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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo said in Lagos on Wednesday that Oniru of Iruland, Oba Abiodun Oniru, lived a life of significance and contribution to the nation. Osinbajo spoke during a condolence visit to the family of the late monarch at his Victoria Island Palace. Oniru died on Monday  after a brief illness. Aged 82,  the traditional ruler is survived by wives and children, among whom are a former Lagos State Commissioner for Waterfront, Adesegun Oniru, and an on-air personality, Tolu Demuren, also known as Toolz. The vice-president said that the late Oniru’s guidance and counsel all the time was impactful.…

The draw for the Carabao Cup fourth round saw two tasty ties, with Premier League leaders Liverpool hosting Arsenal and Chelsea facing Manchester United. Holders Manchester City are at home against Southampton, Aston Villa play Wolves and Everton face Watford. In an all-League Two clash, Crawley play Colchester, who knocked out Tottenham on penalties. Oxford will entertain Sunderland in an all-League One encounter. For the first time in the competition’s 59-year history, no Championship side made it through to the fourth round. READ: Carabao Cup: Chelsea thrash Grimsby 7-1 Matches are to be played in the week commencing 28 October.…

Teenager Reece James scored and set up two goals on his full debut as Chelsea thrashed League Two side Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup third round. James, 19, set up Michy Batshuayi in the seventh minute before his superb cross was tapped in by Kurt Zouma. He added Chelsea’s fifth late in the second half before Batshuayi slotted home his second goal. Chelsea’s Ross Barkley and Callum Hudson-Odoi also scored, while Grimsby’s Matt Green netted a volley. The Blues take on Premier League rivals Manchester United in the next round after they scraped past League One side Rochdale in a penalty…

Real Madrid continued their unbeaten start to the La Liga season by beating Osasuna 2-0 to return to the top of the table. Manager Zinedine Zidane rested several of his first-team players, including Gareth Bale, before the Madrid derby with Atletico on Saturday. Despite a strong start by the visitors, Real took the lead when Vinicius Junior curled in his first goal of the season. READ: Martinelli brace as Arsenal thrash Forest Rodrygo added a second with a clinical low strike soon after coming on. Real, who have won four and drawn two of their league games, are top with…

A Lagos lawyer, Bayo Adedokun, 30, on Wednesday appeared in an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly threatening to kill Sen. Buruji Kashamu and Alhaji Muniru Ogunleyetwo over land disagreement. Adedokun, whose address was not given, is charged with four counts of conspiracy, attempted murder and conduct likely to cause breach of the peace. He, however, pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution Counsel, Inspector Steven Molo, told the court that the defendant committed the offence in August at Ogombo village in Eti-Osa area of Lagos. Molo  alleged that the defendant hired 10 thugs to kill the complainants claiming that a portion…

…recover nine corpses, arrests kidnap gang members Operatives of the joint security patrol team in Benue state code name “Operation Zenda” have reportedly discovered a mass grave of kidnap victims at Gbatse village in Ushongo local government area of the state. According to a police source who spoke on condition of anonymity, the grave was discovered, following a tip off, behind the house of a suspected criminal and kidnap kingpin (name withheld) who ran a syndicate between Ushongo and Kwande local government areas. “He kills his victims and collect their properties like cars and motorcycles and even when ransoms are…

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1, as public holiday to mark Nigeria’s 59th Independence anniversary celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on the commemoration of this year’s anniversary and assured them of Government’s commitment to end the current spate of insecurity in the country. In a statement by Barr. Georgina E. Ehuriah, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, the Minister said, peace and stability are necessary conditions for the development of any nation. He therefore, called on Nigerians to emulate the nation’s founding fathers in their love for fatherland. Aregbesola who reminded Nigerians of the immense potentials the country is endowed with, assured further that with commitment, we can move the country to the next level of socio-economic development. READ: Osinbajo waives constitutional immunity to clear…

Senate yesterday received a report of its ad-hoc committee on the 9th Senate Legislative Agenda. Chairman of the committee, Senator Adamu Mohammad Aliero, All Progressives Congress, APC,  Kebbi Central presented the report. The consideration and adoption of the report are slated for Thursday. This is to enable Senators time to read and digest the report for effective contributions during its debate.  President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, at the election, had promised to fashion a legislative agenda to guide effective performance of Senators. Senator Aliero listed youth empowerment to curb the increasing number of youth unemployment, poverty alleviation to…

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has declared his readiness to waive his constitutional immunity to “enable the most robust adjudication” of several baseless allegations, insinuation and falsehoods against his person and office. Prof. Osinbajo made this declaration in a tweet he personally authored this afternoon. Below is the full text of his tweet: “In the past few days, a spate of reckless and malicious falsehoods have been peddled in the media against me by a group of malicious individuals. “The defamatory and misleading assertions invented by this clique had mostly been making the social media rounds anonymously. READ: Senate receives…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has denied a newspaper report that the acting chairman, Ibrahim Magu, said there was corruption in the National Social Investment Programmes. In a statement by Wilson Uwujaren, head of media and publicity, the anti-graft agency said, “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a report captioned, “There is corruption in N-SIP programme- Magu”, which appeared in the Punch Newspaper of Wednesday September 25, 2019 and a few other newspapers, in which the acting Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu was quoted as saying that there is…