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Everton continued their perfect start to the season with a deserved victory against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s fifth league goal of the season opened the scoring for the Toffees following neat build-up from James Rodriguez and Seamus Coleman. Cheikhou Kouyate’s free header drew Palace level, but Richarlison restored the visitors’ lead from the penalty spot after Joel Ward was controversially adjudged to have handled Lucas Digne’s knockdown. Everton had chances to extend their lead in the second half, but Calvert-Lewin shinned Rodriguez’s corner past the post before Colombian Rodriguez had a goal-bound shot blocked by Mamadou Sakho.…

Three people have been confirmed dead as a truck fell into the Epe River from Berger Bridge late Friday night. As at Friday night, the number of people in the six tyres truck were uncertain as rescue officials could do nothing this Saturday morning. Dr Femi Oke-Osanyintolu, Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, had said the Agency received information late last night of an accident involving a Volvo tipper that fell off the Berger bridge in Epe into the Epe river. “Upon arrival at the scene of incident, it was discovered that the six (6) tyre truck was…

*1.7m to 2m MSMEs to benefit overall from Survival Fund & other schemes *Half a million to benefit from Payroll Support alone *333, 000 Artisans & Transport workers to get grants *250,000 free Business Name Registration *Over 300,000 MSMEs to get another 15B in Guaranteed Off-take As more Nigerians and small businesses register for the recently launched Survival Fund scheme of the Federal Government, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described progress recorded in the first three days of the registration of applicants as massive and impressive, reiterating the commitment of the Buhari administration to ensure effective implementation of all the…

A dramatic injury-time penalty gave Manchester United victory at Brighton and their first three points of the season in a stunning game at Amex Stadium. A match packed full of incident was settled with the very final kick as Bruno Fernandes coolly stroked in the winning penalty, spotted and awarded via a VAR check for Neal Maupay’s handball from a corner, all after on-field official Chris Kavanagh had blown to signal the end of the match. Just moments before, Brighton thought they had sealed a point that would have been the least they deserved when Solly March headed in a…

•Says Intervention To Help Mitigate Effect Of Lockdown •LSETF, First Bank Float Education Loan Programme Lagos State Government in partnership with First Bank of Nigeria Ltd has launched N5 billion Post-Coronavirus (COVID-19) Recovery Support capital for education sector to support low-cost private schools across the state in mitigating the negative impact of the pandemic. The intervention fund, which targets over 2,000 private schools, was formally launched by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Friday at a ceremony held at the Banquet Hall in the State House, Alausa. Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) collaborated with First Bank of Nigeria Limited to facilitate…

Sir David Attenborough has broken Jennifer Aniston’s record for the fastest time to reach a million followers on Instagram. At 94 years, the naturalist’s follower count raced to seven figures in four hours 44 minutes on Thursday, according to Guinness World Records. His debut post said: “Saving our planet is now a communications challenge.” Last October, Friends star Aniston reached the milestone in five hours and 16 minutes. In his first video, the veteran broadcaster told followers: “I am making this move and exploring this new way of communication to me because, as we all know, the world is in…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has nullified the suspension of Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state by a faction of the party in the state. The party also noted that Architect Paul Omotosho-chaired APC Ekiti State Working Committee is the recognised executive committee in the state. “The attention of the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been drawn to a purported and widely-reported “suspension” of the Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi as well as an earlier reported “indefinite suspension” of some other party members in the state,” said a statement by Yekini Nabena, deputy national publicity…

Says no plan to increase taxes Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has stated that the Nigerian government in a determined effort to offer Nigerians an effective option to petrol will focus on developing Compressed Natural Gas otherwise known as auto gas, which is priced significantly lower than PMS. Prof. Osinbajo, SAN, stated this during a virtual interactive session hosted by the Africa Report magazine on Thursday. Answering a participant’s questions regarding the removal of petrol subsidy, the Vice President said “we have experienced a severe downturn in our finances over the years, so at 60 percent less revenue, we are in…

The Insight by Lateef Adewole “Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goals; nothing on earth can help the man with wrong mental attitude.” – Thomas Jefferson. There were series of events which happened some days ago which warranted my writing this particular article today. I had a great time engaging in some activities that gave me a lot of joy. Last week Wednesday, 16th of September, 2020, I was invited as the guest lecturer to deliver a Combined Valedictory Lecture to the graduating students in both the primary and secondary schools of a…

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he could not escape being held responsible for All Progressives Congress (APC) loss in Edo State governorship poll. But he said it was important for him to develop in the country a political culture based on integrity and build his party on a “civilized basis, rule of law and respect for human rights and human beings.” Buhari spoke in his Abuja office while receiving Governor Godwin Obaseki who won the election after defeating the APC candidate, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu. Obaseki, who was accompanied by his deputy Philip Shaibu and other Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…