REACTION TO DJOKOVIC’S DISQUALIFICATION FROM U.S OPEN

Reactions were mixed after Novak Djokovic’s disqualification from the U.S. Open for striking a line judge with a ball during his match against Pablo Carreno Busta on Sunday. Following the…

COVID-19 MAN CITY’S MAHREZ, LAPORTE TEST POSITIVE

Manchester City players Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte have tested positive for coronavirus, the Premier League club announced on Monday. City said in a statement that both players were self-isolating…

ANOTHER 27 STRANDED NIGERIAN GIRLS RETURN FROM LEBANON

Another batch of 27 stranded Nigerian girls evacuated from Lebanon by the Federal Government and the Lebanese Government as well as its community in Nigeria arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…

TWO NIGERIANS ARRESTED BY INTERPOL FOR €14.7 MILLION COVID-19 SCAM

The Cybercrime Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, Interpol National Central Bureau, Abuja, has arrested two suspects for alleged complicity in €14.7 million COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment contract scam. The…

PAST GOVERNMENTS LACKED COURAGE TO REMOVE FUEL SUBSIDY- PRESIDENCY

The Presidency on Sunday said the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), demonstrated “right courage” to take recent decisions that led to hike in fuel price and electricity tariff among…

SENATE PANEL: FG SPENDS N5BN MONTHLY ON IDPS

The Senate Committee on Special Duties has revealed that the Federal Government spends N5bn monthly to cater for the victims of insurgency in the North-East. The Chairman of the committee,…

ADEOLA SAYS, WATER PROJECTS FULFILMENT OF ELECTORAL PROMISE

The senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola, has described the facilitation of water projects in his senatorial district as a fulfilment of his electoral promises. Adeola, according to…

Djokovic eyes US Open quarter-finals

World number one Novak Djokovic and women’s fourth seed Naomi Osaka will be chasing quarter-finals berths on day seven of the US Open on Sunday. Serbian star Djokovic takes on…

IN RIVERS, MAN ARRESTED FOR KILLING NURSING MOTHER, SELLING BABY

The police in Rivers State have arrested a suspected serial child trafficker identified as Chinedu Nwachukwu, 22, for allegedly  killing a woman and stealing her baby, whom he sold for…

SENATE RERUN: APC SPLITS OVER IMO CROSS RIVER PRIMARIES, ANNOUNCE SEPARATE WINNERS

A fresh crisis is brewing in the All Progressives Congress following a controversy over parties’ candidates for the October 31 elections for Imo North and Cross River North Senatorial Districts…