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Black Panther 2: How Marvel will approach sequel without Chadwick Boseman

Sequel is due to begin production in July for a 2022 release Marvel boss Kevin Feige has discussed how the studio will approach Black Panther 2 following Chadwick Boseman’s death. Boseman – who starred as the beloved Wakanda leader T’Challa in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – died of colon cancer last year aged 43. Following Read More…

Education Notes Sports

Lagos Sports Commission to reintegrate sports into school curriculum, says Aiyepeku

The Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Sola Aiyepeku, says the commission is planning to reintegrate sports into the school curriculum. Aiyepeku speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos commended the State Government for being proactive to sports development. “Our key areas of focus for 2021 are : Read More…

Metro Notes

Lagos impounds 100 commercial motorcycles for various violations

Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) has impounded over 100 commercial motorcycles as part of efforts in ensuring sanity on the roads in the state. The Chairman of the taskforce, CSP Shola Jejeloye, said this on Sunday in a statement signed by the agency’s Head, Public Affairs Unit, Mr Taofiq Adebayo. Jejeloye Read More…

COVID19 Health Nigeria Notes

Lagos records four more COVID-19 deaths, 1585 new cases reported nationwide

Lagos State recorded four more COVID-19 deaths on Saturday in a growing surge of the COVID-19 scourge. On the same day, it recorded 573 new infections. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi in a statement published on Saturday, said that there were now 35,481 confirmed cases in Lagos State. He said that Read More…

Metro Notes

LAGFERRY moves 41,040 trucks through barges in Lagos ports in 2020

The Lagos State Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) said that the service moved 41, 040 trucks through barges in Apapa ports between January and December 2020 to decongest gridlock in Lagos. Mr Abdoulbaq Balogun, LAGFERRY Managing Director, made the disclosure during a two-day Strategic Management Workshop for management of Lagos Ferry Services with the Theme “Resilience for Read More…

Notes Top Story Wole Olaoye

America’s Failed Coup

“I, Brigadier-General Donald J. Trump, on behalf of the megalomaniac forces of the Republican Party hereby decree a suspension of the Constitution of the United States and the annulment of the presidential elections which returned one Joe Biden as elected. “All land, sea, underground and oversea borders are hereby closed with immediate effect. All legislators Read More…

Business Jobs Notes

‘This is not our fault’: Pandemic job losses fall hardest on hospitality workers

Cristina Lopez Garcia was excited to buy a house last February. It was an eight-minute drive from her job in the kitchen of a Las Vegas casino and she was confident that she and her husband could afford their new bills. But about a month after they moved in, that financial stability disappeared. The casino Read More…

Celebrity Entertainment Notes

Dr. Dre agrees to pay estranged wife $2 million as he recovers from brain aneurysm

Dr. Dre has agreed to pay his estranged wife Nicole Young $2 million (£1.5 million) in spousal support as he recovers from a brain aneurysm. The 55-year-old rap mogul was admitted to the intensive care unit at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday and missed a divorce case hearing on Wednesday as he Read More…

Football Notes Sports

Arsenal’s new superstar Smith Rowe making a mockery of Willian’s woeful performances

The 20-year-old underlined why he is ahead of the well-paid Brazilian in the pecking order by coming off the bench to inspire a 2-0 win over Newcastle Less than a month ago, Emile Smith Rowe hadn’t started a league game in over a year. Now, Arsenal’s brilliant young playmaker will be one of the first Read More…