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Rafael Nadal crashed to Fabio Fognini in the Monte Carlo Masters semi-finals on Saturday, the Spanish clay court king swept aside 6-4, 6-2, to end his bid for a 12th title. The shock result leaves Italian 13th seed Fognini facing unseeded Serb Dusan Lajovic in Sunday’s unscripted final. Fognini, who beat Nadal three times all on clay in 2015, stopped a 25-set win streak in the principality for the world number two. The last man to take a set off Nadal in Monte Carlo was Britain’s Kyle Edmund in 2017. Fognini ended Nadal’s Monte Carlo reign on the fifth match…

Twenty-seven more people have been found dead from a boat accident on Lake Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, bringing the total death toll to 40, interim interior minister Basile Olongo told Reuters on Saturday. The bodies were discovered across the border on the eastern shore of the lake in Rwanda, Olongo said. The boat carried nearly 200 people when it capsized. Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi had declared Friday a day of mourning when 114 people were missing days after a boat capsized on Lake Kivu. He has also decided to make it obligatory…

Cristiano Ronaldo, Saturday, became the first player to win top-flight league titles in England, Spain and Italy after Juventus clinched a record-extending eighth successive Serie A crown with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina. After the disappointment of Uefa Champions League elimination at the quarter-final stage to Ajax on Wednesday, Juve found themselves behind to a sixth minute goal from Serbian defender Nikola Milenkovic. Alex Sandro levelled for Juventus in the 37th minute, before German Pezzella’s own goal eight minutes after the break gave the defending champions the lead. That proved to be the decisive goal of the game as Juventus…

Stretch marks are a common problem for both men and women and they often tend to have an effect on people’s confidence. Whether it is there due to pregnancy or sudden weight gain, this is one physical feature that can be commonly seen on the waist, thighs, lower backs, hips, breasts, arms, and buttocks. Normally, stretch marks appear as bands of parallel lines on your skin. These lines are a different color and texture than your normal skin. They appear when the dermal layer of the skin is suddenly stretched, as in the case of pregnancy. Here are a few…

Few weeks ago, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at the national level suspended Comrade Etim Ukpong, the NLC Chairperson, Akwa Ibom Council over some unresolved issues. In his place, Comrade Paulina Joseph Isaac, the state NLC Vice Chairperson 2 and Chairman of Nigeria Union of Public Service, Reportorial, Secretarial, Data Processing and Allied Workers, was appointed to act as the Chairperson of the congress in the state. In a telephone interview with Straightnews, Comrade Isaac reveals her plans to ensure the election of credible and acceptable leaders for the state NLC during the Quatrilinnial Delegates Conference slated for April 25,…

A total of 769 workers are said to be working in Osun State Civil Service with fake and forged school certificates. Mr. Adelani Baderinwa, who is supervising the Information and Strategy Ministry, said in a statement on Friday that the discovery was made after five years of screening carried out by a consultancy firm employed by the state government. “A consultancy firm, The Captain Consultants, engaged five years ago by the state government to verify the results and other necessary documents of the workers in the state, has completed its assignment and submitted its report. “The screening of the workers’…

The Ghanaian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Alhaji Rashid Bawa, has called for sustenance of the age-long bilateral relationship between Nigeria and Ghana. Bawa who made the call on Thursday when he paid a courtesy visit on Governor Emmanuel at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Uyo, however, stated that Ghana is undertaking biometric registration of her citizens within and outside the country. He said he was in Akwa Ibom for a two-day retreat for Permanent Representatives Committee of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and pledged to use the opportunity to meet Ghanaians doing businesses in coastal communities…

Former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has filed a 16-ground appeal against the judgment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The judgment ordered the removal of Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Chief Justice of Nigeria and also barred him from holding public office for ten years for contravening the Code of Conduct Bureau Act. In the appeal filed against the federal republic of Nigeria at the Abuja division of the Court of Appeal, Justice Onnoghen challenged the CCT erred in dismissing his application challenging its jurisdiction. The Code of Conduct Tribunal on Thursday found Justice Walter Onnoghen guilty of…

Nigeria’s inability to reciprocate international flights has reportedly cost the country at least $3 billion annually, International Air Transport Association’s records show. This followed IATA’s reports that international airlines sold tickets worth $1.4 billion to Nigerian travellers in 2017 while tickets worth $800 million were sold in the first six months of 2018. Reports monitored from TVCNEWS indicate that Nigeria has Bilateral Air Services Agreements with 91 countries but only 28 of the agreements are active. Enactment of ‘Fly Nigeria Act’ has been advanced as part of the solutions. The foreign airlines enjoy multiple entry points into Nigeria thereby shortchanging…

The first Nigerian female has broken glass ceiling in Nigeria’s 59-year history as the first to append her signature on the naira. Priscilla Ekwere Eleje, who has been acting director of currency and operations at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been confirmed, substantive director of the apex bank. Eleje who was confirmed on August 30, 2018 is the first female director of currency in the history of the bank, and her signature has been appended on the naira. She is a psychology graduate of the University of Jos, Nigeria. Mrs. Eleje is an alumna of the prestigious Hubert…