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  Despite everything that Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz have achieved (and will achieve in Alcaraz’s case), it’s hard to believe that they can still improve at tennis. Match after match, Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal are becoming a formidable doubles pair “We knew this match was going to be better than the first one,” Alcaraz said, after he and …

A woman identified as Rahimat Salaum is alleged to have killed her husband in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). FCT police spokesperson Josephine Adeh confirmed the incident in a statement Tuesday. He said the suspect was arrested by members of the Pegi Police Division while trying to escape with the victim’s belongings on Monday. Adeh added that when interrogated, the …

The Federal Government has declared all 256 detention centres across the country as “red zones” ahead of the #EndBadGovernance protests scheduled to begin on August 1. The Comptroller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Haliru Nababa, gave the warning in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Public Relations Officer of the Service, Abubakar Umar, in Abuja. He asked …

Gunmen on Tuesday kidnapped former Delta state Commissioner for Technical Education, Joan Onyemaechi. The state police spokesman, Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident to journalists in Asaba. He said Onyemaechi was kidnapped at his church along DBS road in the state capital. READ ALSO: Gunmen kill two members of the truth defense force in Delta The attackers shot dead a policeman …

The Yobe State government has ordered the closure of all primary and secondary schools ahead of the #EndBadGovernance protests in the state. A group of Nigerians have planned to stage a nationwide protest to express their dissatisfaction with hunger and other socio-economic challenges caused by the current administration’s policy initiatives from August 1-10. Director of School Management at the Ministry …

Investors in the Nigerian capital market lost N171 billion at the close of trading on Tuesday This follows the fall in share prices of several companies such as UCAP, NESTLE and THOMASWY on the trading floor today. After five hours of trading in the capital market, equity capitalization declined to N55.5 trillion from N55.7 trillion posted by the exchange on …

  Paul Dans has resigned as director of Project 2025, the conservative strategy for a possible second term for Donald Trump, amid strong criticism, including from the former president. trump Dans’s departure was confirmed in a statement to CNN by Dr. Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, the group that launched Project 2025. Before joining Heritage to lead the …

The naira fell further against the US dollar on Tuesday. Data from the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM) showed that the local currency shed N10 to close trading at N1,621/$, up from N1,611/$1 recorded on Monday. The highest and lowest intraday prices recorded during the day were N1,635/$1 and N1,546/$1 respectively, indicating a very tight spread of N89\$1. The …

Justice Emmanuel Ogundare of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday, confined #EndBadGovernance protesters to Gani Fawehinmi Freedom Park in Ojota. They were also confined to the Peace Park in the state’s Ketu area. The judge gave the order while ruling on an ex parte application filed by the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro. …

Edo 2024: Transforming Markets, Transforming Lives By law, local governments are responsible for building and managing markets. However, in our cities, most markets have become permanent eyesores and nuisances, hindering human and vehicular traffic. But with Senator Monday Okpebholo as the next executive governor of Edo State, this narrative will change. He promises to support local government authorities in rebuilding …