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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Stan Wawrinka became the oldest French Open finalist in 44 years on Friday with an epic 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 win over world number one Andy Murray. The 2015 champion will face either nine-time winner Rafael Nadal or Dominic Thiem for the title after avenging his loss to Murray at the same stage in Paris last year. US Open champion Wawrinka, 32, triumphed in a pulsating four hour 34 minute battle of shotmaking and endurance and will target a fourth Slam title on Sunday. Vía Nigeria News, Headlines and Opinions – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper http://ift.tt/2r3lzCd via Blogger http://ift.tt/2rUoKNW

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Stan Wawrinka became the oldest French Open finalist in 44 years on Friday with an epic 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1 win over world number one Andy Murray. The 2015 champion will face either nine-time winner Rafael Nadal or Dominic Thiem for the title after avenging his loss to Murray at the same stage in Paris last year. US Open champion Wawrinka, 32, triumphed in a pulsating four hour 34 minute battle of shotmaking and endurance and will target a fourth Slam title on Sunday. Vía Nigeria News, Headlines and Opinions – The Guardian Nigeria Newspaper http://ift.tt/2r3lzCd

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the Nigeria Police on the arrest of those who threatened to assassinate its National President, Mr Chinonso Obasi and his chief of staff. NANS, in a statement by Obasi on Friday in Abuja, said that the students’ body was relieved with the prompt manner in which Nigeria Police apprehended the suspects. He said that NANS was delighted to note that the Nigeria Police, under the present Inspector General, Mr Idris Abubakar, had become very proactive. According to him, the Nigerian Police have become alive to their constitutional   responsibility of not only protecting lives and property, but also preventing   criminality. “On February 21 when NANS addressed a world press conference in Abuja and volunteered to join the battle against corruption and take advantage of the whistle-blowing policy of the present administration, a lot of people doubted our resolve. “However, when we matched our ...

http://ift.tt/2rj4Ifj Venezuelan opposition activists carry out a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, on May 15, 2017. Venezuela's opposition Sunday urged the armed forces to consider dialogue, despite its loyalty to embattled President Nicolas Maduro in the country's deadly political crisis. / AFP PHOTO / JUAN BARRETO Venezuelans launched a seventh week of anti-government demonstrations by blocking roads on Monday, vowing not to budge all day in protest at a deadly political and economic crisis. Dozens of people sat down on the main highway into Caracas in the early morning and similar rallies were called around the country. Rallies over recent weeks have drawn thousands. Clashes have left 38 people dead in protests against moves to strengthen President Nicolas Maduro’s hold on power and his refusal to hold early elections. The center-right opposition blames Maduro for an economic crisis that has caused severe shortages of food a...

http://ift.tt/2qo7I9P Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode was on Monday re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over charges bordering on laundering N4.6 billion. Fani-Kayode was re-arraigned alongside former Minister of State for Finance, Sen. Nenadi Usman and Yusuf Danjuma, former National Chairman, Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON). Also charged is a company, Jointrust Dimentions Nigeria Ltd. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arraigned the accused on 17-counts charge of money laundering. Their re-arraignment was sequel to the transfer of the case file to a new trial judge, Justice Mohammed Aikawa. The charge, which was previously before Justice Sure Hassan, was re-assigned to Justice Aikawa following an application by counsel to Fani-Kayode, Mr Norrisson Quakers. Quakers had urged Hassan to withdraw from the suit alleging that he (judge) would be biased as he previo...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The National Forum of Democrats has urged the Office of the National Security Adviser and the Director General, State Security Services to deploy resources at its disposal to unmask those behind the false news report of President Muhammadu Buhari’s death, with a view to bringing them to book. It would be recalled that a news site,  http://metro-uk.com  had reported what turned out to be a fake news report of President Muhammadu Buhari’s death. National President of the Forum, Alhaji Gambo Danbatta expressed concern over the danger of such fake news and the consequences it poses to the country’s democracy. He said given the serious breakdown of law and order that this fake story about Mr President’s demise could have caused, there is need to track down and unmask those behind the story with a view to bringing them to book. He described as sad and depressing that desperate politicians have come to this sorry pass where the issue of mortality that applie...