Index to Nigerian Newspapers

Novak Djokovic, Serbia's global tennis talisman, tested positive for COVID-19 on December 16, 2021 and was unable to participate in the Australian Open. He appealed the decision, but three Federal Court of Australia judges unanimously dismissed his application. His iconoclasm had come back to bite him, and he has made an unforced error not on the tennis court but outside it. He has won the Australian Open nine times, French open twice, Wimbledon six times and US open three times, bringing his total grand slam haul to 20. Djokovic is a 6'2" tall, aggressive baseline player with a high court coverage span and high agility. He speaks five languages and eats a vegetarian, plant-based diet with a bit of fish. He is not a fan of surgeries or medications and believes that human bodies are self-healing mechanisms.

The year 2021 was a difficult one for many Nigerians, with a new variant of COVID-19 pandemic, a debilitating strike by medical doctors, an economy that was walking on crutches, high prices of food items, and poverty. Insecurity has become a permanent feature of urban and rural life, and several governors and other community leaders have giving their citizens the option of self-help. This has led to the deabeen ths of many citizens in various parts of the country, and has thrown the nation into the circle of a close-to Banana Republic. Pro-democracy forces have a task to perform by wagging a fierce finger at anti-democracy forces. The Buhari government is expected to hand over to a new set of rulers in May 2023, and the two major parties APC and PDP are in the process of selecting their presidential candidates. Virtually all the minor parties have faded out of the scene, and a third force made up of pro-democracy activists, neophyte politicians and EndSARS revolt strategists has emerged