Rafael Nadal will start his French Open return – and expected farewell to the tournament he has dominated – with a first-round match against German fourth seed Alexander Zverev. Spain’s Nadal, who has won the men’s title on a record 14 occasions, plans to retire later this year. Zverev, 27, is one of the favourites…
Thomas Tuchel has emerged as the frontrunner to replace Erik ten Hag as Manchester United’s manager should the club decide on a change. He is understood to have the requisite profile as an accomplished tactician with vast experience of working in major clubs. Tuchel is a free agent having just finished with Bayern Munich and has previously…
Passengers and crew onboard a Singapore Airlines flight that hit extreme turbulence over Asia suffered skull, brain and spinal injuries, the head of a Bangkok hospital has said. Twenty people remain in intensive care in the Thai capital, where flight SQ321 made an emergency landing on Tuesday after the terrifying high-altitude ordeal. The Boeing 777-300ER hit what…
The government of Kano has inaugurated a committee to investigate the mass failure in the recently concluded qualifying examinations for senior secondary schools in the state. Balarabe Kiru, the director of public enlightenment at the state’s ministry of education, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday. According to NAN, Kiru said the committee’s mandate included determining…
The Kano state house of assembly has passed Kano emirates council law (repeal bill) 2024 after scaling 3rd reading. The law has abrogated establishment of 5 new Emirates in the state. All offices established under the repealed law have been set aside by the new bill. Also all district heads elevated or appointed under the…
Nigerian highlife singer, Chinedu Okoli, better known as Flavour N’abania, has lost his father. The singer announced the death of Benjamin Onyemaechi Okoli via social media pages on Wednesday. He shared an old video of him playing guitar to serenade his father. In an accompanying caption, he wrote, “My father, papa Ijele rest well”. Flavour, however, did…
Nigerian singer, Augustine Okechukwu, popularly known as Tekno, has partnered with emPawa Africa, the brainchild of his colleague Mr Eazi. Mr Eazi announced the partnership via a statement on X on Wednesday. The singer said the collaboration would see Tekno’s Cartel Music releasing new music via emPawa Africa. In addition, Tekno plans to invest as a shareholder in…
Nigerian-American actress, Ayo Edebiri, has revealed why she took a break from church. In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Edebiri spoke about her religious beliefs after moving from Boston to New York City for college. The 28-year-old actress said she was raised Pentecostal and was deeply involved in church life. The film star described the church…
West Ham have confirmed Julen Lopetegui will succeed David Moyes as their head coach. The Spaniard has signed a two-year deal with an option for a third. Moyes has left at the end of his contract after four and a half mostly successful years and Lopetegui is clear to take over having been out of…
An Ondo State High Court, sitting in Akure, the state capital, has sentenced a 17-year-old boy, Jibola Fakologbon, to 14 years imprisonment for assaulting and raping a student. The convict was arrested for committing the offence at Ero community in Ifedore Local Government Area of the state in December 2021. He was later charged and…
