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There will be no new portraits and members of the royal family will each take turns visiting the queen Queen Elizabeth II will have a scaled-down get-together to celebrate her 95th birthday on Wednesday, according to a royal source. The COVID-19 pandemic has put a halt on traditional practices held on the queen’s latent day. Read More…
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has assured that the ongoing Lagos-Badagry Expressway rehabilitation/reconstruction project was not forgotten but on the 2021 Sukuk funding priority list. Fashola gave the assurance in Lagos on Saturday during an inspection tour of road projects in the state. He said that major drainage works were ongoing Read More…
Nollywood actress, Stephanie Okereke-Linus, has released a new short film, “The Student’, which creates awareness against sexual and gender-based violence (GBV). The renowned actress, who frowns at sexual and GBV issues that have become a thing of concern, took to her Instagram handle @stephanielinus in a video clip, to announce the movie to fans and Read More…
As part of efforts to bridge the nation’s shelter gap, the Federal Government on Monday unveiled its first affordable housing cooperative in Lagos State. Flagging off the scheme at Lekki, Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority (FHA), said that both the formal and informal sectors were captured in the ongoing mass housing drive. Read More…
Nigeria suspended the airline Emirates from flying into or out of its territory last week after the carrier imposed additional COVID-19 test requirements on passengers from the country, the aviation minister said on Monday. Emirates said last week passenger flights to and from Nigeria had been suspended until further notice in line with government directives, Read More…
Serena Williams has become the latest Grand Slam champion to withdraw from the Miami Open, joining Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. Williams pulled out of the tournament on Sunday, citing recent oral surgery, per Michelle Kaufman of the Miami Herald. The 39-year-old has won the event a record eight times, with her most Read More…
The Director-General, National Aumotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Mr Jelani Aliyu, says investment in automotive design is the panacea for unemployment in Nigeria. Aliyu disclosed this on Saturday in Owerri during the closing ceremony of a two-week training in automotive design organised by the council in collaboration with Coscharis Technologies Ltd. He said that Read More…
Champions Bayern Munich roared back from two goals down to beat Borussia Dortmund 4-2 on Saturday with a hat-trick from Robert Lewandowski, to remain two points clear at the top of the Bundesliga. Dortmund, who had won their four previous games in all competitions, scored twice with Erling Haaland in the opening nine minutes and Read More…
In fulfilment of the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola’s assurance, the Lagos State Government has announced the reopening of the Third Mainland Bridge to full vehicular movement on both lanes after the completion of the rehabilitation works. A statement issued by the State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, thanked Lagosians for Read More…
Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas to wear red shirt, black pants on Sunday in honor of Tiger Woods Fifteen-time major winner Tiger Woods is recovering and in “good spirits” after he received successful follow-up procedures on injuries sustained this week in a car accident, according to a statement posted to his Twitter account on Friday. Woods, Read More…