defeated Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-2) in a gripping final at the Paris Olympics, marking his fifth Games appearance. With this triumph, Djokovic joins an elite group of five players to…
Toyosi and Dami, the dynamic duo known as Tami, have become the first housemates to be evicted from the Big Brother Naija season 9 The pair was sent packing during the live eviction show on Sunday, leaving their fellow housemates in a state of shock and awe. Tami was initially nominated for eviction alongside Radicals,…
Human Rights activist Omoyele Sowore says the EndBadGovernance protest will continue on Monday, despite facing violence and repression in some northern states. The nationwide protest, which began last Thursday, aims to address the widespread hardship and suffering in Nigeria. Sowore directed protesters to gather at Ojota before marching to the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, on…
USA sprinter Noah Lyles won the men’s 100m title at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games by the smallest of margins in a dramatic photo finish. The 27-year-old took gold ahead of Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson by just five-thousandths of a second as both sprinters finished with a time of 9.79 seconds at the Stade de France….
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki, has blamed the hardship in the country on the policies of the Federal Government. This was as hunger protesters in Edo State held a church service on the street. Obaseki, in a statement on Sunday, said his government had implemented several people-oriented programmes to reduce the suffering of Edo people…
A former Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, who served under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast, seeking an end to the ongoing nationwide hunger protest. Dalung, who led the anti-government protest in Jos, Plateau State last Thursday, was again at an open-air Sunday church service held by the protesters…
Protesters in Plateau State on Sunday held a worship service at the Old Airport roundabout in Jos where the demonstrators have been gathering since the commencement of the protest which enters it’s fifth day Monday August 5 The worship service which was attended by both Christians and Muslims was a replica of last Friday’s jumat…
Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has faulted the nationwide address by President Bola Tinubu, saying it failed to address the brutal crackdown of #EndBadGovernance protesters by security agencies. Angry Nigerians had taken to major cities across the country to lament the high cost of living, hardship, hunger, and poverty blamed on policies of the Federal…
The Commissioner of Police Imo State Command, Aboki Danjuma, has assured the general public, particularly residents of the Umucheke community in Onuimo Local Government Area of Imo State that the Command under his watch will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that the killers of Eze Umucheke’s cabinet members are all arrested and brought to…
The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, High Chief Rashidi Ladoja, has stated that he will become the Olubadan of Ibadan Ladoja, the most senior of the High Chiefs and next in line to become Olubadan, stated this on Sunday while appearing on ‘Agbami Oselu,’ a radio programme on Fresh FM in Ibadan. The former Governor of…
