SERENA WILLIAMS FALLS TO 20-YEAR-OLD MAYA JOINT IN WIMBLEDON RETURN AFTER NEARLY FOUR-YEAR SINGLES ABSENCE. (PHOTO).

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 Serena Williams falls to 20-year-old Maya Joint in Wimbledon return after nearly four-year singles absence Serena Williams showed flashes of the power and precision that defined her Hall of Fame career in her return to professional singles tennis Tuesday, but ultimately fell short in a three-set opening-round loss at Wimbledon. The 44-year-old Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, was defeated 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 by 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint in a match that lasted 2 hours and 22 minutes on Centre Court. It marked Williams’ first singles appearance in nearly four years, since the 2022 U.S. Open. Williams still produced trademark moments, including powerful serves and heavy groundstrokes that once carried her to seven Wimbledon singles titles. But Joint, ranked 87th, absorbed the pace and proved steadier on the biggest points, repeatedly finding angles that pushed Williams out of position. “I don’t know what just happened, to be honest,” Joint said afterward. “I didn’t get ...

‎DABIRI-EREWA MOURNS NIGERIAN STUDENT, KHALEED OLADIPO KILLED IN LEICESTER, UK. (PHOTO).




 ‎Dabiri-Erewa Mourns Nigerian Student, Khaleed Oladipo Killed In Leicester, UK

‎Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has requested UK authorities for a thorough investigation and justice over the tragic death of Khaleed Oladipo, a 20-year-old Nigerian student who was allegedly stabbed in Leicester, UK.

In a signed statement by the ‎Head of Media, public Relations and Protocols Unit, of the commission, Abdur- Rahman BalogunKhaleed indicates that Oladipo, a second-year Cybersecurity student at De Montfort University, was reportedly attacked while on his way home from watching a football match. 


It described the incident as heartbreaking and a painful loss to both the Oladipo family and the Nigerian community at home and in the diaspora.

‎‎NiDCOM, she reiterated would  continue to be committed to the welfare and protection of Nigerians in the diaspora Community.

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