Author: Lilian Azuh

An F-4 Phantom military aircraft crashed Saturday at a base outside Athens during an airshow, Greek news agency ANA reported. The circumstances of the crash were unclear, as was the fate of the two pilots aboard, local media said. The aircraft had just taken off when it suddenly lost altitude and crashed, said a journalist from public broadcaster ERT who was at the scene. There was an explosion immediately after the crash, which happened before thousands of visitors watching the annual “Athens Flying Week”. A fire service helicopter was dispatched to the scene to extinguish the blaze caused by the…

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Erling Haaland maintained Manchester City’s perfect start to the Premier League season but Enzo Maresca’s men were made to sweat for a 1-0 victory over newly-promoted Coventry at the Etihad on Saturday. Maresca was able to unleash Enzo Fernandez and Iliman Ndiaye after their arrivals completed a record outlay by any club of £460 million ($622 million) in the transfer market to refresh the City squad after Pep Guardiola’s decade in charge. The Maresca era has started with three consecutive Premier League wins, but it was a far from perfect performance as the hosts needed a pair of late saves…

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The Federal Government has announced that repair work on the damaged expansion joints on the Kara Bridge section of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway will commence on September 8. The rehabilitation is expected to be completed within two weeks, the Federal Ministry of Works said on Saturday. The Acting Controller, Federal Ministry of Works, Ogun State, Engr. Richard Adeleye, disclosed this while speaking with journalists during an inspection of the affected portion of the expressway. Adeleye said the repair had become necessary because the expansion joints had exceeded their service life and were posing risks to motorists using the busy highway. He…

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Actress, Liz Anjorin, has reacted to an interim order of the Lagos State High Court restraining her from publishing or circulating photographs of Priscilla Ojo’s one-year-old son, Rakeem Mkambala. The actress, during an Instagram Live session on Friday, mocked Priscilla’s mother, veteran actress Iyabo Ojo, over her decision to publicise the court order on social media. Anjorin questioned the authenticity of the document, arguing that a court order should not be publicised before it is formally served on the respondent. In a video from the live session, she said, “Your case na dead on arrival. If you post court letter…

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American rapper Cardi B has described Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye as “really sweet” and “very kind,” fuelling further speculation about a romantic relationship between the pair after they were spotted together for a third time, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The latest sighting took place in Italy on Thursday, September 3, hours after Okoye’s club side, Udinese, came from behind to beat Venezia 2-1 in the Coppa Italia round of 32. Cardi B had earlier described the goalkeeper in glowing terms while dining with a group of friends at a waterfront restaurant in Venice. “He was really sweet. When you see…

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The Lagos State Police Command wishes to debunk reports circulating on social media alleging that members of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), Lagos State Council, were tear-gassed during their peaceful protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday, 31st August 2026. The Command wishes to state unequivocally that the allegation is false and misleading. Not a single canister of tear gas was fired throughout the duration of the protest. At about 08:30 am on Monday, 31st August 2026, approximately five hundred (500) members of the NUP, Lagos State Council, staged a peaceful protest at the Lagos State…

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The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Tijani Fatai, psc, mnips, attended the opening ceremony of a one-day training programme held today, Monday, 31st August, 2026, at the M.D. Abubakar Hall, Zone 2 Headquarters. The programme was organised by the Nigeria Police Force, Zone 2 Zonal Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos, in collaboration with the Institute for Police and Security Policy Research, with the theme, “Professionalism, Neutrality and Collaboration: Strengthening Election Security for Safe and Credible Elections.” The training forms part of proactive measures by the Nigeria Police Force towards ensuring adequate preparedness for the upcoming elections, with focus on strengthening…

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The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, CP Tijani Fatai, psc, mnips, received the State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Lagos State, Mrs. Christiana Salmwang, alongside members of her team and Corps Members, on a familiarisation visit to the Command Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos. The visit was focused on strengthening the existing relationship between the Lagos State Police Command and the NYSC, as well as enhancing collaboration towards the safety and security of Corps Members serving across the State. CP Fatai appreciated the delegation for the visit and reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to sustained partnership with the NYSC,…

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