Qinwen Zheng admitted it was not her day as she was beaten in the Australian Open second round in the biggest shock of the tournament so far. China’s Zheng, runner-up to Aryna Sabalenka last year and the Olympic singles gold medallist, lost 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 to German veteran Laura Siegemund. The fifth seed is the highest ranked player from either …

The US markets watchdog has filed a lawsuit against Elon Musk alleging he failed to disclose that he had amassed a stake in Twitter, allowing him to buy shares at “artificially low prices.” The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit alleges that the multi-billionaire Tesla boss saved $150m (£123m) in share purchases as a result. According to SEC rules, investors …

Watch the best of the action as Celtic score a stoppage-time penalty to deny Dundee a first win over them at Dens in 36 years.

Trump was clinical in his win over Hawkins, who scored only 59 points in the first five frames – the 45-year-old’s cause not helped by knocking in a red when attempting to disturb the pack while potting the blue in the opening frame. It was a foul that Hawkins repeated in frame four, by which time Trump was in full …

Ebonyi prince and father of four, Nelson Igboke, has said there is no man that is satisfied with having only one woman.      “There’s no man born of a woman that is satisfied with one woman except if the man want to lie to his wife or any other,” he wrote in a Facebeook post on Tuesday.    

Vlogger Sisi Yemmie has warned shoppers to be vigilant and look through their receipts when they make purchases.  She shared a personal encounter alongside her advice.  She wrote: “I went to the supermarket and the bill did not look like what I mentally calculated in my head, I queried it and discovered the cashier put 10k for bread instead of …

Omowunmi, the widow of singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has accused her late husband’s father, Joseph Aloba, of delaying the DNA test ordered to resolve the paternity dispute of her son, Liam.  Omowunmi’s legal team, Salawu Akingbolu Chambers, accused Mr Aloba of rejecting the medical facilities she proposed for the test.  A letter dated January 9, 2025, from …

A lead investigator with the Kebbi State Police Command has rejected a N1,060,000 bribe offered by three suspected terrorists.   The spokesperson of the command, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, January 14, 2025.    According to the statement, the suspects offered the officer bride to compromise the investigation and prosecution of a case of banditry …

The Benue State Police Command has uncovered two gun manufacturing factories and arrested three suspects in Guma and Kwande Local government Areas of the state.      The State Commissioner of Police, CP Steve Yabanet, disclosed this during a press briefing at the command headquarters in Makurdi on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, three other suspects were arrested for armed robbery …

Nigerian music star Davido has reacted to a post by industry figure Tosin Ashafa, who shared details about the singer’s first official music contract.   Ashafa revealed, “I signed @davido to his 1st official contract under Black Diamond Promotions with Cecil Hammond/another silent partner. We hired @GodwinTom to manage him. Dr. Adeleke realized David was really serious with pushing his …