Andy Murray’s bid for Olympic gold at a third successive Games ended as he and Joe Salisbury, the UK’s representatives lost in the men’s doubles quarter- on Wednesday morning July 28 in Tokyo. The British pair lost 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 10-7 against Croatia’s Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig in the quarter-finals. Murray, 34, and Salisbury…
The Osun State Police Command has paraded eleven suspects arrested for various crimes ranging from armed robbery, theft, cultism and burglaries. Briefing newsmen at the state police headquarters in Osogbo on Tuesday July 27, the State Police Commissioner, CP Olawale Olokode said three armed robbery suspects identified as Sefiu Adeboye, Adekunle Odekayi and Adewale Simon, were…
Katia Aveiro, the sister of superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, has been hospitalized after contracting Covid-19. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, July 28, Katia Aveiro revealed she was in hospital in her native island of Madeira, Portugal. She has pneumonia after getting complications in her battle with covid-19. The 42-year-old singer is being treated at…
At least ten persons have reportedly been left with injuries in a clash over farmland in Nyuwar, Balanga Local Government Area of Gombe State. It was gathered that the victims, mostly women, and children were attacked when they were working with herbicide on the farm to prepare the ground for the planting season. An eyewitness,…
Juventus coach, Max Allegri has revealed he turned down the chance to manage Real Madrid in order to have a second spell in charge of Juventus. Allegri was unveiled as Juventus manager for the second time on Tuesday, July 27, returning two years after he departed. The club had hired Maurizio Sarri and Andrea Pirlo since…
Embattled Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has said that he fled Nigeria to avoid being killed. Igboho was declared wanted by the DSS on July 1 after a raid was carried out at his Ibadan home. He was however arrested in Benin Republic on July 19 while attempting to travel to Germany with…
Governor Bello Matawalle has blamed the increased banditry and kidnapping in Zamfara state on conflicts between herders and farmers which past administrations failed to resolve. Asides pointing out that the failure of some states in the Northwest region to enter into dialogue with the bandits has further led to the degeneration of the menace, the…
A 23-year-old bricklayer has been arrested for allegedly killing his 46-year-old lover and raping her corpse. Adebayo Kingsley, from Ibillo in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, is said to have killed Rosemary Ifeoma, a widow and mother-of-four, by hitting her with a plank. Rosemary Ifeoma, popularly called Mama Samuel, from Orogun in Ughelli…
A middle-aged man lost his life while many others sustained various degrees of injuries in fatal multiple crashes that occurred in the popular Upper Iweka area of Onitsha, Anambra state on Tuesday, July 27. The crash, which occurred on Tuesday evening, involved two Mercedes trucks and Mitsubishi L300 bus with 15 persons on board.…
Anthony Joshua has vowed to ‘smoke ‘ his bitter rival Tyson Fury when they finally meet in the ring. The WBA, IBF, and WBO heavyweight champion was set for a unification showdown with fellow Briton Fury, the WBC title-holder, before a United States arbitrator in May ordered the latter to fight Deontay Wilder for…
