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Seven-time champion, Serena Williams, 40, has been beaten by the 24-year-old Harmony Tan in the first round at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. Stepping out on the court to play singles for the first time since leaving Centre Court prematurely and in tears after suffering a hamstring injury in the opening round 12 months ago, Williams’ return ended in a first-round defeat to little-known Frenchwoman Tan. Williams suffered just her third first-round loss at a grand slam, going down 7-5 1-6 7-6 (7) in a deciding tie-break at 10.35pm on Tuesday night, June 28,  after three hours and 10 minutes in what…

The Federal High Court, Uyo in Akwa Ibom State Friday sentenced 10 fraudsters to different terms for various offences. The convicts were arrested on different dates, and at different locations within Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and Calabar, Cross River State for various offences. Upon their arraignment by the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, they pleaded guilty to one-count separate charge, but were convicted on June 24, 2022. Read also: I Joined Fraudsters Because I was Defrauded- Mother of 5 Eight of the convicts: Amos Richard Perekime, Ben Goodluck, Solomon Oghenefejiro Daniel, Ugbabe Ogah Nelson, Prosper Oweifah, Christopher Samuel…

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others over the controversy surrounding the real  age of David Ukpo. Others mentioned in the suit are the Comptroller General (C-G), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Stanbic-IBTC Bank; United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc as 2nd to 5th respondents respectively. Ekweremadu and his wife were, on Thursday, June 23, remanded in the UK police custody in London, after they were arraigned before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court for alleged conspiracy to facilitate the travel of Ukpo, alleged to be a…

Nigerian Presidential candidates of political parties have the power to appoint and withdraw their running mates before the July 15 deadline set by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Answering questions during the morning show of Arise TV, the Akwa Ibom Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, the presidential candidates have power to change their running mates because they did not emerge from primary process. This is as the presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and that of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, were said to have nominated their running mates as placeholders, while searching for…

Iniobong Sunday Distraught parents of students at Federal Government College (FGC), Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom State have reacted angrily to the weekend’s death of a junior student of the school. Little Rita Emmanuel, a Junior Secondary 1 (JS1) student of the school, our correspondent gathered, died after being taken to the school’s Sick Bay, but with no drugs and specialist to handle her case. She was said to have been released to the parents, who took her to a referral hospital where medics could not safe her from her situation they school management described as “complicated.” Disturbed by the…

As Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad Voluntarily retired on grounds of health reasons, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola takes over as the new the Chief Justice of Nigeria. CJN’s spokesperson, Ahuraka Isah, has confirmed the retirement of his principal on Monday morning. Born on December 31, 1953 from Doguwa, Giade Local Government of Bauchi State, Muhammad was expected to retire in 2023. Billed for swearing-in of the new CJN is slated for 2 p.m, according to sources from the Presidency, Ariwoola is billed to leave the Judicial service in 2028. Read also: CJN, Supreme Court Justices face-off on welfare issues may deepen Born…

The Catholic Priest of Auchi Diocese in Edo State, Rev. Father Christopher Osia, who was abducted by gunmen Sunday morning, has been reportedly killed. The priest was kidnapped in Ikabigbo community of Etsako West Local Government Area of the state. Fellow Catholic Priest, Fr Kelvin Ugwu, confirmed the killing in a post on his verified Facebook page on Sunday night. Read also: Bandits Free Abducted Kaduna Baptist Church worshippers and others He wrote, “Sad News: The priest of Auchi Diocese, Rev Fr Christopher Osia, that was kidnapped this morning the 26th of June 2022 on his way to mass has…

The immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has described as laughable seeing people jubilate on social media over the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to exclude his name from the senatorial race. INEC had in its published list last Friday removed the names of Godswill Akpabio, Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and David Umahi, Ebonyi State Governor as senatorial candidates for the 2023 general elections. Akpabio, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), contested the June 7 APC presidential primary, but stepped down for the former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu, who emerged as the presidential candidate of…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that monkeypox is not yet a global public health emergency. The announcement is coming after report of at least 4,100 people contracting the disease related to smallpox in 46 countries as of June 24. Speaking on Saturday June 25, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was deeply concerned about the outbreak. He also stated that he convened a committee of experts on Thursday June 23, to advise him whether to sound the UN health agency’s strongest alarm over the outbreak. Read also: Panic in Schools over Monkeypox Vaccination Tedros said, “I am deeply concerned about the…

President Muhammadu Buhari has been sued “over his failure to probe allegations that over N11 trillion meant to provide regular electricity supply since 1999 may have been stolen, mismanaged or diverted into private pockets.” SERAP had, in March 2022, given Buhari seven days to order a probe into how N11 trillion meant to provide regular power supply in the country was mismanaged over collapsed National Grid. The organisation urged Buhari to direct the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, and relevant anti-corruption agencies to investigate how the funds had been spent since 1999. In…