Two-time champion Rafael Nadal continued his fine run of form with a 6-4 6-2 7-5 victory over Donald Young to reach the third round at Wimbledon on Wednesday. The two-time champion was rarely troubled by an opponent ranked 43rd in the world who chose to slug it out from the back of the court against […]
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The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of five persons in a road traffic accident involving several vehicles on the Benin-Auchi road in Edo, on Saturday. Mr Bisi Kazeem, FRSC Public Education Officer, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that 10 persons were injured in the incident that occurred […]
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It was a day of joy for 50 medical students of the Osun State University and their parents at the weekend as they ended their medical studies at the V.N Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine. One of the new medical doctors, Oyeleye Lateefah Abiola, was named by the Vice-President for Research and Education of […]
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Former Vice President of Nigeria, Namadi Sambo, has accused security agencies of a plot to plant incriminating object in his residence as part of a plan to bring criminal charges against him. In a statement he issued on Saturday through his spokesman, Umar Sani, Sambo said security agents have raided his property, especially unoccupied ones, […]
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It is understood that the Nigerian Senate will intervene in the purported move to hike tuition fees in 38 federal universities. Senator Barau Jibrin, who is chairman, Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND, said the upper parliament would invite the vice chancellors of the affected universities. He disapproved the proposed increase while accusing government-owned […]
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Nigerian energy businessman Kola Aluko, declared wanted by the EFCC, has been identified as the owner of Apartment 79, a penthouse apartment in One57, one of New York City’s most expensive residential buildings. However, the apartment would be sold to the highest bidder by a Luxembourg based Banque Havilland, in a foreclosure auction in July, […]
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The world’s first Automated Teller Machine (ATM),a technology which brought transformation in the way people obtain and use cash, on Tuesday clocked 50 years. According to the Mirror, the world’s first ATM was unveiled by Barclays at its Enfield branch in North London on June 27 1967. As a tribute to the golden anniversary, Barclays […]
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A massive cyber-attack has affected Russian and Ukrainian companies and government agencies. The virus known as Petya has affected Rosneft, Bashneft, Mars, Nivea and Mondelez, the International producer of Alpen Gold chocolate – all Russian companies. Affected Ukrainian establishments are Auchan Hypermarkets, Privatbank and local telecommunication operators. Ukrainian state power company and Kiev’s main airport, […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has written a letter to Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, to inform him that it has received a petition for his recall. This comes two days after Melaye’s constituents submitted a petition and collected signatures to the commission. In a statement on Thursday, Mohammed Haruna, INEC’s national commissioner […]
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Alexis Sanchez did not just make the headline for stabbing home Chile’s sixth minute goal against Germany, he also made history as his country’s all-time top-scorer. The Arsenal most valuable player got his 38th international goal in Thursday’s 1-1 draw with Germany at the Confederations Cup in Russia. The Gunners’ star, voted man of the […]
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