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November 4, 2018

The Late 5: 149 military personnel in trouble for social media posts; Roger Federer says Serena Williams went too far at the US Open final | Other top stories

These are the stories that drove conversation today. At least 149 personnel have been penalised for violating the social media code of ethics for members of the Nigerian military, Premium Times reports. The report states that a breakdown of the sanctions shows 33 naval officers were found wearing their uniforms in fresh social media uploads, 40... Read More

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January 28, 2018

The Late 5: Roger Federer wins historic 20th Grand Slam, Presidential aide vows to ensure Buhari’s victory in 2019 and other top stories

These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. A former Senator under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Basheer Lado, has decamped to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), alongside 5,000 other supporters in Kano. Lado was received by the Deputy National Chairman of the APC, Segun Oni on behalf of the party’s national chairman,... Read More

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January 26, 2018

The Late 5: President Buhari signs 8 bills into law, Federer to face Cilic in Australian Open final and other stories

These are the Nigerian stories that drove conversation today. President Muhammadu Buhari Friday, said it was disgraceful that no all the refineries in the country were not working – none performing up to 50 percent capacity. He said his tenure as military head saw all the refineires working. The Federal High Court, Abuja, Friday, declined... Read More

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Spicer out!, Lie Mohammed, R.Kelly, Usher and all your MCMs | Here are last week’s winners and losers

Twitter NG had a field day with Diezani-Alison Madueke’s alleged money laundering topic, the Minister of Information is the subject of massive backlash from Nigerian entertainers but the man has his own supporters team plus all your favourite celebrities that messed up last week, here are our winners and losers. LOSERS Sean Spicer Scaramucci in,... Read More

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Roger Federer wins 8th Wimbledon title

Roger Federer thrashed Croat Marin Cilic 6-3 6-1 6-4 to become the first man to win eight Wimbledon singles crowns on Sunday, five years after landing his seventh. The Swiss player, who was appearing in his 11th Wimbledon final, was challenged early on as the Croat stood up to him. But once he broke a... Read More

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Roger Federer wins 9th Halle open

Tennis world number 5, Roger Federer, won his 9th Gerry Weber title on Sunday in Halle. He beat German, Alexander Zverev in two straight sets, 6-1 6-3. The match lasted just 53 minutes. The Swiss ace lifted the trophy without dropping a set all week. The 35-year-old Swiss first reached the Halle final in 2003,... Read More

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January 29, 2017

Federer defeats Nadal to win 18th Grand Slam title

Roger Federer won his 18th Grand Slam on Sunday after defeating Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open final. Federer defeated Nadal 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3. Nadal was hoping to make it his first Grand Slam victory in over two years.

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January 27, 2017

Nadal, Federer to battle in Aussie Open final

Rafael Nadal on Friday defeated Grigor Bulgarian Dimitrov 6-3 5-7 7-6 6-7 6-4 in the Semi-Final of the Australian Open. The five-set thriller stretched past midnight in Melbourne, with Nadal serving out the game at 5-4 for his 21st Grand Slam final. His victory will now set him against oldes rival and friend Roger Federer in... Read More

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Tennis: Federer to miss Rio Olympics, rest of 2016 season

Swiss tennis star Roger Federer on Tuesday announced that he will not feature in any tournament for the remainder of the 2016 season, since he needs “extensive rehabilitation” after his knee surgery earlier this year. In a post on his Facebook page, he called it a “very difficult position” that he made after consultations with his... Read More

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January 28, 2016

Djokovic claims 3rd straight grand slam victory over Federer in Australian Open

Novak Djokovic has recorded yet another grand slam win against arch-rival, Roger Federer. The Serbian advanced to his sixth Australian Open final with a 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 victory over his Swiss counterpart. The world number one dominated the first two sets with some superb hitting, then had to hold off a spirited Federer fightback.... Read More

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January 27, 2014

Demola Rewaju: 2014 is the year learners will become leaders

by Demola Rewaju You will recall that it was the same year a certain overlooked man became the President of the largest black nation on earth. Ever since that year, I have studied the trends and it has followed such an amazing pattern that has worked for me in many ways. I’m still struggling with... Read More

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Now back on top: Tiger Woods is the highest-paid athlete in the world for the first time since his sex scandal – Forbes

Tiger Woods is back on top of the world – in more ways than one. The iconic golfer returned this year to the world No 1 spot he had held for so long until his self-imposed exile from the game December 2009. And now the 37-year-old is back at the top of Forbes’ annual list of the... Read More

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Andy Murray finally trumps Federer to win Olympic tennis gold medal

by Isi Esene Exactly one month after Roger Federer beat Andy Murray to claim his 17th grand slam title on the same court, Murray, earlier today, returned with an army of flag-waving fans to defeat the world number one 6-2 6-1 6-4, to claim the Olympic gold medal. The spectators chanted “Andy, Andy” as they... Read More

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I have a chance to win gold since it is Federer’s first Olympic final – Murray

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Despite losing the Wimbledon title to Roger Federer last month, Andy Murray is confident he can get win this time around, when both tennis players come face to face in Sunday’s Olympic final. Murray reckons that the fact it is Federer’s first time in an Olympic final is a big boost for... Read More

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After his Wimbledon showing, Federer is a hot favourite for the Olympics

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Let’s not indulge in sentiments. Roger Federer fully deserved his record-equalling seventh Wimbledon Grand Slam. The 30-year-old defeated Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4 on Centre Court to match Pete Sampras’ achievement and climb back to the number one position in the world. Once again, Murray ends up as a bridesmaid. His... Read More

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As Andy Murray prepares to be Roger-ed by Federer…

by ‘Ifreke Inyang On Sunday, Andy Murray will strut onto the court to take on Roger Federer in the final of this year’s Wimbledon Grand Slam. Far beyond the forehands, backstrokes and grunts, he will be fighting other battles: The great expectation of the British public, fuelled by the hype the English press have created. It... Read More

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