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  The Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced the reopening of worship centres in the state from August 7 at 50% capacity. The restaurants in the state are to operate eat-in services from August 14 while schools for exit classes are to resume on Monday, August 3, 2020. This disclosure was made by Sanwo-Olu, on Saturday, August 1, 2020, during a press briefing on COVID-19, at the State House, Marina Lagos. The Governor said that while the mosques are expected to reopen on August 7, next week Friday, churches will also follow suit on Sunday, August 9. He said that religious leaders must make available hand sanitizers, thermometer guns and ensure that social distancing is maintained. The Governor in his statement said, “ Places of worship in Lagos will now be opened from Friday, August 7 for our Muslim worshippers and on Sunday, August 9 for our Christian worshippers. “We will only be allowing 50% of their capacity at either the church or the mosque. Churches that have Sat

The Chelsea winger's career trajectory could have turned out differently had an Old Trafford official's glowing recommendations been acted upon Former  Manchester United  scout Jorge Alvial has revealed that the Red Devils passed up the chance to sign Christian Pulisic when he was still a youngster on  Borussia Dortmund 's books. Pulisic rose through the youth ranks at Dortmund before graduating to the senior squad in 2016, and went on to score 19 goals in 127 appearances for the club. Chelsea  were impressed enough to invest £58 million ($75m) into the United States international's potential last year, which he has gradually paid back over the course of an encouraging first year in the Premier League. Pulisic has contributed 10 goals and 10 assists to the Blues' cause in his first 33 outings for the club,  earning comparisons with club legend Eden Hazard , who joined  Real Madrid  in 2019. The 21-year-old is already being tipped for a bright future at the very high

The Tottenham boss has aimed a subtle dig at a fellow Portuguese and the Red Devils after seeing another key decision go their way at the weekend Jose Mourinho has taken a light-hearted swipe at Bruno Fernandes for his  Manchester United  penalty record, joking that the midfielder "had about 20 to score" in the second half of the season. United set a new Premier League record for the most penalties won in a single campaign  when Anthony Martial was brought down in the box during a crunch clash with Leicester on Sunday. Fernandes, a €55 million (£50m/$65m) January signing, stepped up to convert the Red Devils' 14th spot-kick of 2019-20, which set them on their way to a 2-0 victory at the King Power Stadium. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men secured third place and  Champions League  qualification as a result, while extending their unbeaten run in the top flight to 14 matches. United have picked up more points than any other Premier League side since Fernandes' arrival fro

Two persons have been confirmed dead in a gas explosion that rocked Afariogun Street in the Ajao area of Lagos State yesterday evening Tuesday, July 28. The explosion started from a shop used in refilling gas cylinders. Nine shops were razed in the explosion and a number of cars were also burnt. According to reports, the accident happened after a 62-year-old woman, who runs a cooking gas shop and her 32-year-old daughter were called back to their shop to attend to a “regular customer” who came to fill a gas cylinder. The woman returned and successfully attended to the customer. However, the sad incident happened when the customer tried putting the gas cylinder into a waiting tricycle, it fell and exploded. The Director-General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, who confirmed the incident, said the fire had been extinguished and that the bodies of the deceased persons have been evacuated from the scene of the incident. See more photos from the scene below

Dr. Stella Emmanuel (Aka Warrior) has treated over 300 COVID patients. U.S based Nigerian born doctor says there is a cure for COVID-19. Speaking at a news conference in Washington, Emmanuel claimed that antimalarial drug, hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and antibacterial drug, Zithromax, were effective cures for the virus. Emmanuel dismissed experts’ warning that hydroxychloroquine could cause serious heart problems for coronavirus patients, citing her experience with the use of the drug. She said she had successfully treated no fewer than 350 patients with hydroxychloroquine, zinc, and Zithromax. Hydroxychloroquine, long touted by President Donald Trump is the cure for the virus, according to her. The following are excerpts of Emmanuel’s speech: “Hello, I’m Dr Stella Emmanuel. I’m a primary care physician in Houston, Texas. “I went to medical school in West Africa, Nigeria, where I took care of malaria patients, treated them with hydroxychloroquine and stuff like that. “So I’m used to thes

Lionel Messi has insisted Barcelona secure this Leeds’ Argentine coach. Lionel Messi has chosen an Argentine coach as his ideal manager to replace Quique Setien at Barcelona for the next season. Marcelo Bielsa is up for a new contract with Leeds and is yet to sign one with just 1 week remaining in his current deal.  Reportedly , Messi wants Barca to lure the Argentine compatriot and replace the current coach, Quique Setien. Coach Setien came under a lot of criticism after Barca lost the La Liga to their rivals,  Real Madrid . Initially, they had a lead but with poor management as well as inconsistent performance on the pitch, the Blaugranas quickly slipped down the table and lost bitterly. A rare occurrence was the club Captain’s vocal expression of his disappointment with everyone including the President. While club president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, made some questionable moves like selling young Arthur Melo for an aging Miralem Pjanic just to be financially secure, it’s his open  dism

The Portugal international has been the catalyst behind the Red Devils' resurgence that has led them to securing a top-four finish Back in October, it seemed as if  Manchester United  needed a miracle if they were going to secure  Champions League  football. They were languishing in 13th place in the Premier League, could not string together a run of victories and had endured their worst beginning to a season for 30 years. Even at the start of 2020, they were 10 points off third and six behind  Chelsea  in fourth. Rumours were circulating suggesting that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would be sacked, with claims the Norwegian was out of his depth and would be replaced by Mauricio Pochettino. In reality, his position was never truly under threat, with the board and the owners instead backing their man as he oversees a rebuild at Old Trafford. An illustration of that came with the initial £47 million ($60m) they agreed to spend to bring Bruno Fernandes to the club from  Sporting  C.P. in Janu