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Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has directed the Leader of the House, Hassan Ado Dogwa to bring a bill that will amend the 1999 constitution to recognize Amotekun and other similar security outfits in the country. The Speaker stated this in his welcome address on Wednesday. In his speech, Gbajabiamila said that the emergence of Amotekun and similar security outfits was as a result of the manifestation gaps in the security architecture in the country. The Amotekun security outfit launched by the governors of the 6 southwest states has caused controversy, especially between the Federal government through the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and the governors of the southwest states over the legality of the group. The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu has also intervened, calling for the warring parties to reach a compromise on the impasse. The intervention of Mr. Tinubu Culminated into the meeting ...

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Pablo Mari on loan from Flamengo. The Gunners will reportedly pay £4million to the Brazilian club now and £8million to make the deal permanent. “Spanish defender Pablo Mari is set to join us on loan until the end of the season. "The 26-year-old joins us from Brazilian side Flamengo, where he helped the Rio de Janeiro based team win the Brazilian Serie A title and the Copa Libertadores last year,” a club statement read. Technical director Edu added: “Pablo is an experienced player who will provide us with additional defensive quality. “We have been monitoring Pablo’s career for a while and we are very pleased to have reached agreement with Flamengo for him to join us initially until the end of our season. "Together with Mikel and his coaching team, we are all looking forward to seeing Pablo in an Arsenal shirt.”

The West African Health Organisation, WAHO, has confirmed that one suspected case of the deadly coronavirus has arrived Abidjan Airport, Cote d’ Ivoire. WAHO also said that it has stepped up surveillance measures at airports and other entry points into West Africa. In addition, WAHO, which is the institution of ECOWAS for health, said it established communication channels with member states to share real-time information on the outbreak, enhance communication between countries and strengthen countries’ surveillance capacity. It is said that this includes early detection of suspected cases through thermal camera surveillance at international borders. WAHO Director-General, Prof Stanley Okoro, said this in a statement released in Abuja, on Monday. “The case was immediately detected and isolated. A series of tests are now being performed to confirm whether it is a case of coronavirus or not. We have also implemented a regional laboratory network for access to rapid biological ...

Manchester United are ready to give Alexis Sanchez another chance to prove himself at the club, according to reports. Sanchez joined Serie A club Inter Milan on a season-long loan during the summer, after a miserable 18 months at Old Trafford. The 31-year-old netted only five times in 45 appearances, following his move from Arsenal in January 2018. Although he had not been expected to play for United again, the club has made a U-turn and are now planning to welcome him back at the end of the season. It is believed that United’s executive vice-chairman, Ed Woodward, has informed Sanchez and his agent that they have no intention of letting him join Inter or any other club on a permanent basis.

Nigerian music star Burna Boy has reacted to losing Grammys Best World Music Album to African legend, Angelique Kidjo. Kidjo won the Best world music album ahead of Burna Boy on Sunday. Angelique Kidjo, however, hailed Burna Boy after picking up the award. She dedicated it to him for “the immense work he’s done with to put Africa on the global map.” Reacting hours later, Burna Boy took to his Twitter page expressing his love and gratitude to Angelique Kidjo and his fans all over the world. He wrote: “I love you forever Angelique Kidjo ‘Mama Africa’ and every single person that rooted for me, I don’t take any of it lightly! The world get ready cause we’re all coming.

Popular market place in Sabo, sagamu Ogun State caught fire in the early hours of today,  The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, as many shops and properties are badly affected.  The fire has been reportedly put out, more details later. 

 It has been revealed that Ara Zobayan, the pilot of the helicopter that crashed into a hillside outside Los Angeles, killing former NBA superstar, Kobe Bryant and eight others, told air traffic controllers in his last radio message that he was climbing “to avoid a layer of cloud.” This was disclosed by Jennifer Homendy of the National Transportation Safety Board, an accident investigator. Recall that the Sikorsky S-76 crashed on Sunday morning, killing Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna and 7 others. Homendy further revealed that Zobayan had asked for and received special clearance to fly in heavy fog just minutes before Sunday’s crash and was flying at 1,400 feet (427 metres) when he went south and then west. Homendy was among the crew of investigators, which went to the crash scene on Monday to collect evidence, according to Al Jazeera. The investigator added that the pilot then asked for air traffic controllers to provide “flight following” assistance...