On Friday, July 11, Jannik Sinner delivered a commanding performance to defeat Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon semi-finals, setting up a highly anticipated final against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday. The 23-year-old world number one secured a straight-sets victory of 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 over Djokovic, marking his first Wimbledon final appearance and his fourth…
Former presidential spokesperson Garba Shehu has revealed that the 2017 story about rats invading President Muhammadu Buhari’s office at the Presidential Villa was a calculated fabrication intended to divert public attention from the president’s health issues. The disclosure is contained in Shehu’s newly released memoir. In Chapter 10, titled “Rats, Spin and All That,” Shehu…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North and former Governor of Edo State, has called on the newly affirmed Governor Monday Okpebholo to launch an investigation into his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki, over alleged mismanagement of state funds and questionable infrastructure projects. Oshiomhole made the call while celebrating the recent Supreme Court ruling, which upheld Okpebholo’s election…
Ovidio Guzmán López, son of notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, has pleaded guilty to a range of U.S. drug trafficking charges, marking the first time one of El Chapo’s sons has entered a plea deal with U.S. authorities. Federal prosecutors allege that Ovidio, along with his brother Joaquín Guzmán López, led a…
An Ogun State High Court on Friday convicted and sentenced three young men for the ritual k!lling of a 16-year-old girl, Sofia Okeowo, in the Kugba area of Abeokuta South Local Government. The trio, Mustakeem Balogun, Soliudeen Majekodunmi, and Lukmon Abdulgafar, were apprehended for the gruesome m8rder of Okeowo on January 28, 2022. The court released a…
UEFA has demoted FA Cup winners Crystal Palace to the UEFA Conference League, citing a violation of its multi-club ownership regulations. As a result, Nottingham Forest are expected to take Palace’s place in the UEFA Europa League, pending a final ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The decision follows an investigation by…
