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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says as far as ECOWAS is concerned, there is only one way of changing government in the region, acceptable to all of the protocols, to even the political rights of the people and that is by a democratically elected government. He stated this after attending the ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit on the political situations in Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea in Accra yesterday. Prof. Osinbajo who represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the Summit was accosted by reporters (at the end of the meeting) who wanted to know how the summit of the leaders fared. Responding, the VP…

Tottenham will make a move to sign Napoli striker Victor Osimhen in the summer after having an approach for the 23-year-old Nigerian knocked back by the Italian club during the January window. (Football Insider) Arsenal are planning to spend up to £180m this summer to sign Wolves’ Portugal midfielder Ruben Neves and Everton’s England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, both 24, plus Real Sociedad’s Sweden frontman Alexander Isak, 22. (Sun) Newcastle will revive their interest in Lille’s Sven Botman, 22, if the club avoid relegation from the Premier League after failing to land the Dutch defender in January. (Athletic – subscription required)…

Alex Berenguer scored a superb 89th-minute winner as Athletic Bilbao knocked Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey to reach the semi-finals. With time running out, substitute Berenguer cut inside and drilled a precise finish into the far corner to stun Carlo Ancelotti’s men. The Basque club will be looking to reach the final for the third consecutive season. They became just the second side after Real Zaragoza to knock Real and Barcelona out of the cup in one season. Real Madrid beat Bilbao to win 12th Super Cup Defeat for Real ends hopes for a domestic double, as…

Goalkeeper Gabaski was the hero, saving two penalties as Egypt edged past hosts Cameroon in a penalty shootout after a goalless draw to set up an Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal. Sunday’s final sets up a tantalising meeting between Liverpool forwards Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane at the same venue – the Olembe Stadium in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde (kick-off 19:00 GMT). Hosts Cameroon had shown more impetus in 90 minutes, twice hitting the post through Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui’s looping header and Samuel Gouet’s thunderous long-range strike, which flicked the woodwork. ???????? Sadio vs. Mo in the #AFCON2021 final ????????…

The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) has forced 326 contractors to complete abandoned projects and has recovered N34 billion. Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed made the disclosure during a press conference in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. “ICPC has played a pivotal role in bringing about structural changes in the operations of the government, especially regarding improvements in MDAs budget utilization, better value for money, improved project completion, service delivery and higher level of anti-corruption awareness,” he said during a scorecard of Buhari administration’s efforts to fight corruption. “Recall, gentlemen, that the Commission established the Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking…

The Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has disclosed that 96 persons and 123 companies are involved in financing terrorism in Nigeria. Speaking on the Buhari administration’s efforts to fight corruption in Abuja on Thursday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed disclosed that sponsors of banditry were also unearthed. “The analysis by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), in 2020-2021, revealed 96 financiers of terrorism in Nigeria, 424 associates/supporters of the financiers, involvement of about 123 companies and 33 bureau de change, in addition to identifying 26 suspected bandits/kidnappers and 7 co-conspirators,” Mohammed said. Adding that, “The analysis has…

The Lagos State Government says it will be diverting traffic along inner Marina to outer Marina by Oando filling station from 5.00 a.m. till 6.00 p.m. on Friday due to the burial service of the late former Head of Interim Government, Chief Ernest Shonekan. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, made the disclosure in a statement signed on Friday in Lagos. Oladeinde explained that all adjoining and feeder roads leading to inner Marina road to Nitel building would be cordon off. He advised motorists to utilise JK Randle street through Force road to connect Broad street and continue…

Rotterdam has confirmed it will dismantle a historic bridge to allow a superyacht built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to fit through. The record-breaking luxury yacht is being built by Dutch firm Oceanco and was linked to Mr Bezos last year. The vessel is reported to be 417ft (127m) long and too tall to fit through the Koningshaven Bridge. A spokesman for the mayor confirmed the plan to reporters, with Mr Bezos set to foot the bill through Oceanco. Reports emerged in Dutch media on Tuesday that the middle section of the Dutch city’s bridge, known locally as De Hef,…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the refusal of the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development to provide an Abuja-based journalist, Ms Godsgift Onyedinefu, with the information she requested in 2019 on the cost of Nigeria’s participation in the 2018 World Cup amounted an unlawful violation of her right of access to information and ordered them to pay her N2 million as damages. Delivering judgment in two separate suits filed by the journalist against the ministries, Justice Donatus Uwaezuoke Okorowo directed them to make available to Ms Onyedinefu all the…

Lagos state taskforce has cleared shanties in the Lekki axis of the state to allow for free flow of traffic, discourage haphazard development, promote a crime free society and encourage a first class tourist destination of first choice in all our coastal areas. The agency had again cleared shanties along Lekki-Marwa Coastal road, Sapphire Tower, and Blue Water Area of Lekki-Epe Expressway road and also made arrests of miscreants for flouting the state government laws which are not in line with the state physical and infrastructural development master plan. Chairman of the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Unit, CSP…