Naomi Osaka was knocked out of the French Open in the first round on Monday, 12 months after controversially quitting the tournament.

A financial expert, Dr Titus Okunronmu, has advised the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to make concerted efforts to deploy efficient fiscal policies to tackle the inflation rate.

Former spokesman of the Nigeria Police Force, John Awunah, has been confirmed dead. Awunah, who is the Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of ZONE 16, Yenogoa, Bayelsa State died on Monday morning. “Yes, we lost him,” the current spokesman of the police, CSP Muyiwa Adejobi told our correspondent via a text message.

A Kyiv court Monday ruled that a 21-year-old Russian soldier who killed a civilian was guilty of war crimes and handed him a life sentence, in the first verdict against Moscow's forces since their invasion. "The court has found that (Vadim) Shishimarin is guilty and sentences him to life imprisonment," judge Sergiy Agafonov said. Shishimarin,…

Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar has made its debut on the Australian chart, soaring to No. 1 . The American rapper's fifth studio album is his second ARIA No. 1, after 'To Pimp A Butterfly', which also topped the Australian chart in March 2015. Mr. Morale is the follow-up to Damn.,…