A total of just over 58,000 people went to the indoor and outdoor events but there were “no major outbreaks”. At the time, virus levels were low and testing before and after events was an also low, making conclusion difficult. Pilot events included the FA Cup final, the Brit awards and two Circus nightclub dance…
The Romanian tore a muscle at May’s Italian Open and was subsequently ruled out of the French Open. The 29-year-old, who was seeded second, has been at the All England Club this week, raising hopes she would be fit to defend the title she won in 2019. But she withdrew from the event, which returns…
Manchester City face a fight to sign £100m-rated Jack Grealish – with Aston Villa determined to keep their captain after opening talks on a new contract. City manager Pep Guardiola is an admirer of the England midfielder, 25. It is anticipated City will make a concerted attempt to sign Grealish this summer as part of…
Qatar Airways says it has increased its service to Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, to two daily flights starting from July 1, 2021. The airline made the announcement in a statement on Friday. The development, which the airline attributed to its “response to high demand”, will be operated through the Boeing 787 Dreamliner featuring 22 seats…
A 24-year-old woman, Abibat Kehinde, has been abandoned at Epe General Hospital, Lagos State, over N131,000 unpaid bills, three months after she gave birth to twins at the hospital. Kehinde told newsmen on Friday in Epe that her husband absconded after delivery on March 21, without paying the bills to facilitate her discharge from the…
Amarachi Orjiude and Sami Olatunji, Abuj The World Bank has said Nigeria can generate N600bn annually by increasing the excise duties on tobacco and alcohol as recommended in the National Development Update report. A Senior Tax Specialist of the bank, Rajul Awasthi, said this on Thursday at a virtual discussion on domestic revenue mobilisation. According…
Leke Baiyewu and Okechukwu Nnodim The House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All Recovered Loots Movable and Immovable Assets from 2002 to 2020 by Agencies of the Federal Government of Nigeria for Effective Efficient Management and Utilisation, on Thursday, grilled the Acting Managing Director, Polaris Bank Limited, Innocent Ike, over…
Chukwudi Akasike RIVERS State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has received a formal letter of approval from the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, for the establishment of a Nigerian Law School campus in Port Harcourt. The letter was presented to Wike by the Director General of the Nigerian Law School,…
Students of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo state on Thursday grounded academic activities over incessant robbery and rape of female students by hoodlums. Newsmen report that the students partially blocked the Okitipupa-Igbokoda expressway, impeding free-flow of traffic to register their grievances. Mr Damilola Okunomo, President, Student Union Government of the…
