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No Ash Wednesday as Barty bid ends in quarters

World number one Ash Barty’s dream of becoming the first homegrown Australian Open champion since 1978 was shattered on Wednesday after an extraordinary 1-6 6-3 6-2 quarter-final loss to Karolina Muchova. The Czech was a player transformed after taking a…

FERMA starts recovery of 96km Bauchi roadway

The Bauchi office of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA), on Tuesday said it had granted extra agreement for general recovery of a 96-kilometer roadway in the state. Mr Nanpang Joroh, the street Maintenance Engineer accountable for Bauchi State, who…

Condom key to infection, contraception – AHF

Mr Taofeek Adeleye, the Prevention Program Manager, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), says condom is basic in forestalling Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and spontaneous pregnancies. Newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday that when utilized accurately and reliably, condom was equipped for forestalling…

WTO: Trinity’s VC congratulates Okonjo-Iweala

The Vice-Chancellor, Trinity University, Yaba Lagos, Prof. Charles Ayo, has congratulated the former Minister of Finance for emerging as Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Ayo told newsmen on Tuesday in Ota, Ogun, that it was a thing of…