Election budget should have been used to fix schools, hospital – Singer, Simi (Vanguard) Nigerian songstress, Simisola Ogunleye-Kosoko, popularly known as Simi has said that the budget for the 2023 elections should have been used to fix schools and hospitals.…
OGC Nice, Arsenal agree Pepe loan deal
Arsenal and OGC Nice have reportedly agreed to a loan deal for Nicolas Pepe, with the transfer coming without a purchase option. According to David Ornstein of The Athletic, Ligue 1 club OGC Nice have agreed to a loan deal…
*Painter impersonates Oba Elegushi, defrauds Facebook lover of N51m (Punch)*Traders, transporters take over walkways in Lagos (Nation)
Painter impersonates Oba Elegushi, defrauds Facebook lover of N51m (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded a painter, Moses Olaitan, and his accomplice, Segun Omoshola, for allegedly impersonating the Elegushi of Ikate land, Oba Saheed Elegushi, and using…
*Lagos shifts diversion point on Third Mainland Bridge (Punch)*Olanrewaju, Agbaje advise Sanwo-Olu on selection of LASU VC (Guardian)
Lagos shifts diversion point on Third Mainland Bridge (Punch) The Lagos State Government has announced a shift of the current diversion point on the Third Mainland bridge to a closer position for traffic coming from Iyana Oworosoki going to Adekunle…
*Stock market reacts to recession, loses N8bn (Guardian)*4th Mainland Bridge: Lagos seeks support of boundary communities (Punch)
Stock market reacts to recession, loses N8bn (Guardian) Trading on the equities sector is already responding to economic recession, as the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) reopened on a downturn yesterday, causing the market capitalisation to depreciate by N8 billion. The…
Mikel Arteta slams Nicolas Pepe after red card in Arsenal’s draw with Leeds
Mikel Arteta has brandished Nicolas Pepe’s red card against Leeds United as ‘unacceptable’ and has criticised the winger for giving Arsenal a mammoth task at Elland Road. The Gunners were dominated in the first half of Sunday evening’s clash and…
2019/20 season: Osimhen Europe’s most expensive summer signing
Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has emerged the most expensive signing in the just-concluded European football season after his €81m move, plus add-ons, from Lille on July 31. The move also made him the most expensive African signing of all time,…
Nicolas Pepe: Arsenal to conduct internal investigation into transfer activity
Premier League side Arsenal are to reportedly conduct an internal investigation into the club’s transfer policy after record £72 million signing Nicolas Pepe failed to meet the expectations of his gargantuan transfer last season. Ivory Coast international Pepe joined the…
*Lagos records first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria (Punch) *Beggars in Lagos urged to pick up a vocation, get skilled (Guardian)
Lagos records first case of Coronavirus in Nigeria (Punch) The Lagos State Ministry of Health has confirmed the first case of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Nigeria. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, in a statement around 1.40 am on…
Pressure on Pepe, Lacazette with Aubameyang suspended, says Arteta (Punch)
The pressure is on record signing Nicolas Pepe and Alexandre Lacazette to score goals with Arsenal’s leading scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang suspended for three matches, according to manager Mikel Arteta. Aubameyang took his tally to 16 goals in all competitions this…