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Emma Raducanu has become the first British woman in 44 years to win a Grand Slam singles title. The 18-year-old overpowered Leylah Fernandez, a 19-year-old from Canada — winning 6-4 6-3 in the US Open final. Their showdown lasted an hour and 51 minutes, was the first major tennis final between two teenagers in 22 years. Saturday night’s match had a dramatic finale as Raducanu was forced to have a medical time out after skidding on the court and hurting her leg as she raced to return a ball. It is an extraordinary, unprecedented achievement for Raducanu, who came into…

Two persons died after a building belonging to Holy Ghost Church in Abeda Pave Community, Chachanji Ward in Takum Local Area, Taraba State collapsed during an ongoing church service. The building, according to reports, collapsed following a heavy downpour that lasted several hours on Saturday, September 11. The two victims were male and female while several other members of the church sustained varying degree of injuries. Confirming the report, the council chairman, Shiban Tikari, said even though he was aware of the incident, he was yet to visit the area. Tikari, however, confirmed that two persons lost their lives in the…

The brother of Afghanistan’s former Vice President Amrullah Saleh has been shot dead by the Taliban fighters, his nephews told news agencies on Saturday. Rohullah Azizi was an anti-Taliban fighter in the last holdout province of Panjshir, and Saleh is now one of the leaders of the resistance movement against their strict new rule. Rohullah Azizi was traveling with his driver on Thursday when Taliban fighters stopped them at a checkpoint in Khanez village in the province of Panjshir, the relatives said. “As we hear at the moment [the] Taliban shot him and his driver at the checkpoint.” nephew Shuresh…

The General Overseer of The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch A.  Adeboye has kicked against the growing number of transgenders in the world. In a post shared on his Facebook page, the clergyman stated that God is not the author of confusion and that in the time of creation, God created humans in female and male gender yet some people have decided to change their gender as if God did not know what he was doing. He stated that God doesn’t make mistakes. Adeboye wrote “Our God is the God of distinction; He is not an author of…

In a determined effort to achieve fiscal federalism, 36 states in the country have instituted a legal action against the Nigerian government over its continued collection of stamp duties in the country. The state governments in the suit filed last month at the apex court are claiming specifically that the right to collect stamp duties on financial transactions between persons or individuals in a state is the exclusive reserves of the states, asking the court to intervene and restrain the federal government from further collection of the monies. Few months ago, the state governments had dragged the same federal government to…

Superstar footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a brace on his Manchester United return on Saturday evening, September 11, as United drenched Newcastle 4-1.  The 36-year-old scored either side of half-time to send Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side on the way to victory before Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard completed the score-line in an over packed stadium joyous at the return of the Superstar footballer. With two minutes left to the end of the first half, teenager Mason Greenwood cut in from the right and drilled a left-footed shot towards the Newcastle United goal. Goalkeeper Freddie Woodman tried to gather it but Ronaldo took a…

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed into law the State VAT Bill as passed by the House of Assembly. This was confirmed by Gbenga Omotoso, Honourable Commissioner, information & Strategy in a statement. The Governor signed the “bill for a law to impose and charge VAT on certain goods and services” at about 11. 45 a.m. today, after returning from an official trip to Abuja . ”By this act, the Bill has now become a Law,” Omotoso wrote. However, the Appeal Court in Abuja has ordered all parties to maintain the status quo and refrain from taking action that…

Teen tennis prodigies, Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez, are set to compete against each other after completing astonishing runs to their first Grand Slam final at the US Open. Britain’s Raducanu and Canada’s Fernandez will meet on Saturday at Arthur Ashe Stadium, where one of them will claim her first Grand Slam title. Eighteen-year-old Raducanu has become the first qualifier to ever reach a Grand Slam final and the youngest Grand Slam finalist in 17 years. “I’m in the final and I can’t actually believe it,” she said, according to the AFP news agency. Raducanu, who is aiming to become…

Joe Biden, US President, has announced a sweeping plan that could force millions of unvaccinated Americans to get the COVID-19 shot. Announcing this Thursday night, September 9, Biden ordered companies with more than 100 employees to either vaccinate their employees against COVID-19 or mandate them to test for the virus weekly. He also announced that the remaining 17 million healthcare workers employed in facilities will receive federal Medicare or Medicaid and be fully vaccinated to raise  from the groups of people up to 100 million Americans. According to the President, the US has been patient with people in the fight…

Argentina captain, Lionel Messi, has broken the South American men’s record of goals held by Brazil legend, Pele. Messi netted a hat-trick as they beat Bolivia 3-0 in a World Cup qualifying fixture in Buenos Aires. It took his total tally of international goals to 79, two more than Pele’s. Messi is however behind Brazilian duo of Marta (109) and Cristiane (96) for the overall record for most goals scored by a South American player at the international level. Third on the men’s list is the 34-year-old’s friend and Paris Saint-Germain teammate Neymar, who has 69 international goals for Brazil.…