SEVEN-time champion Novak Djokovic came from a set down to book his place in the Wimbledon fourth round with victory over Australia’s Alexei Popyrin. After a slow start on Centre Court, Djokovic, who has 24 Grand Slam titles, won 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3). He will play Holger Rune next …
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NATIONAL electricity grid has yet again, collapsed, leading to a nationwide blackout. Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) confirmed the blackout in a statement issued on Saturday. AEDC said that the power outage was due to a system failure from the national grid. It said, “Please be informed that the power …
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A TANZANIAN portrait artist, Shadrack Chaula, has been sentenced to two years in prison or a fine of $2,000 after being found guilty of cybercrimes. Chaula, 24, was accused of burning a photo of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and verbally insulting her in a viral video. Chaula admitted to the …
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THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is to collaborate with all stakeholders including traditional rulers and community gatekeepers to ensure that the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking is stamped out from communities across the country. The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, made this known on …
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GERMANY has delivered a third Patriot air-defence system to Ukraine, authorities said on Friday. German Ambassador to Ukraine Martin Jäger said this on the social media platform X that the move would help to improve the protection of the population and infrastructure. “The Ukrainian crew has successfully completed appropriate training …
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GERMAN Chancellor Olaf Scholz has welcomed the Labour Party’s victory in the British general election. In response to a question as to whether he saw himself in a new alliance with the new British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, The Social Democrat (SPD) leader said “Yes’’. He said he was delighted …
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THE police in Ibadan on Friday arraigned a 30-year-old man, Azeez Hamzat, for allegedly stealing valuables worth N1.3 million. Hamzat is facing a charge of shop breaking and stealing, before an Ona-Ara Magistrates’ Court. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecutor, Insp. Adeshina Folaranmi, told the court that …
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An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness said that former aviation minister, Hadi Sirika’s company was not on the list of bidders for the contract for the Apron Extension project in the Katsina Airport. The witness, Mr Isaiah Yusuf, testified as EFCC 4th witness (PW4) in the alleged N2.7 …
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AN Area Court sitting at Centre-Igboro, Ilorin, has dissolved the Islamic marriage between Abdulrahman Fausiya and Zakariyau Abdulkodir at the request of the wife. The presiding judge of the court, Idris Etsu, gave the custodial right of the two children of the marriage to Fausiya. The judge said that according …
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Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti, on Friday, inaugurated a mammogram machine at the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH) in Ado-Ekiti, urging women to take advantage of it for early detection of cancer. The governor said that the machine would aid early detection of cancer and enable women in the …
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