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Nigerian Senate on Wednesday called for the construction of Badagary/Sokoto Expressway to promote economic growth in the country. Senator Sadiq Umar and seven other Senators made a case for the project during the Senate plenary session. Senate president Ahmad Lawan mandated the Committees on Works, Finance, and National Planning & Economic Development to jointly inter-face with the Ministry of Works, Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA), and other relevant authorities to determine why the Badagry-Sokoto Expressway has been abandoned for such a long time. ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kelvin Ekerete Several Nigerian players continued their scoring form over the weekend, while others watched as their teams fumbled across the European leagues.  ENGLAND Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho both played 90 minutes for Leicester City but could only watch as Arsenal came from behind to grab a deserved 3-1 win over the UEFA Champions League hopefuls in the English Premier League on Sunday. The Foxes had gone ahead early in the encounter but the ruthless Gunners grabbed the maximum points at the King Power Stadium. VAR adjudged Ndidi had blocked Nicolas Pe...

ON THE GO Haruna Maitala, Plateau rep, dies in car accident Haruna Maitala, a member of the house of representatives from Plateau state, is dead.Advertisement TheCable understands Maitala died in a car accident along the Abuja-Keffi road on his way to... Daily COVID Tracker: Nigeria records 66 new cases and Kenya bans private import of vaccines The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has asked residents in Kogi state to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Here are five updates about the pandemic this Saturday. Advertisement Kenya bans private import... Pantami: USSD challenge ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kelvin Ekerete Super Falcons striker Asisat Oshoala scored twice as Barcelona Ladies hammered Real Madrid 4-1 in Sunday’s league clash. It’s the second time the Nigerian is hitting a brace this season, after her double against Rayo Vallecano last Wednesday. Oshoala netted Barca’s third and fourth goals in the 37th and 70th minutes respectively. In England, Everton winger, Alex Iwobi, was in action for 63 minutes in his team’s 2-0 loss to relegation-threatened Newcastle United. Semi Ajayi was in action for the entire duration in West Brom’s 2-2 draw against ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Kelvin Ekerete Victor Osimhen made his much-anticipated return in Napoli’s 3-1 loss to Hellas Verona in the Italian Serie A on Sunday. The Nigerian last played for Gli Azzurri in November after picking up a shoulder injury, which saw him miss seven games. He came on for Andrea Petagna in the 65th minute but failed to get on the score sheet. The 22-year-old has scored twice for the Italian giants in seven Serie A appearances. Simeon Nwankwo scored his seventh Serie A goal of the season for bottom-placed Crotone in their 2-1 loss away at Fiorentina on Saturday.