34-year-old Serena Williams defeated Angelique Kerber, the world No 4, 7-5 6-3 to take home her 7th Wimbledon title and to equal Steffi Graf’s record of 22 Grand Slam wins. Williams added a seventh Wimbledon title to her cabinet, having after a successful title defence. Germany’s Angelique Kerber had denied Williams a place in the […]
Continue ReadingNiger Delta militia group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has given the federal government two weeks ultimatum to negotiate with ‘Aaron Team Leader’ Odein Ajumogobia as a signal of government intention to commence dialogue.” MEND was speaking in response to a recent piece titled ‘President Buhari sharpens focus on Niger […]
Continue ReadingThe outgoing US Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle, has compared President Muhammadu Buhari to President Barrack Obama of the United States, saying the Nigerian leader has performed well in his first year in office.Entwistle recalled that when Obama came into office, Americans were “impatient” just as the situation is currently in Nigeria. The American envoy, […]
Continue ReadingSpeaker, House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara on Friday said that the parliament would strengthen capital market laws to empower regulators to sanction erring operators. Dogara said this at a news conference in Lagos after ringing the closing bell at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE). He said that capital market regulators needed to be on top […]
Continue ReadingThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it would await final outcome of court cases in deciding on Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s candidate for the governorship election in Edo.Mr Nick Dazang, Deputy Director, Voter Education and Publicity, INEC, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. NAN […]
Continue ReadingThe Honourable Ministry of labour and Employment, Sen. Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige has called on the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) to call off its industrial action in the interest of the nation. “Strike neither solves industrial disputes nor contributes to industrial growth. Our economy is already reeling from […]
Continue ReadingLeicester City have completed the signing of Nigeria forward Ahmed Musa from CSKA Moscow for a club record deal worth around £15 million. The 23-year-old Nigerian forward signed a four-year contract with the English Premier League champions after passing a medical on Friday. Musa who has won multiple titles with Kano Pillars and with Russian […]
Continue ReadingArsenal and Czech Republic goalkeeper, Petr Cech, has announced his retirement from international football.The Czech Republic’s most-capped player made the announcement in Prague on Friday, as he collected the national team’s player of the year award. He retires with 124 caps, the last of them won in a 2-0 defeat to Turkey as the Czechs […]
Continue ReadingPep Guardiola was quick to downplay the soon-to-be-renewed rivalry with Jose Mourinho, insisting that such encounters have helped take his coaching to a new level. Jose and Pep endured a fierce relationship during their time at Barcelona and Real Madrid, with Barca always the subject of regular Mourinho. When confronted with the question, Manchester United’s […]
Continue ReadingAt the early hours of today, precisely at about 5.15am, two Boko Haram terrorists suicide bombers attacked Damboa. The first suicide bomber targeted Damboa Central Mosque but due to stringent security measures, he could not gain entry. Obviously frustrated, he exploded and died near the Central mosque. However, the second bomber veered off and gained […]
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