Serena Claims 19th Grand Slam at Australia Open



Serena

Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova to win her sixth Australian Open and 19th Grand Slam title.
The American world number one served superbly to win a pulsating final 6-3 7-6 (7-5) after Sharapova fought back in the second set.
Williams, 33, moves past Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert with a 19th major singles title.
She has now beaten Russia's Sharapova, the world number two, 16 times in a row dating back to 2004.
"I have to congratulate Maria, she played a wonderful match and she really pushed me," said Williams.
"She played so well and gave me a great final not only for the fans, but for women's tennis. I'm really honoured to play her in the final."

IS Beheads Japanese Hostage, Goto

The Islamic State group released a video Saturday purportedly showing the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto.

In it, Goto is seen kneeling, dressed in an orange outfit, as a masked man standing beside him with a knife blames the Japanese government for his "slaughter."

NCAA Grounds Tunde Babalola’s Discovery Airline (MD contemplates relocating abroad)

According to predictions and the financial ailment of airline operator, Discovery Air, the company has finally been grounded by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority.

In a statement made available to the public on Tuesday 13^th January, 2015 the regulatory body noted that the suspension of the airline is in pursuit of its oversight responsibilities as stipulated by law.

It was also stated that the suspension of the airline followed an earlier review of some domestic airlines operations, adding that Discovery had been issued a warning letter to address some pressing issues.



Tunde Babalola

Buhari’s Certificate: How Fani-Kayode “Forged” My Friend’s Email

I was on my way to work on the morning of Monday, January 26, when my friend, Sodiq Alabi, sent me a Facebook message asking me how to contact THISDAY newspapers since I am more familiar with newspaper houses as a regular contributor to issues in national dailies.
Sodiq included in the message a web link to an article in THISDAY newspaper with the title, “Cambridge University: Hausa Language Not Offered in 1961 Exams”. I opened the article to see these lines:
“The controversy over the secondary school results of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari, continues as the University of Cambridge has said that Hausa Language, which is one of the subjects listed by Buhari, was not offered in its examinations in 1961.

INEC disqualifies 7 gov candidates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Professor Attahiru Jega

THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate for Ado/Opoku/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency in Benue State, Christian Adabah Abah, as winner of the February 14, 2015 general elections.

INEC also disqualified seven governorship candidates from various parties from participating in the February 28 governorship election for failing to nominate their running mates.

Nigerian Kidnappers demand $100,000 for Ogun schoolgirl

Suleiman Abba

A Niger Republic-based kidnapping syndicate has demanded the payment of $100, 000 as ransom for the release of its 15-year-old victim, Precious Okoro.

The victim’s father, Nwaigwe, explained that Precious was kidnapped around Songotedo, in the Ajah area of Lagos State, where she had boarded a commercial vehicle en route to her school in Ikenne, Ogun State.