Matteo Berrettini beat Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets to win a first title in almost two years. The Italian eased past his Spanish opponent with a 7-5 6-2 victory at the Grand Prix Hassan II in the Moroccan city of in Marrakesh. Berrettini ended Baena’s nine-match winning streak at the tournament, breaking serve twice…
The embattled edo state deputy governor, Philip shaibu has rejected his impeachment by the state house of assembly, describing it as illegal. The assembly impeached shaibu on Monday following reports by justice s.a.omonua,- led seven-man panel investigating the impeachment petition against the deputy governor. The panel in its reports said the allegation of perjury was…
There seems to be no end to the war of words between burna boy and brymo. Responding to brymo’s recent comment on who is the better musician, burna boy stated that brymo was chasing clout with his name. Brymo had said burna boy is not up to his standard musically. According to him, he is…
English premier league side Everton have been deducted two points for a second breach of Premier League financial rules. Profit and sustainability rules (PSR) permit clubs to lose £105m over three years and an independent commission found Everton breached that by £16.6m for the three-year period to 2022-23. They drop one place to 16th and…
The Edo State House of Assembly has impeached the state’s deputy governor Philip Shaibu. He was impeached during the house’s plenary session on Monday in Benin City, the Edo State capital. Shaibu’s impeachment followed the adoption of the report of a seven-man committee set up to investigate allegations of misconduct against the deputy governor. The…
Fulham midfielder, Alex Iwobi has set a new record for the most minutes played by a Nigerian in the Premier League. Iwobi surpassed the previous record held by former Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi after playing 90 minutes in Fulham’s 1-0 home defeat to Newcastle United on Saturday. Iwobi has now played 16, 289 minutes…
Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun, popularly known as AY, and his wife, Mabel, have separated after 20 years of “friendship/marriage”. The comedian confirmed the development in a post on his Instagram page on Sunday. He said he had reached a stage where he could no longer entertain the public with “deep personal family issues.” He wrote,…
It was a moment of fanfare on Sunday, as family members, friends, and well-wishers joined the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Stanel Block Industry and Stanel Table Water, Chief Stanley Obiajulu, and his darling wife, Mrs. Aṅurika M. Obiajulu, to celebrate and dedicate their first child, Chiziterem Obiajulu, to God. The event, which held…
Abia State governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has assured that the doors of the Labour Party (LP) would not be closed against members of the opposition party who are willing to join the ruling party in the state. Otti, who stated this at Abia State Government House, Umuahia, during his media chat with Abia people, likened…
Members of the Concerned Abia Pensioners on Sunday held a thanksgiving service to appreciate God for answering their prayers and making Governor Otti to pay them arrears of their pensions owed by past administrations in Abia state. Speaking with newsmen during the thanksgiving service at The Apostolic Church Nigeria, No. 55 Awolowo Street Umuahia, the…
