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Stefanos Tsitsipas has confirmed that his professional partnership with his father, Apostolos Tsitsipas, has come to an end, and this time, he does not expect them to work together again. Speaking ahead of Wimbledon, the Greek star revealed that he has appointed Thomas Perrin, a coach from Patrick Mouratoglou’s academy, while Mouratoglou himself will oversee the collaboration whenever his schedule allows. Tsitsipas explained that the decision was driven by his desire for a new direction in his career rather than a lack of love or respect for his father. “The older I get, the more difficult it is for me…

Canadian superstar rapper, Drake, has once again made headlines with a massive sports bet, wagering approximately $770,000, or N1.07 billion at current exchange rates on his home country Canada to defeat South Africa in their 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 encounter. Stake, the betting platform with which Drake has a known partnership, shared details of the high-stakes wager on Sunday. The bet, placed through Stake, offers a potential payout of $1 million if Canada knocks out South Africa. Drake captioned the post referencing banter with South African DJ Black Coffee, stating, “#realblackcoffee was chirping in the DM. I…

The extreme heat is also impacting economic activities, infrastructure, agriculture and ecosystems, the UN weather agency said on Thursday, providing an overview of the situation. France recorded its hottest day on record on 24 June, with an average national temperature of 30.0°C, according to the national meteorological service Météo-France, beating a record set only the previous day and surpassing earlier national records from July 2019 and August 2003.  In the western town of Pulluau, temperatures climbed to 43.8°C. Overnight temperatures also reached a new national high. Authorities issued top-level red alerts for a record 58 departments, covering most of the country, and warned of increased risk of forest fires due amid worsening drought. Drowning deaths…

I did not travel to Ekiti last Saturday, but the dispatches from the frontlines were chilling. News outlets reported it, and Dr Marcel Mbamalu, the distinguished communication scholar and publisher of Prime Business Africa, confirmed that the Nigerian democratic project has reached a new, quantifiable nadir. “The price of democracy was N15,000 last Saturday,” Mbamalu observed. “Governor Biodun Oyebanji bought 319,224 of them.” While INEC officials hailed the poll as peaceful and the BVAS machines hummed with efficiency, the landslide victory concealed an uglier tally: voters were paid between N10, 000 and N15, 000 to display their marked ballots. Party…

Until January 2023, when Starlink launched in Nigeria—its first African market—the continent’s telecom industry operated on a simple assumption: connectivity had to be built from the ground up.  Mobile operators have spent decades investing billions of dollars in towers, fibre networks, spectrum licences, and, more recently, data centres to connect millions of people across Africa. The farther a community was from existing infrastructure, the more expensive and difficult it became to serve. Starlink’s arrival challenged that logic. By delivering high-speed internet directly from low-Earth orbit satellites, the company introduced a new connectivity model that bypassed many of the infrastructure constraints…

World Bank has warned that court case could derail Nigeria’s $500 million power recovery programme. NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the legal dispute initiated by local electricity meter manufacturers is threatening to derail Nigeria’s $500 million World Bank-funded Distribution Sector Recovery Programme (DISREP), with the lender warning that the procurement of 1.55 million smart meters could be cancelled if the matter is not resolved. The warning was contained in the World Bank’s latest Implementation Status and Results Report for the Nigeria Distribution Sector Recovery Programme. According to the report, the programme continues to record steady implementation progress and currently maintains a “Moderately Satisfactory” performance…

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The mother of the National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Ajibola Basiru, Alhaja Sidikat Basiru, has died. Her death was announced in a statement signed and released by the Osun State APC Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, and obtained on Sunday in Osogbo. The Osun APC expressed heartfelt condolences to Senator Basiru and his family over the passing of their beloved mother. The party described her death as a painful loss not only to the family but also to all who knew and benefited from her exemplary life. In the statement signed by Olabisi, the APC…

The Commissioner in charge of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Ahmed Sanusi, has warned police officers against extortion in the discharge of their duties.Sanusi, who recently took over the reins of the FCT command, issued this warning on Saturday during a strategic briefing on the ongoing security and traffic enforcement operations in Abuja. The new FCT police boss warned officers that the command will no longer shield uniform-wearing extortionists targeting commercial tricycle (Keke) riders and motorists across Abuja According to him, public complaints regarding police extortion have reached a tipping point, stating that his administration is prepared to flush out…

Africa will have a record nine representatives in the knockout stage of the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup. Algeria and DR Congo are the latest teams from the continent to seal their last-32 ticket at the ongoing competition following their last group stage matches on Sunday. They joined Morocco, South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Cabo Verde, Senegal and Ghana, who had previously confirmed their places in the Round of 32. DR Congo qualified after their first victory, 3-1 over Uzbekistan in Atlanta. The result earned the Leopards four points and took them to the top of the eight best third-placed…