‘Fine Me!’ – Alexander Zverev jokes to Umpire, references Naomi Osaka stand Japan’s Naomi Osaka could be thrown out of the French Open if she continues to boycott post-match news conferences at the tournament, the board of Grand Slam tennis tournaments said on Sunday. Osaka, who was fined 15,000 dollars for skipping the news conference Read More…
The Lagos State government says it has commenced the administration of the second dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccination programme. Prof. Akin Abayomi, State Commissioner for Health, in a statement on Sunday, said the administration of the second dose of the vaccine which began on May 28 would end on July 9. He said the Read More…
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed outrage and disgust over what he called “the heinous murder“ of Adamawa politician Ahmed Gulak in Owerri by yet to be identified gunmen. The president reacted on Sunday in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu. “I am repulsed by such premeditated Read More…
The leadership of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos has expressed regrets at “cases of skirmishes” which characteristic the party’s local government election primaries in some parts of the state on Saturday. The APC Spokesman, Seye Oladejo, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, urged the security agencies to conduct thorough investigations to bring Read More…
Review by Chiamaka Nsude The movie “The Fisherman’s Diary” is a story of betrayal, selfishness and greed which present themselves as tools to boycott a young woman’s dream. Set in Cameroon, the 2 hours 22 minutes movie which was released in 2020, chronicles the life of a 12year old girl who grew up in the Read More…
“Do not judge a runner by the challenges he or she faces, or the strains on their legs as they run, or even the grimaces on their faces; judge them at the finish line. Africa will finish its race for development well, against all odds!” That is the prediction of the President of the African Read More…
In picture above: A worker walks past storage tanks at Dangote oil refinery in Ibeju Lekki district, on the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria August 7, 2019. Picture taken August 7, 2019. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja Four oil firms including Nigeria’s state-oil company have approached Dangote Industries to acquire a stake in Africa’s largest oil refinery, a senior Read More…
Exasperation with Credit Suisse following a string of scandals is prompting Switzerland to rethink a system in which top bankers have been largely untouchable. Credit Suisse’s heavy losses from the collapse of family office Archegos and the decimation of billions of client investments backed by insolvent British financier Greensill have angered regulators and triggered a Read More…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has engaged supermarket operators in the six geo-political zones with a view to ensuring effective consumer protection. The Commission also decried the influx of fake and substandard consumables products at supermarkets especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Mr Read More…
Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, has appointed a new army chief, the ministry of defence said in a statement on Thursday, following the death of the military head’s predecessor in a plane crash last week. President Buhari appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya who previously commanded troops operating in the northeast where security forces are fighting an Read More…