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Officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) on Wednesday morning advised motorists plying the Lagos-Ibadan expressway to seek alternative routes as the expressway is currently blocked by three containers which fell off trailers and blocked the road at Magboro.

The Para-soccer Federation of Nigeria (PFN), said on Tuesday that Abuja would host the second edition of National Para-soccer League from April 6 to April 18. The president of the federation, Misbahu Lawn Didi, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja. The federation was established in 1996 to promote the sport of Para soccer in Nigeria. The Para soccer game was introduced in 1988 in Nigeria. The federation seeks the professional support of media in covering the second edition of the National Para soccer league tagged: ‘’Abuja 2017’’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the second…

President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall has drawn the interest of hundreds of companies, but the larger, more experienced firms might not be on board. The deadline to submit proposals for the wall was Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, and many of the biggest construction and engineering companies are steering clear of bidding for the project altogether. Several companies who otherwise possess the resources and experience to manage and deliver such a large and complex project are staying away from it largely due to concerns about political backlash, according to Dave Raymond, President and CEO of the American Council on…

Nigeria is launching a mass vaccination campaign as part of its emergency response to an outbreak of meningitis in its northwestern states, as the death toll climbed to 336, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said on Tuesday. The number of suspected cases has hit 2,997, over 1,000 more than at the beginning of last week, when 269 people had died, the centre said. If unchecked, the surge in infections could raise the prospect of a repeat of 2009, when more than 2,000 Nigerians died from the disease. Basic healthcare is limited in rural parts of the country, where most…

Bayern Munich suffered just their second Bundesliga defeat of 2016-17 and Carlo Ancelotti was gracious to their conquerors Hoffenheim. Carlo Ancelotti felt Bayern Munich were caught cold by in-form Hoffenheim after the runaway leaders suffered just their second Bundesliga defeat of the season on Tuesday. Andrej Kramaric scored the only goal of the game midway through the first half, although the hosts deserved to be further ahead at the break after dominating Bayern in the opening 45 minutes. Bayern improved in the second period but still could not find an equaliser as the champions lost to Hoffenheim for the first…

An investigation is on-going following the Segunda Division B’s side 12-0 defeat which prompted the club to cease sporting activities Eldense coach Filippo Vito di Pierro has been arrested as part of a match-fixing investigation into his team’s 12-0 loss to Barcelona B on Saturday. The record-equalling win for the Spanish champions’ B side relegated Eldense from Segunda Division B, with the Elda club’s management board announcing they would temporarily cease sporting activities. The Eldense board subsequently requested the league launch an investigation into possible match-fixing, while in a statement, they also revealed their intention to sever ties with an…

Goals from Jamie Vardy and Islam Slimani earned Leicester a 2-0 win over Sunderland – their fifth straight Premier League victory. David Moyes’ week went from bad to worse as his Sunderland side slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Leicester City that pushed them even closer to the Premier League trapdoor. Islam Slimani’s first club goal of 2017 and his sixth Premier League strike of the season turned the match in favour of Craig Shakespeare’s resurgent Foxes, who are now nine points clear of the drop zone. Before Slimani’s 69th-minute header, the visitors had given under-fire manager Moyes cause for…

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored an injury-time penalty but Manchester United drew at home again in the Premier League against Everton. The 94th-minute spot-kick was awarded after Luke Shaw’s goal-bound shot was handled on the line by visiting defender Ashley Williams, who was given a red card. But the point meant United have now drawn nine games at home in the league and 12 overall, while opponents Everton’s missed the chance to leapfrog them in the table. Everton’s opener came through Phil Jagielka’s clever, flicked finish from close range when he had his back to goal. In response to going behind, Ander…

GOtv subscribers will have access to live broadcast of the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia as well as other FIFA tournaments on SuperSport. SuperSport confirmed itself as Africa’s home of world football after completing a broadcast deal with FIFA for its major international rights for the 2017/18 season. GOtv customers’ football experience will now include the FIFA World Cup, which takes place in Russia in June 2018. These acquisitions now sit alongside SuperSport’s already substantial offering that includes the major leagues, Champions League and the SA Premier Soccer League. “Soccer is among the jewels in the SuperSport crown,” said…

President Muhammadu Buhari is set to launch the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020, as a major step to revamp the economy. The launch will hold at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa on Wednesday in Abuja. The launch “is to sustain and build on the successes so far recorded in tackling corruption, improving security’’. According to Mr. Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), explained that the Medium-Term ERGP was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC). “ERGP is to restore sustainable, accelerated inclusive growth and development; investing in the people; and building a…