Venus topples Azarenka at Pan Pacific

       Venus Williams

Former world number one Venus Williams overpowered ailing top seed Victoria Azarenka 6-2 6-4 with ruthless efficiency to reach the last 16 of the Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday.

The seven-times grand slam champion showed glimpses of her gunslinging best under the Tokyo floodlights against a grimacing Azerenka, who spent much of the match bending over her racquet between points and tugging sharply on her purple top in frustration.

“I’ve sat through two US Open finals between her and Serena and you could tell from the first game she wasn’t herself,” Williams told reporters.

I’m no longer bothered by criticism – Rukky Sanda

    Rukky Sanda

Nollywood actress, Rukky Sanda, hits back at her critics in this encounter with JAYNE AUGOYE.

In less than three days, Rukky Sanda’s latest film, ‘Keeping My Man,’ will be premiered at The Wheatbaker Hotel in Lagos. Already the Nollywood producer cum actress is in high spirits.

Armed with a “catchy and unique storyline”, as she puts it, as well as a stellar cast led by Ramsey Noah, the Banking and Finance graduate of the Lagos State University boasts that it is her best work so far.

“It is an awesome movie. I dare say that the crew and the cast of the film did a very good job. I’m sure that many people will love it. There is a message for everybody. Ramsey is, no doubt, the best actor in Nigeria at present. I have a lot of respect for him. I have no regrets starring him in the movie,” she says, in an interview with our correspondent on Tuesday.

Okada man, housewife caught making love in bush

A mild drama played out in Orlu, ImoState, when a commercial motorcyclist, a father of two (names withheld), was caught pants down making love to a married woman in a lonely bush.While the 45-year-old housewife was making a case of rape against the randy motorcyclist, the 30-year-old man insisted that the woman was his concubine.Giving account of what transpired to the police, the woman said she engaged the motorcyclist at Orlu to take her to her matrimonial home at Obibi-Ochasi.She said when they got to a solitary area along the route, the man stopped ostensibly

These everyday chemicals could harm you!

Modern lifestyle is fraught with all sorts of hazards, beginning with the food we eat, the household products we use, and the environmental pollution that attends most of our activities.

Of utmost concern are the chemicals that have become a part of modern existence, what with the fact that virtually every manufactured product we use contains one chemical or the other!

Experts say when properly deployed, many chemicals can significantly contribute to the improvement of our quality of life, health and overall well-being. However, they warn, other chemicals are highly hazardous and can negatively affect our health and the environment when improperly managed.

Alleged suicide: I’m still seeing a doctor, says Tonto Dike

Charles MgboluIn a new and compelling video, controversial actress and singer Tonto Dike talks about some of the darkest moments of her life; the danger of depression and how it can kill.*TontoThe Interview comes weeks after information surfaced online that the actress was suffering from acute depression and had allegedly attempted suicide.Tonto has had a fairly

Floods wreak havoc in Ibadan, kill two

Submerged escort vehicle on the Ihama Road, Benin, Edo State after a down pour ...

The rain that fell for almost two days in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has claimed lives of two people and destroyed property.

The rain began on Sunday and continued till Monday night, sending panic through the flood-prone city. The Oluyole Local Government Area of the state was mostly affected by the downpour.

Flood wreaked havoc in the Arapaja area, opposite the Ibadan/Lagos Expressway