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Iga Swiatek cruised past dominating teenager Coco Gauff in the final to win her second French Open title on Saturday, as the world number one claimed her 35th successive victory. The 21-year-old Polish star stormed to a 6-1, 6-3 win in only 68 minutes on Court Philippe Chatrier, equalling Venus Williams’ record for the longest winning run by a woman in the 21st century. Swiatek celebrated her sixth straight title this year in the players’ box with her friends and family. “I told Coco ‘Don’t cry’ and that’s what I am doing. Congrats to Coco,” said an emotional Swiatek. Read…

Some Nigerians have vented anger on the killing and burning to ashes of a member of Vigilante group by mob over alleged blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad in Lugbe, Abuja. This is as Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto was killed and roasted by mob over alleged blasphemy. A post on Twitter said the deceased was beaten before being burnt and an accompanying video showed a mob chanting “Allahu Akbar” around a raging fire. “This afternoon mob has killed a guy and burnt him to ashes for blasphemy at Federal Housing Lugbe in Abuja,” the tweet…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has released names of 13 aspirants cleared for the party’s presidential primaries holding from June 6-8 in Abuja.  Straightnews reported on Friday that the All Progressives Congress’ Screening Committee had disqualified 10 aspirants of the 23 from its primaries scheduled for next week. The Chairman of the Committee, John Odigie-Oyegun, said on Friday, June 3, 13 out of 23 aspirants screened were cleared by the committee. According to the list shared online, Yemi Osinbajo, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, Chibuike Amaechi, Godswill Obot Akpabio, Badaru Abubakar, Ibikunle Amosun, and Chukwuemeka Uwaezoke Nwajiuba are among cleared aspirants. Others…

Two notorious robbery and rape suspects arrested by Akwa Ibom Police Command are to be arraigned before court of competent jurisdiction for trial. A press release by SP Odiko MacDon, Akwa Ibom Police Public Relations Officer on Friday said police recovered firearms from the suspects. MacDon said, ”On 11/5/2022, one Godfirst Edet Bassey ‘m’ was arrested in connection with Rape/Armed Robbery at Mbo LGA. The suspect blocked one Effiong Mfon ‘m’ while returning from Ibaka to his residence, hit him on the eye with a gun and collected the sum of Thirty Thousand Naira (N30,000) from him. ”On the same…

Akwa Ibom Commissioner of Police, Andrew Amiengheme, fdc, recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) has been decorated. Inspector General of Police, IGP Alkali Baba Usman, psc+, NPM, fdc, assisted by Joyce, wife of Amiengheme, decorated the newly promoted AIG on Wednesday, June 1, 2022. Usman charged the AIG and other Senior Officers to be more loyal and dedicated to their duties and to serve with professionalism as they assume higher responsibilities. A press release by SP Odiko MacDon, Akwa Ibom Police Public Relations Officer on Friday, said ”The Niger Delta trail blazer has been…

The All Progressives Congress’ presidential screening committee has disqualified 10 aspirants from its primaries scheduled for June 6-7, 2022. The Chairman of the Committee, John Oyegun, who stated this Friday, said 13 out of the 23 aspirants screened were cleared by the committee. When asked about the identity of the disqualified aspirants, Mr Oyegun declined to disclose the names. Oyegun added that contrary to rumours making the rounds, it didn’t screen former President Goodluck Jonathan. The committee held the screening exercise between Monday and Tuesday this week. Read also: APC Presidential primary: Lawan, Akpabio support consensus option Cleared aspirants are…

By Alkali Dan Tsoho Sometime in 2013, a gentleman bank employee with background of a certified chartered accountant and Deacon in a church, United Evangelical Church or (Qua Iboe Church, QIC) was appointed into the office of Secretary to the Government of Akwa Ibom State. His arrival was heralded. The quest by the State Government to implement the policy of 31 industrial transformation projects for the state’s 31 local government areas was realisable. The excitement was palpable; his title of deacon made it more reassuring. Soon in 2014, he was drafted into the appointer’s succession race. Though surrounded by a…

One-fifth of Ukrainian territory is under Russia’s control, with Donbas “almost entirely destroyed”, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed while addressing Luxembourg’s lawmakers on Thursday. “As of today, about 20% of our territory is under the control of the occupiers, almost 125 thousand square kilometers. This is much larger than the area of all the Benelux countries combined,” Zelensky said to the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg via video link, CNN reported. Zelensky also stated fighting continues along the front line that is stretched over “more than a thousand kilometers” along the territories of Kharkiv region to Mykolaiv in the country’s…

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegate, Tanko Rossi Sabo from Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State has shared more than N12 million election largesse to the less privileged and paid WAEC and NECO examinations fees to secondary school students. Rossi, a delegate at the party’s National Convention won by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the Presidential candidate, got the largesse from some aspirants alleged to be doling out Dollars to woo the delegates. This was as one Chief Agworo, another ‘delegate, was spotted in a viral video on Instagram celebrating a new car he claimed to have bought after…

World leaders have felicitated Queen Elizabeth 11, the longest serving British monarch, for marking 70 years’ reign on the throne. The Queen, who became the first British Monarch to celebrate Platinum Jubilee, clocked 70 years of service to the people of the United Kingdom, the Realms and the Commonwealth on February 6, 2022. Pope Francis sent telegram to Queen Elizabeth II for Platinum Jubilee: “I send cordial greetings and good wishes, together with the renewed assurance of my prayers that almighty god will bestow upon you … blessings of unity, prosperity and peace.” Read also: Queen Elizabeth 11 Greets Nigeria…