TOPLINE Novak Djokovic—the world’s highest-paid tennis star—clinched his 24th Grand Slam victory at the U.S. Open Sunday night, beating the young opponent who shut him out of his last U.S. Open and breaking a historic tie with Serena Williams, one day after Coco Gauff, 19, won her first major tennis title and became the first…
Luis Rubiales has resigned as president of the Spanish Football Federation following criticism for kissing Spain forward Jenni Hermoso at the Women’s World Cup final presentation ceremony. Hermoso, 33, said the kiss after Spain beat England was not consensual and she filed a legal complaint last T He released a statement saying he had submitted…
…Urges President Tinubu to probe and recover funds looted by former president’s government Former military governor of old Kaduna State, Colonel Abubakar Dangiwa Umar (rtd), has said that the sit-tight syndrome of some African leaders is responsible for the current wave of coups within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) region and the…
BBNaija All-Stars housemates Kim Oprah and Doyin have been evicted from the ongoing reality TV show. Recall that Kim Oprah entered the house as Biggie’s guest, and she added a lot of drama to the program. The love triangle that developed between Pere, Cross, and Kim Oprah was one of the major plotlines of her…
Two robbers operating on the recently commissioned 2nd Niger Bridge have been sentenced to 13- years’ jail term. The Anambra State Police command secured their conviction. The robbers, who were arrested with two daggers and five sim cards removed from phones of their victims, pleaded guilty when they were arraigned in court. Anambra State Police…
● Rallies support of Ooni, others for him A Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has lauded Governor Ademola Adeleke for proving his critics wrong by being a dancing but hard working Governor in his governance of the state. In a statement signed by the Spokesperson to Osun Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Sunday, Obasanjo…
The Department of State Security Service, DSS, has reportedly arrested the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Aisha Ahmad, over an alleged fraudulent acquisition of shares in Polaris Bank and Titan Bank (Union Bank). DSS spokesman, Peter Afunanya, told Channels Television on Sunday that he could not confirm or deny that Ahmad is…
Senegalese President Macky Sall officially nominated his Prime Minister, Amadou Ba, as the candidate representing his party in the upcoming February 2024 presidential election. This significant announcement was jointly made by the presidency and the government coalition. President Sall, who had been in office since 2012 and secured re-election in 2019, declared in July that…
By Olalekan Badmus (Phoenix) ‘Inferiority’ is a complex that affects its victim’s mentality and destroy their emotions. A psychologist, Dr. Michael Brustein opined that “people who feel inferior and have low self-esteem” often fall into the habit of projecting their own feelings of not being good enough onto others. For several years, the people of…
With the masses and business owners scampering to share a meagre 3,500 megawatts load offtake in the Nigerian Electricity Supply Industry (NESI), President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may be starting on a very sluggish note in the power sector, despite the push by some stakeholders for a state of emergency. With a politician as a minister…
