Author: David Great

Jannik Sinner edged towards becoming the first ever Italian to reach the last four of the ATP Finals on Tuesday after a thrilling 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/2) win over Novak Djokovic. World number four Sinner needed a straight-sets victory in front of enthusiastic home support in Turin over tennis icon Djokovic to guarantee passage from the Green Group with a match to spare. And while the 22-year-old couldn’t quite make that happen, a superb performance gave him his first win in four attempts over Djokovic, who is bidding to win for a record seventh time at the year-ending tournament.…

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that China has “real problems,” speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco on the eve of an eagerly awaited meeting in the US city between himself and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The leaders of the world’s two largest economies will huddle on the sidelines of the APEC summit in California for their first encounter in a year as trade tensions, sanctions and the question of Taiwan have fueled quarrels between Washington and Beijing. Biden, who like Xi arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday, has characterized the meeting as a chance to right ties…

Six people were confirmed dead on Tuesday while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident at Car Park C, Redemption Camp, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway axis of Ogun State The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps spokesman in Ogun, Babatunde Akinbiyi, told reporters in Abeokuta that the accident involved an unidentified truck and a Mazda bus in which 15 persons were travelling. He said the truck was making a U-turn when the bus, which was speeding excessively, rammed into it. Three Immigration officers killed, several injured in car crash He added that the truck driver immediately fled from…

Liverpool striker Luis Diaz had a tearful reunion Tuesday with his father, freed last week after a 12-day kidnapping ordeal at the hands of Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group. Diaz was back home in Colombia to join the national team ahead of a World Cup qualifying match against Brazil on Thursday in the seaport city of Barranquilla, where the meeting with his dad, Luis Manuel Diaz, was arranged. The pair embraced in tears, according to images distributed by the Colombian Football Federation (FCF). Luis Manuel Diaz, 56, wore a black T-shirt with the words: “No more kidnapping.” “After 12 days deprived…

The Court of Appeal in Lagos has set tomorrow, Wednesday, Nov. 15, to deliver judgement in the appeal filed by the Labour Party’s governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Abdulazeez Olajide Adediran, challenging Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s re-election. The court informed the parties in the appeal that the judgement will be issued tomorrow at 3 p.m. On November 7th, the Court of Appeal panel led by Justice Yargata Nimpar reserved judgement in the two cases after hearing the parties’ arguments. Justice Samuel Bola and Justice Paul Bassi are also on the panel. The date…

A Nigerian student Onyedika Oriaku has been jailed for seven years by a UK court for raping a woman in the female toilets of a busy nightclub, a court was told. Oriaku reportedly returned to the VIP section of the club and bragged to his friend that he had sexual intercourse with the unnamed female. According to WalesOnline, Oriaku took one of his friends to the toilet where he’d just carried out the sex attack, an act the judge described as “sinister”. In his defence, he stated that the sex in the toilet had been consensual and his victim had…

Bayern Munich have signed 17-year-old Nestory Irankunda, a rising star of Australian football, the Bundesliga champions announced on Wednesday. The forward, who turns 18 on February 9, will join Bayern from Adelaide United on July 1 next year on a long-term contract. “Nestory is an extremely quick winger, a strong dribbler and finisher with good drive towards goal,” Bayern’s director of youth development Jochen Sauer said. “We’re convinced by his potential and that he will take the next steps with us.” Ighalo slept with a BBN celebrity, Nigerian actress – Wife Irankunda, who was born in a refugee camp in…

President Bola Tinubu of Nigeria met top officials of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to negotiate a “multi-billion dollar infrastructure finance facility” to help build ports and power plants, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. Tinubu held talks with IsDB vice president Mansur Muhtar late on Monday in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale said in a statement. He didn’t provide further details of the finance package sought by the Nigerian government. “We have serious deficits in port infrastructure, power infrastructure, and agro-allied facilities,” Tinubu said in the statement. “These deficits present an unrivalled opportunity for savvy investors in a market…

Google LLC, an American multinational technology company, has urged a Federal High Court, Abuja to dismiss the 150 million dollar suit filed by a Nigerian, Mr Chianugo Peter, against it and GoDaddy.com. Google, the second defendant in the suit, told Justice Obiora Egwuatu that Mr Peter’s claims were unmeritorious, unworthy and should be dismissed. The company made the averment in its statement of defence dated November 9 and filed on November 10 by its lawyer, Mark Mordi. Mr Peter had sued GoDaddy.Com LLC and Google LLC as first and second defendants over allegations bordering on the shutdown of his YouTube…

Civil servants in Kwara State reported for work early on Tuesday, despite the nationwide strike proclaimed by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress. Civil servants at the State Government Secretariat and the Judiciary reported for duty, while the courts convened in Ilorin, the state capital. On Tuesday, it was reported that the majority of state government servants, parastatals, and agencies were at work. Among these offices were the Kwara State Internal Revenue Service and SUBEB. However, it was discovered that the employees of federal government ministries and enterprises, banks, and power distribution corporations did not arrive to…