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A prominent Lagos businessman, Sulaiman Sanusi who also is the Managing Director of Sanusi Brothers Nigeria Limited has been convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment for illegal possession of firearm by a Lagos Chief Magistrate Court. The court presided over by Chief Magistrate Kemi Doja-Ojo sentenced the businessman to the jail term, after pronouncing him guilty of a count charge brought against him by the men of Nigeria Police. Chief Magistrate Doja-Ojo while citing plethora of judicial authorities, held that “the prosecution has successfully proved the charge against the defendant beyond every reasonable doubt”. Doja-Ojo said, “There is no…

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the government of President Muhammadu Buhari over “secrecy in the spending of loans so far obtained, the unsustainable level of borrowing by the government and the 36 states, debt crisis, and the disproportionately negative impact of these retrogressive measures on poor Nigerians.” In the suit number ECW/CCJ/APP/05/22 filed last week before the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja, SERAP is seeking: “An order directing and compelling the Federal Government to issue an immediate moratorium on borrowing by itself, and the 36 states, in conformity with the country’s international human…

Arsenal have submitted a 70m euro (£58.6m) bid for Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic. The 21-year-old Serbian striker has scored 17 goals in 21 Serie A appearances this season. (Tutto Mercato – in Italian) Newcastle United are hopeful of signing Burnley defender James Tarkowski, with Burnley willing to take a bid for the 29-year-old Englishman. (Sun) Representatives of Sevilla defender Diego Carlos are trying to persuade the club to sell him to Newcastle. The Magpies are keen on the 28-year-old Brazilian, with the Spanish club wanting around £60m. (90 min) West Ham want to sign Everton and England striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin, but Everton are asking £60m for the 24-year-old. (Sun) Burnley want to sign Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey, 31, on…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) lost an opportunity to add three opposition governors to its ranks last year following the commencement of the ward to state congresses, party sources say. Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), according to sources, had gone far in its talks with the governors to switch camps when pressure began to mount on the committee to flag off the congresses. The committee bowed to the pressure, the congresses took place and thus ended the negotiations with the opposition governors who feared that moving into the ruling party without them having some influence in…

There is wild anger in Borno state and across Nigeria after a secondary school students slit the throat of another student over refusal to run errands. Ahmed Umar Goni a.k.a. Peros, a SS 2 student of El-Kanemi College of Islamic Technology, Maiduguri attacked Jubril Sadi Mato popularly known as Ramadan which sent the latter to intensive care. The uproar the heinous act has generated led the Borno State Government yesterday to constitute a five-man investigative panel to find out the remote causes of the incident and suggest ways to forestall a reoccurrence. The committee’s members is drawn from the Police,…

Super Eagles’ head coach, Augustine Eguavoen, says his team will not underrate Tunisia during their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Round of 16 clash on Sunday. The match between Nigeria and Tunisia will take place at the Stade Roumdé Adjia in Garoua, Cameroon from 8 p.m. The Tunisian camp had been somewhat ravaged by positive COVID tests and there were no indications yet as to whether some star players, including Wahbi Khazri, will return for the game. Eguavoen however told newsmen during a pre-match press conference on Saturday in Garoua that in spite of the Carthage Eagles’ challenges his…

Southampton held on for a well-earned draw at St Mary’s to end Manchester City’s 12-game winning run in the Premier League, with the leaders edging 12 points clear at the top. Kyle Walker-Peters scored a superb seventh-minute opener following a neat a one-two with Nathan Redmond, touching the ball into his path before firing beyond Ederson on the bounce. But Kevin de Bruyne curled a free-kick onto the head of Aymeric Laporte and the unmarked defender nodded past Fraser Forster to level with 25 minutes remaining. De Bruyne hit the post moments later while Rodri and Gabriel Jesus also struck…

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said some of its officers at the Mowe unit of the Ogun State Sector Command on Friday helped an expectant mother on transit to a safe childbirth. A statement by Mr Bisi Kazeem, the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) on Saturday said that the assistance became imperative as it saved the lives of the mother and child. According to him, while on patrol at Mowe, the team, led by Deputy Route Commander (DRC) Damilola Osiyemi of Mowe Unit Command assisted a woman who was in labour around 1430hours on Friday. “The woman, Mrs Ola…

Ruben Neves’ second-half strike earned Wolves all three points at Brentford, in a game that was halted for over 25 minutes in the first half due to a clash of heads and a drone hovering above the ground. Referee Peter Bankes took both teams off the pitch just after the half-hour mark when the device was spotted above the Brentford Community Stadium. That came after a six-minute break in play due to a nasty collision involving Brentford team-mates Mathias Jensen and Rico Henry. Wolves were quickest to settle after the stoppages and took a deserved lead three minutes into the…

Newcastle United earned a massive victory at Leeds United in their fight to avoid relegation thanks to Jonjo Shelvey’s 20-yard free-kick. Eddie Howe’s side had only won once all season prior to this energetic and tempestuous encounter where both sides struggled to make the most of first-half chances. But after Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka saved Dan James’ point-blank shot and Illan Meslier palmed Shelvey’s volley away, the visitors finally found a breakthrough. The 75th-minute goal came from a brilliant run by substitute Javier Manquillo, who was brought down on the edge of the box. Shelvey stepped up and fired past…