October 13, 2019

15-Year-Old Coco Gauff Becomes Youngest To Win WTA Title

15-Year-Old Coco Gauff Becomes Youngest To Win WTA Title

October 13, 2019 6:15 pm

Young Tennis sensation Coco Gauff made history on Sunday by winning her first-ever WTA title at the tender age of just 15 at the Linz Open, MySportDab reports.

The American, who became the youngest player to reach a WTA final since Czech Nicole Vaidisova in 2004, overcame the 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 1-6 6-2 in the final.

It has capped a remarkable rise for Gauff, who emerged onto the scene in style over the summer by beating seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams en route to the last 16 of Wimbledon.

Gauff – who only entered the …

Populist Top Poland's Vote, Expand Majority On Welfare

Populist Top Poland’s Vote, Expand Majority On Welfare

October 13, 2019 5:51 pm

Populist party took the lead in Sunday’s general election in Poland, an exit poll showed, expanding its majority thanks to a raft of welfare measures coupled with attacks on LGBT rights and Western values.

The Law and Justice party (PiS) scored 43.6 percent of the vote for 239 seats in parliament, outpacing the centrist Civic Coalition (KO) opposition with 27.4 percent support (130 seats) and a leftist coalition that took 11.9 percent (43 seats), according to an Ipsos exit poll for Poland’s three major television stations.

“We have four years of hard work ahead. Poland must change more and …

Navy Nabs Suspected Foreign Rice Smugglers In Akwa Ibom

Navy Nabs Suspected Foreign Rice Smugglers In Akwa Ibom

October 13, 2019 3:33 pm

The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base (FOB) Ibaka, Mbo Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom has nabbed four suspected smugglers in connection with the smuggling of 220 bags of 50kg rice.

The Commanding Officer, FOB, Capt. Peter Yilme said this in Ibaka during the hand-over of the suspects and items to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).

He said that the Navy was committed to making sure that perpetrators of the illegal trade were made to face the full wrath of the law.

Yilme said that the suspects were caught with a wooden boat carrying the smuggled rice, adding that Navy …

Army Conducts Promotion Examination For 141 Soldiers

Army Conducts Promotion Examination For 141 Soldiers

October 13, 2019 3:21 pm

The Nigerian Army on Sunday in Ibadan said that no fewer than 141 officers would sit for its 2019 Captain to Major Practical Promotion Examination.

The Commander, Training and Doctrine Command, Maj.-Gen. Abubakar Tarfa disclosed this during the flag-off ceremony of the week-long exercise at the Officers’ Mess of 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan.

He said that the candidates, including two female officers, were drawn from formations and units across the country.

“The objective of the test is to prepare candidates to attain the junior staff course and ascertain their improvement, knowledge, and standard in the military profession.

“It will …

Russia Beat Cyprus With 5 Goals To Qualify For Euro 2020

Russia Beat Cyprus With 5 Goals To Qualify For Euro 2020

October 13, 2019 3:06 pm

Russia eased to a 5-0 thrashing of ten-man Cyprus on Sunday to become the third team to secure a place at Euro 2020, while Georginio Wijnaldum scored twice as the Netherlands beat Belarus.

Stanislav Cherchesov’s Russia, who reached the World Cup quarter-finals on home soil last year, only had to avoid defeat in Nicosia to join Belgium in qualifying from Group I.

Valencia winger Denis Cheryshev fired in a ninth-minute opener for the visitors, before Magomed Ozdoev, who scored a fabulous long-range strike on Thursday against Scotland, made it two midway through the first half.

Any thoughts of a …

NLNG Spends $30bn On Gas Plants In Bonny Island – MD

NLNG Spends $30bn On Gas Plants In Bonny Island – MD

October 13, 2019 2:52 pm

The Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company (NLNG) has invested over 30 billion US dollars (₦10.8 trillion) to build gas facilities and other infrastructures in Bonny Island, Rivers, an official said.

Mr Tony Attah, Managing Director of NLNG disclosed this on Sunday at the end of week-long activities marking the company’s 20/30 Anniversary Celebration.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NLNG used the occasion to celebrate its 20 years of operation in Bonny and 30 years of incorporation as a company.

The NLNG, Attah said, invested parts of the huge sum to build gas plants, known as Train 1, …

Second Ebola Vaccine To Be Used In DR Congo Next Month

Second Ebola Vaccine To Be Used In DR Congo Next Month

October 13, 2019 2:40 pm

Doctors will use a second Ebola vaccine from November in three eastern provinces in the Democratic Republic of Congo to fight the deadly virus, medical officials said Sunday.

“It’s time to use the new Ad26-ZEBOV-GP vaccine, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson’s Belgian subsidiary,” said Dr. Jean-Jacques Muyembe, who leads the national anti-Ebola operation in the DRC.

It will arrive in the eastern city of Goma, in North Kivu province, on October 18 and be used from the beginning of next month, he added.

DRC’s latest Ebola epidemic, which began in August 2018, has killed 2,144 people, making it the second …

USAID Restates Their Commitment On Potable Water Supply

USAID Restates Their Commitment On Potable Water Supply

October 13, 2019 2:31 pm

The United State Agency For International Development (USAID) has restated commitment towards sustaining its support on potable water supply to Sokoto.

This is contained in a statement issued on Sunday in Sokoto by Mr Sama’ila Umar, Acting General Manager, Sokoto State Water Board.

The statement said that Mr Craig Wolf, General Councillor, USAID General Council office, Washington DC made the commitment when he visited the water board headquarters in Sokoto.

The statement quoted Wolf as saying that USAID was committed to ensuring adequate supply of safe drinking water to the people.

According to the statement, USAID will continue to fulfill …

South Sudan To Host Peace Talks Between Sudan And Rebels

South Sudan To Host Peace Talks Between Sudan And Rebels

October 13, 2019 2:22 pm

Sudanese Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok will attend peace talks in the South Sudan capital Monday with rebel leaders from several Sudanese states, said official sources in Juba.

“Tomorrow’s meeting is to mark the launching of Sudan’s peace talks,” Ateny Wek Ateny, spokesman for South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, told AFP Sunday.

Hamdok, who was only appointed in August in a deal between the army and the opposition, will meet rebel leaders from the Sudanese states of Darfur, South Kordofan, and the Blue Nile.

Kiir, who just a few weeks ago signed his own peace deal with rebel leader Riek Machar, …

France ‘Worried’ After 800 IS Relatives Escape Syrian Camp

France ‘Worried’ After 800 IS Relatives Escape Syrian Camp

October 13, 2019 1:30 pm

France said Sunday it was “worried” after Kurdish authorities reported that hundreds of relatives of foreign jihadists had escaped from a displacement in northern Syrian camp in an area under Turkish assault.

France has been hit by a wave of jihadist attacks since 2015, many claimed or inspired by the Islamic State group, and has expressed concerns that a Turkish assault on Kurdish forces at the helm of the fight against IS in Syria would bolster the radicals.

Kurdish authorities and foreign powers have warned repeatedly that fighting could allow jihadists to break out of captivity.

“Of course we are …

Mr Olajide Oduyoye Emerges LASTMA New General Manager

Mr Olajide Oduyoye Emerges LASTMA New General Manager

October 13, 2019 12:23 pm

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has appointed Mr Olajide Oduyoye as the new General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).

The LASTMA Public Relations Officer, Mr Olumide Filade, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Oduyoye replaced Mr Olawale Musa, who has since been elevated to the position of Permanent Secretary in the state’s Transportation Ministry.

Filade said that Oduyoye had assumed duty at the LASTMA Headquarters in Oshodi.

Oduyoye, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (FCILT), …

Neymar Limps Off As Brazil - Nigeria Match Ends In Draw

Neymar Limps Off As Brazil – Nigeria Match Ends In Draw

October 13, 2019 12:09 pm

The return of Neymar to Champions League action may be delayed after the Paris Saint-Germain forward limped off after just 12 minutes of Brazil’s friendly against Nigeria on Sunday.

The 27-year-old, who played the full 90 minutes against Senegal on Thursday, clutched his hamstring after eight minutes and was replaced by Philippe Coutinho shortly after.

Neymar, who was playing his 101st international, is now a doubt for PSG’s Champions League meeting with Club Brugge on October 22. He has missed the first two rounds because of a UEFA suspension.

He was injured while on national duty back in June when …

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