Sports Top Story

Odegaard to Arsenal, Dembele to Man Utd, Upamecano to Liverpool: Transfer rumours assessed

As price tags are hastily written, managers reach for chequebooks and transfer war chests creak open, here are the deals that might actually happen this month It’s been a relatively quiet January transfer window for Premier League clubs so far, but that could change as we head into the final week before deadline day. With Read More…

Football Notes Sports

Ozil completes Fenerbahce move away from Arsenal

The former German national team player finds respite after cooling out of football action for almost a season at Arsenal Germany’s 2014 FIFA World Cup winner Mesut Ozil completed his switch to Turkey’s Fenerbahce from Arsenal on Sunday, having been frozen out by the English Premier League (EPL) club. Fenerbahce said the 32-year-old had agreed Read More…

COVID19 Health Metro Top Story

Lagos records 1300 new COVID-19 new infections in two days, 14 die in one week

Larry King, famous talk show host loses battle of COVID-19 Saturday, 23rd January 2020, was a day Lagos recorded 14 new deaths in the past one week while the world reeled from the loss of Larry King, the phenomenal radio and television talk show host to the ravages of the COVD-19 coronavirus disease. In its Read More…

Health Infrastructure Metro Notes

Sanwo-Olu commissions 110-bed maternity home, housing scheme in Badagry

Governor Inaugurates Rehabilitated Medical Institute, Flags Off 5.5km Road Project Badagry – one of the five traditional divisions of Lagos State – reaped bountiful dividends of the development programmes of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration. A 110-bed Maternal and Childcare Centre (MCC), School of Anaesthesiology in Badagry General Hospital and 252 units of two bedroom housing Read More…

Football Sports Top Story

Oladapo Afolayan: West Ham debut ‘a dream come true’ as academy graduate scores in FA Cup win vs Doncaster

Oladapo Afolayan hailed his West Ham debut as a “dream come true” as the academy graduate marked the occasion with a goal as the Hammers beat Doncaster 4-0 in the FA Cup. The 23-year-old striker, who joined the academy ranks in east London from Solihull Moors in 2018, was introduced in a deeper role than Read More…

Football Notes Sports

Late goals spare Man City blushes at Cheltenham as Cup holders, Arsenal, crash out with own goal

Late goals by Phil Foden, Gabriel Jesus and Ferran Torres spared Manchester City a shock FA Cup defeat away to fourth-tier Cheltenham as the Premier League giants scraped into round five on Saturday. Alfie May’s 59th-minute goal put Cheltenham agonisingly close to the biggest win in their history on a night of drama at a Read More…

Education Top Story

We will fuse sports with education in Lagos schools — LSSC

The Lagos State government has announced plans to fuse education and sports in its schools, with a view to revamping School Sports in the state, the Chairman, Lagos State Sports Commission (LSSC), Mr Sola Aiyepeku, has said. Aiyepeku, who stated  this at a stakeholders’ meeting in Lagos, was quoted by the Director of Public Relations, Read More…