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Tennis star Novak Djokovic has had his visa to enter Australia dramatically revoked on his arrival in Melbourne. The world number one was held in the city’s airport for several hours before border officials announced he had not met entry rules and would be deported. Djokovic was then taken to a government detention hotel. His lawyers have launched an urgent appeal in court. It follows a massive backlash over a vaccine exemption Djokovic said he got to play in the Australian Open. The Serbian player has not spoken about his vaccination status, but last year he said he was “opposed…

Chelsea put one foot in the EFL Cup final on Wednesday, thanks to a comfortable 2-0 victory over Tottenham. It was a semi-final first leg match which ended as a chastening return to Stamford Bridge for Antonio Conte. Thomas Tuchel, seemingly eager to put recent indiscretions to one side after an apology, reinstated Romelu Lukaku to his starting XI. But Chelsea’s victory arguably said more about Spurs’ defence than the hosts’ attack. The Blues were ahead inside five minutes as Kai Havertz punished a Japhet Tanganga error at the back, and a comical Ben Davies own goal had Chelsea cruising…

President Muhammadu Buhari has said he cannot give indications towards his preferred successor in 2023 in order to protect whoever he or she is. Buhari, in a recorded interview with Channels Television aired on Wednesday said should be name his preferred candidate, the person may be eliminated before Nigeria gets to 2023. “I wouldn‘t because he may be eliminated if I do. I better keep that a secret,” Buhari told Nigerians through the interview. Those who have are believed to be prominent and have shown signs of intentions to contest include Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Governor of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi,…

Five Deaths Recorded as Nigeria Announces 856 New COVID Cases There were five cases of deaths on Wednesday as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recorded 856 new cases of coronavirus. The NCDC said in its latest chart that Lagos returned to its status as the epicenter of the disease while it recorded 337 cases of the total. Lagos was followed by Kaduna State which recorded 152 cases while the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) recorded 87 cases to be in third position. Below is the breakdown of the cases as listed by the NCDC: Gombe-47 Delta-43 Kano-31 Kwara-27 Enugu-26 Nasarawa-19…

Archbishop Desmond Tutu was the last truly global figure from an era when South Africa taught the world what courage and reconciliation could achieve. The last of an extraordinary generation of moral giants – of men and women who, in the 1980s and 1990s, steered a turbulent, traumatised country away from cruelties of racial apartheid and the cliff-edge of civil war. With Desmond Tutu gone, South Africa finds itself not quite rudderless or leaderless, but fully untethered, at last, from the years of its greatness. The contrast between those times of sacrifice and glory, and today’s far shabbier political realities…

PDP is a Failure – Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has described as a failure, the Peoples Democratic Party . Buhari, while speaking in a recorded interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, was asked to describe the opposition party in just one sentence. This was at the tail end of the interview when the interviewers asked the President to describe the opposition party in one sentence. “Failure!” the President said. The President had spoken on a number of issues ranging from security and economy. Details later…

The Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday received the reports of the investigations into the circumstances that led to the collapse of a 21-storey building on Gerald Road, Ikoyi, in on November 1, last year. The report was submitted to the Governor by the chairman, Panel of Inquiry into the Gerrard Road building Collapse, Mr. Toyin Ayinde. Details later…

Nababa Commends Officers Who Foiled Osun Jailbreak The Controller General, Nigerian Correctional Service Haliru Nababa, has commended the gallantry of the officers and men of Ile-Ife Custodial Centre for foiling the attempted jailbreak in the centre. This is contained in a statement by the Service’s Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Mr Francis Enobore on Monday Abuja. Four inmates reportedly died at the Custodial Centre, Kosere Area, Ile-Ife, during an attempted jailbreak on Tuesday, Jan. 4. Nababa, the statement quotes, gave this commendation in the wake of the attack on Tuesday of some officers by some inmates at the centre who mobilised…

A huge fire has on Wednesday consumed about 250 shanties, 200 makeshift buildings and 40 sawmilling machines at Oko-Oba in Lagos. Mr. Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator (Southwest) of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed this to newsmen. He said the fire began at 11.40 a.m. but was put out by the combined efforts of the Federal Fire Service, Lagos State Fire Service and the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency. Some occupants of the shanties were seen relocating what remained of their property out of the scene of the fire. Officials of the Fire Service were still battling with the…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday appointed Senator Margret Chuba Okadigbo as Chairman, Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited A statement by the presidency said the appointment was in accordance with the power vested in him under Section 59(2) of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021. Apart from Okadigbo who represents South East, others on the board are Mele Kolo Kyari, Chief Executive Officer, and Umar I. Ajiya, Chief Financial Officer, Dr. Tajudeen Umar (North East), Mrs Lami O. Ahmed (North Central), Mallam Mohammed Lawal (North West), Engr. Henry Obih (South East), Barrister Constance Harry Marshal (South South), and Chief…