By Abimbola Ogunnaike Iga Swiatek, reigning champion and world number one, will face unseeded Czech Karolina Muchova in the French Open final after defeating Brazilian 14th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 7-6 (9/7) on Thursday, 8 June,2023. Poland’s Swiatek, 22, is chasing a third Roland Garros crown in four years and bidding to become the first woman to successfully defend the title since Justine Henin in 2007. She is the youngest woman to reach three French Open finals since Monica Seles at the start of the 1990s. “It’s really amazing. It’s just tough to play in such a long tournament,…
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By Abimbola Ogunnaike Nollywood actor, Saidi Balogun’s younger sister, Idiat Balogun Aminu is dead. In a heartbreaking post on his Instagram page, he paid tribute to his late sister.”اجِعُوʾinnā lillāhwa-ʾinnā ʾilayhi rājiʿūnaWith great sadness in my heart, I mourn the passing away of my lovely younger sister, Idiat Balogun Aminu.I am grateful to God that I shared womb with you, Idiat. You will forever live in my heart and mind. Rest on my dear sister. I will miss you,” Balogun wrote.
By Abimbola Ogunnaike At least four persons including three guests and a vigilante have been abducted by suspected gunmen in the Asa local government area of Kwara State, the Punch reports The medium gathered that the abductors in their numbers ambushed some guests who were heading home from a naming ceremony in Aboto village in the Council area. The incident, it was further gathered occurred on the evening of Tuesday, 6 June, 2023 when the guests were returning to Ilorin from a naming ceremony held in Aboto. Chairman of the vigilante in Kwara State, Saka Ibrahim, confirmed the incident in…
Business merchant, politician, seer and aristocrat, Ayomipe Jatto has become the youngest Bashorun in the history of Yoruba Land. He thus became the 15th Bashorun of Yoruba land. Ayomipe Jatto, a freedom fighter and a political figure got the Chieftaincy title “Bashorun”, meaning the Yoruba generalismo. After completing all spiritual Rrghts done by His Imperial Majesty OBA Lekan Balogun Olubadan of Ibadan Land, the great seer became the 15th Bashorun of Yoruba land succeeding Bashorun Mko Abiola who was the 14th Bashorun of Yoruba Land Jatto said he will continue to defend the interest of the Yorubas fearlessly and Nigeria…
By Akeem Busari President of Nigeria Basketball Federation, Engr. Ahmadu Musa Kida Friday, 2 June, 2023, donated top quality basketball equipment to the Sports Council of University Of Maiduguri, Borno State. The equipment which was received by the grateful University’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Aliyu Shugaba, was one of the several personal initiatives of Kida and also, one of the well lauded programmes of his Ahmadu Musa Kida Foundation(AMK), to help the growth and development of the game of basketball across different spheres of national life. It would be recalled, too, that the AMK Foundation birthed the 3v3 basketball programmes in Nigeria,…
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Thursday, 8 June, 2023, met with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over issues he said we’re pertinent to the people of the state. Briefing Presidential Villa correspondents after the meeting, Mbah, who described the meeting as heartwarming, said partnership and collaboration with the federal government was critical to actualising his administration’s agenda for Enugu State, especially in the areas of economy, infrastructure, security, and activation of dormant assets. He also said the meeting equally discussed the need to release the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying it…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike A 30-year-old man, Usman Sanigoga, of Akula Quarters in Babura Local Government Area of Jigawa has hanged himself four months after he got married. The spokesman of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa, Mr Adamu Shehu, confirmed the sad incident in Dutse, the state capital on Thursday, 8 June, 2023. According to Shehu, Sanigoga’s spouse found him hanging from the ceiling in their bedroom on Wednesday, 7 June, 2023, as she returned from a social visit. NSCDC image-maker also added that the spouse reported that Sanigoga, a photographer, dropped her off at a…
Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, Michael Freeman has disclosed the readiness of his country to partner with Nigeria towards realisation of the policy on creation of one million jobs through digital economy. Freeman, who is also the Permanent Representative of Israel to ECOWAS, made the disclosure at a news conference on the official inauguration of the 3rd cohort of the Innovation Fellowship for Aspiring Inventors and Researchers (I-FAIR) on Thursday in Abuja. He said Israel remain excited over plans to partner with President Bola Tinubu’s administration to achieve meaningful growth through digital technology, noting that the first two editions of…
By Abimbola Ogunnaike Mandy Oluwada, well known as Mandy Kiss, has turned into a gospel musician as she dropped her first single. Recall that a few weeks ago, the former “runs girl” announced that she had quit her previous profession and was turning her life around. A few weeks after she announced that she was taking a new lifestyle, a viral video of Mandy has been seen on social media which has sparked reactions from netizens. In the video, Mandy Kiss was seen wearing a Sutana that shows that she belongs to a member of the white garment church, Celestial.
Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, has directed the Ministry of Health to investigate and fish out medical staff on duty who were alleged to have rejected victims of accidents. The Governor gave the directive on Thursday, 8 June, 2023 during a visit to the Accident and Emergency Unit of the Umaru Shehu Ultra Modern Hospital in Maiduguri, followed a viral video which showed that some accident patients were rejected at the hospital. The Governor gave 24 hours for a probe team to identify the medical workers involved and to recommend appropriate sanctions. Zulum who addressed health workers at the…