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Say road construction cause current delays The Amalgamation of Container Trucks Owners Association of Nigeria (ACTOAN) and other stakeholders in Apapa have said that the ongoing road constructions in Lagos metropolis and within Apapa environs is responsible for the recent slow pace of movement into Apapa. The truck owners, residents and other stakeholders in Apapa also lauded the Vice President Yemi Osinbajo-led Presidential Taskforce on restoration of law and order. They said the timely intervention by the Osinbajo-led team has restored sanity, saying that the recent slow vehicular movement into the Apapa was caused by the massive road construction and…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation of two Lebanese: Dina Jihad Khali and Chamseddine Waell Mohmmed, who were arrested by officers of the Customs Area Command, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, for attempting to smuggle a total sum of $890,000 USD( Eight Hundred and Ninety Thousand United States Dollars) out of Nigeria, through the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa. The suspects were arrested on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 and handed over to the Port Harcourt Zonal office of the EFCC for further investigation. Speaking while handing over the two suspects, A.B Mohammed Olayinka, Customs Area Controller, disclosed…

The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts, on Tuesday, said it is not investigating the office of the Vice President or the person of Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as falsely claimed by SaharaReporters. The chairman, House Committee on Public Accounts, Hon. Wole Oke gave the clarification while addressing the Permanent Secretary of Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Olusola Idowu. Oke explained that the ongoing investigation was aimed at getting documentary evidence of the school feeding procurement under the National Social Investment Programme carried out by the Federal Ministry of Budget and National Planning. Since its implementation…

Council chairman for Onigbongbo in Lagos, Babatunde Oke, is dead. He died early today from complications arising from COVID-19 complications. According to a post on his Facebook page, Oke died on Wednesday at St. Nicholas Hospital on Lagos Island, where he was moved, when his illness became critical. He was initially receiving treatment at the Gbagada isolation centre. Nigeria announces 423 new coronavirus cases Oke was spending his second term as the council chairman. He was the second council boss to die of COVID-19. In June, Augustine Adeoye Arogundade, chairman of Agbado/Oke-Odo LCDA also succumbed to COVID-19.

A United Kingdom-based communication consultant, Dr. Opeyemi Erinfolami, has described the provision on exclusivity in the new National Broadcasting Code as a product of ignorance. The code, produced by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), was launched in Lagos last week by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Erinfolami, who made his views known in a series of tweets, said what the NBC has done is akin to plucking a regulatory provision from the air Speaking on the provisions of the code affecting the broadcast of foreign football matches, which mandate rights holder to sub-license to other broadcasters,…

Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson has been named the highest-paid male actor for a second year in a row, according to wealth magazine Forbes. The former wrestler reportedly earned $87.5m (£67m) between 1 June 2019 and 1 June 2020, including $23.5m for the Netflix thriller Red Notice. He also made money from his fitness clothing line, Project Rock. The 10 top earners combined made $545.5m this year – more than a quarter of that from Netflix, Forbes said. Johnson’s Red Notice co-star Ryan Reynolds was the second-highest paid actor, with earnings of $71.5m. Among his movie deals were $20m, also for…

The UK economy suffered its biggest slump on record between April and June as coronavirus lockdown measures pushed the country officially into recession. The economy shrank 20.4% compared with the first three months of the year. Household spending plunged as shops were ordered to close, while factory and construction output also fell. This pushed the UK into its first technical recession – defined as two straight quarters of economic decline – since 2009. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the economy bounced back in June as government restrictions on movement started to ease. Jonathan Athow, deputy national statistician for…

Manchester United have marked Barcelona’s 23-year-old French forward Ousmane Dembele as a possible alternative for Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho, 20. (ESPN) England winger Sancho may have to put in a transfer request to force through a move to Manchester United. (Mirror) Manchester City’s Spanish midfielder David Silva, 34, will join Lazio when his contract expires at the end of the season. (Guardian) Aston Villa are preparing an opening bid for Brentford’s English striker Ollie Watkins, 24. (Sky Sports) Gareth Bale will not leave Real Madrid this summer – and the Wales forward, 31, is prepared to wait two years before finding a new club. (Mirror) Arsenal are looking at a £25m move for Ajax and Netherlands forward Quincy Promes, 28. (Sun) Newly…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 423 confirmed new coronavirus cases in the country on Tuesday. The 423 cases announced by the Centre for Disease Control takes the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 47,290. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 263 patients from isolation centers across the country with six new deaths reported. Lagos state, the epicentre of the virus in Nigeria reported 117 new confirmed cases taking the total number of confirmed cases in Lagos alone to 16074. Nigeria announces 290 new coronavirus cases The Federal Capital Territory reported 40 new cases, Ondo…

Shakhtar Donetsk cruised past FC Basel in Gelsenkirchen to book a Europa League semi-final with Inter Milan. The Ukrainian side raced into an early lead through Junior Moraes, before Taison doubled their lead. Alan Patrick scored a third from the penalty spot after Taison was fouled, and Dodo added a fourth, before Ricky van Wolfswinkel hit a late consolation. Shakhtar will face Inter in Dusseldorf on Monday, 17 August, while Manchester United play Sevilla in the other tie. Sevilla knock Wolves out of Europa League More to follow…