Author: Vincent Osuwo

The executive governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reduced state-regulated bus and rail transport fares by 25%. This was announced by the Lagos State Metropolitan Area Transport Authority in a statement on its X page on Monday. In the statement titled ‘Lagos approves a 25% fare rebate for regulated bus and rail transport’, which was signed by the LAMATA Head of Corporate Communication, Kolawole Ojelabi, Sanwo-Olu noted that the 25% discount is necessary to ameliorate the plight of residents in the state. It read, “Responding to calls for the reinstatement of the 50% rebate on fares for regulated bus…

The leg of ailing comic Nollywood actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, has been amputated. According to a post on the actor’s Nollywood page on Monday, Mr Ibu endured seven successful surgeries, but one of his legs had to be amputated to keep him alive and aid his recuperation process. Mr Ibu reads: “We want to appreciate everyone that has come through for our dad; saying we are grateful is an understatement, and only the good Lord can thank you all enough for every help you’ve rendered. “As of 1 p.m. and noon today, Daddy has gone through…

Former France international Samir Nasri has called on Kylain Mbappe to reject a move to Real Madrid next summer in favour of staying at PSG. Mbappe has been linked with a move to Real Madrid for several years and will have the opportunity to complete the deal as a free agent when his contract at Paris expires next summer. However, ex-Arsenal and Manchester City midfielder Nasri has urged France’s captain to stay in Ligue 1, believing that the 24-year-old’s achievements with his boyhood club will always trump whatever he could do in Spain. “Yes, even in world football. If he…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, failed to produce the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Maitama on Monday, as directed. On November 2, Justice Olukayode Adeniyi ordered the anti-graft agency to either unconditionally free Emefiele or produce him in court to be granted bail. However, after the case’s resumption, Emefiele’s lawyer, Barr. Mathew Burkaa, told the court that the EFCC had violated the injunction. “My lord, they have flouted both orders, as today marks the 149th day of the applicant being in custody. “The applicant…

Jamie Carragher believes David Raya is a “huge problem” for Mikel Arteta and has warned Arsenal that they will not win the Premier League unless they fix their deficiencies in goal and attack. The Gunners dominated the title chase for the duration of last season but were pipped to the post by Manchester City, who won the Premier League for the first time since 2004. Arsenal emphasized their determination to win the Premier League in the summer by spending a combined £200 million on Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, and Jurrien Timber. However, Carragher believes that Arsenal’s spending spree would not…

The FA will not take any action against Luis Diaz after he lifted his shirt to expose a message demanding the release of his kidnapped father. Liverpool’s Colombian star wore a t-shirt with the words ‘Libertad Para Papa’ (‘Freedom for Papa’) under his jersey, which he displayed after scoring a dramatic injury-time level against Luton yesterday. According to FA rules, footballers are not permitted to remove their jerseys to show personal statements. However, given the unusual circumstances—and the fact that the 26-year-old did not completely remove his shirt—Mail Sport understands that no charges will be filed. Diaz’s mother was freed,…

The kidnappers responsible for kidnapping Luis Diaz’s father have promised to “keep their word” and release him. In its first formal statement since telling the world nearly four days ago that it had begun the process of gaining Luis Manuel Diaz’s release, the left-wing ELN said it understood his family’s agony. It went on to accuse the government of exacerbating matters by flooding places like the Perija Mountains near Barrancas in Luis’ home province of La Guajira with special police and military in response to the kidnapping nine days ago. The organisation insisted on security guarantees’ before releasing the 58-year-old.…

A knife-wielding Palestinian assailant stabbed and critically injured a female Israeli soldier before being shot dead in annexed east Jerusalem on Monday. Separately, the Palestinian health ministry reported that Israeli soldiers killed a young Palestinian man and critically injured three others in the occupied West Bank town of Halhul. “A terrorist armed with a knife arrived at Shalem police station and stabbed a female soldier. Border police forces neutralized the terrorist by shooting,” police said in a statement. According to reports, police said a female soldier was seriously wounded and another suffered light injuries. According to Israeli emergency services, the…

Troops of the Nigerian Army’s (NA) 81 Division have successfully prevented a suicide attempt by one Mrs. Francesca Spark, who plunged into the Lagos Lagoon around 81 Division Officers’ Mess, Marina Lagos, in an attempt to take her own life. This was revealed in a statement on Monday by the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Olabisi Ayeni. The statement reads, “The troops of 65 Battalion NA deployed at the Officers’ Mess, who sighted Mrs. Spark, quickly used their military riverine skills and ingenuity to rescue her. “She was given first aid and stabilized by the battalion medical…

The Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency has disclosed that it is targeting 388,180 girls aged nine to 14 years for vaccination against the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) to prevent them from developing cervical cancer. Dr. Suleiman Bashir, the agency’s executive chairman of the Adamawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, confirmed this in an interview with newsmen in Yola. Bashir stated that the virus sensitization and vaccination of girls were ongoing and would take three months. He went on to say that the vaccination was chosen for girls aged nine to fourteen years old in Adamawa State in order to…