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 ...

BAUCHI POLICE ARRESTED AN INSIDER KIDNAPPING/CULPABLE HOMICIDE SUSPECT. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 BAUCHI STATE POLICE COMMAND

 

PRESS RELEASE  


The Editors, 


BAUCHI POLICE ARRESTED AN INSIDER KIDNAPPING/CULPABLE HOMICIDE SUSPECT


The detectives of ‘C’ Divisional Headquarters, Bauchi, led by the DPO, arrested a suspect following a report on 21st March at 1100hrs by Salisu Yunusa of Nasarawa Madina Quarters that his 4-year-old son, Yunusa Salisu, went missing on 18th March at about 0930hrs. The father disclosed that he received a call on 19th March from a private number demanding ₦500,000 ransom and paid ₦100,000 without seeing the child.


Investigation led to the arrest of Rabiu Safiyanu, a 20yrs old of the same address, a friend of the complainant’s younger brother with free access to the house. He confessed to taking the victim, strangling him, dumping the body at Warinje Hills, and demanding further ransom.


Police recovered the decomposing corpse with marks of strangulation and a rope suspected to have been used in the act. The Officer in Charge of Police Clinic certified the victim dead. The body was photographed and subsequently released to relatives and buried on site for public health safety.


Suspect is in custody. CP Sani-Omolori Aliyu, mni, psc (+) directed the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) to takeover case, ensure timely discreet investigation and prosecution. He further charged residents to always observe people around them and report any suspicious activities to Police. 


SP Nafiu Habib, ANIPR, FFIS

Police Public Relations Officer


For: THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE

22nd March, 2026.

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