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The Lagos State Government on Wednesday cleared the staff and five students of Dowen College of the death of Sylvester Oromoni. Lagos also ordered the immediate release of all suspects held in connection with the death of the 12-year old, Oromoni. The state’s stance was contained in a Legal Advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Ms. Adetutu Oshinusi, that was addressed to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) and the trial magistrate, Magistrate Olatunbosun Adeola. The DPP’s legal advice also cleared Dowen College of complicity, giving the college the green light to resume academic…

Arsenal will listen to offers for 32-year-old Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who could leave the club this month. (Sky Sports) The Gunners have made a 70m euro (£58.3m) offer to Fiorentina for 21-year-old Serbia forward Dusan Vlahovic – which would see Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira, 25, move to the Serie A club on a permanent basis. (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian) Red Bull Salzburg’s German striker Karim Adeyemi, 19, is Borussia Dortmund’s top target to replace Norway striker Erling Braut Haaland, 21. Fiorentina’s Vlahovic, Stuttgart’s Austria forward Sasa Kalajdzic, 24, and Benfica’s Uruguay 22-year-old striker Darwin Nunez are also…

A New York school teacher with no formal medical qualification has been arrested for allegedly giving a Covid vaccine to a student, say officials. Police say Laura Russo administered the dose at her home despite having no legal authorisation to give jabs, or consent from the boy’s parents. Ms Russo, 54, who teaches biology, was held on New Year’s Eve and could face four years in prison if convicted. The 17-year-old boy had reportedly wanted the vaccine. Injections can be dangerous if administered incorrectly. Doctors and licenced medical workers have to verify that a vaccine is not counterfeit or expired.…

Notorious bandit leader, Bello Turji, has reportedly released more than 50 people who had recently been kidnapped in Zamfara state. Eyewitnesses saw buses full of hostages heading to Zamfara state capital, Gusau. Officials have not said why the group’s leader, Turji, decided to release dozens of people. It appears to be part of an effort to persuade the state government to grant him amnesty, local residents say. The Nigerian Air Force says it has recently been targeting the bases of the criminal gangs behind the frequent kidnappings. Two of the most wanted gang leaders had been killed, it said. Nigerian…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday appointed Doyin Salami as chief economic adviser. Salami who is the chairman of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC) assumes office with immediate effect. A terse press statement by Femi Adesina, the spokesperson to President Buhari said Salami is expected to address all local economic issues. The statement added that, Salami is a 1989 doctorate degree graduate in Economics of Queen Mary College, University of London, Doyin Salami, 59, is Managing Director and Head Markets Practice at Kainos Edge Consulting Limited, and member of the Adjunct Faculty at the Lagos Business School (LBS), Pan-Atlantic University,…

Romelu Lukaku has apologised and will return to the Chelsea squad for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Tottenham, manager Thomas Tuchel says. Lukaku was dropped for Sunday’s Premier League draw with Liverpool after comments he made in an interview recorded three weeks ago. The pair had a “calm” meeting on Monday about the striker returning. “He apologised and is back in the squad for today’s training,” Tuchel said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chelsea FC (@chelseafc) “We have given it time to look back on. For me, the most important thing was…

Fidelity Bank Plc has inaugurated Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects in three South-Western states of Oyo, Ondo and Ekiti; as well as Kwara State. The projects which include the provision of maternal and healthcare materials for hospitals, renovation and furnishing of a juvenile correctional facility as well as provision of computers for secondary and tertiary institutions were officially inaugurated on Thursday, 30 and Friday, 31 December 2021. Speaking on the rationale behind the projects, Managing Director/CEO, Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe said that the initiatives were executed in pursuit of the Bank’s CSR objectives which are centered on the…

Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has noted that a publication titled “LASTMA Thugs’ brutalise driver, impounds bus, agency ignores victim’s petition” in the Punch newspaper, page four of Tuesday, January 4, 2022, is categorically untrue. The agency noted that the newspaper report is an untrue narration of the event that transpired, adding that, there was no such thing as ignoring or not acting on petitions. According to the publication, a commercial bus driver, Olasunkanmi Adejare accused the agency of using thugs to impound his vehicle in Oshodi. Investigations revealed that, it was a combination of LASTMA and Police officers…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo did not meet or notify President Muhammadu Buhari that he will be contesting the 2023 Presidency, Laolu Akande, spokesperson to the VP said. In a reaction to reports circulating on Tuesday, Akande said that it was fake news and that Nigerians should disregard it. Reacting to the report, Akande said: “This is pure, fake news.” He added that “Mr. President and the VP did not meet on New Year’s Day.” 2023: Osinbajo is Buhari’s natural successor – Rep Akande urged the media to stick with press statements that were issued by the Office of the Vice…

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has sent his condolences to the family of Alhaji Bashir Othman Tofa who died on Monday. Lawan commiserates with the Government and people of Kano State on the demise of the late politician. He also condoles with Tofa’s friends and political associates. The Senate President says the death of Tofa, who he describes as an astute politician, is a great loss to the country. “My condolences to the family of Alhaji Bashir Tofa and to the Government and people of Kano State. Let’s keep faith in Nigeria, says Lawan in New Year message “Alhaji Tofa left…