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 ...

NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE INAUGURATES ANTI-CORRUPTION UNIT - "ACTU".(PHOTO).


 NIGERIA IMMIGRATION SERVICE  INAUGURATES ANTI-CORRUPTION UNIT - "ACTU"


The Nigeria Immigration Service is taking another step to tighten internal accountability with the nationwide inauguration of its Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit, ACTU.

Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kemi Nandap, noted that corruption weakens national security, slows economic development, and erodes Nigeria’s credibility in the global community, promising that the newly inaugurated ACTU desks will be properly equipped to promote a culture of integrity and professionalism.


Representative of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Olusegun Adigun, advised the nominated desk officers to work closely with Service management to reinforce accountability, ethical conduct, and transparency in daily operations.


The Service says the inauguration of the ACTU desks signals a renewed effort to embed reform not just in policy, but in practice.

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