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Federer climbs to 4th, as Djokovic stay top of men’s rankings

Roger Federer has gained three places to fourth in the men’s ATP tennis rankings released by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) released on Monday. The leap...

Pound rises on signs pro-Brexit lawmakers softening demands of May

Sterling gained on Monday on signs some pro-Brexit lawmakers were increasingly willing to compromise with Prime Minister Theresa May to increase the chances the British...

Photojournalist released after five years in jail

An award-winning Egyptian photojournalist, Mahmoud Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan, was released on Monday after being in prison for over five years. A post on his Twitter...

Police

Police arraign fake native doctor for defrauding man of N1.5m

The police on Monday arraigned a fake native doctor, Stanley Igbinigie, 53, in court for allegedly defrauding a man of N1.5 million in an Ota Magistrates ‘ Court in...

Reno Omokri’s letter to the core Northern brothers

If you cannot stand the bitter truth, then better stop reading here, because you will get angry and shorten your lifespan by the truth I am about to reveal here. But...

Lagos, Jimi Agbaje and the menace of Bola Tinubu

For those worried about the supposed crisis in Lagos being presented as one between the Yoruba and the Igbo, they need not bother. We must by now be used to the politics...

Lal Liga: Morata double keeps up Atletico Madrid’s Barca chase

Atletico Madrid kept up their pursuit of La Liga leaders FC Barcelona with an Alvaro Morata double in a 2-0 win at Real Sociedad on Sunday. But it was done in grim...

Updated: Helicopter crash kills four Americans, Kenyan pilot

Four Americans and a Kenyan have been killed after a helicopter that they were travelling in, crashed in Northern Kenya, police said Monday. The helicopter crashed at...

Miyyeti Allah tasks security agencies on illegal weapons

The Kebbi state chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has urged security agencies in the country to retrieve illegally acquired...

Thugs overrun Nembe-Bassambiri communities

Thugs loyal to an APC leader in Bayelsa State, Kojo Sam, have reportedly taken over Nembe-Bassambiri, shooting and chasing away indigenes of the communities. No fewer...