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Bukayo Saka was once again a standout performer, netting a brace and assisting the opening goal scored by Gabriel Martinelli as Arsenal romped to a 4-1 win over troubled Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. The sweet victory has seen the Gunners extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to eight points while Crystal Palace, who were without a manager, are more than ever in danger of slipping into the relegation zone. Saka also made history by becoming the first player in the Premier League this season to reach double figures for both goals and…

Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been re-elected as the governor of Lagos State. Mr Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the early hours of Monday. He secured a total of 762,134 votes against his main challengers — Olajide ‘Jandor’ Adediran of the PDP who polled 62,449 and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the LP who got 312,329 votes. INEC Returning officer, Adenike Oladiji, who announced the result said Mr Sanwo-Olu scored 25 percent of the total number of votes and also the highest number of votes in…

The Governor of Lagos State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was in the early hours of Monday declared the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday, March 18. The state Returning Officer, Prof. Adenike Oladiji, made the declaration on Monday at INEC’s collation centre in Yaba, Lagos,  saying, “I hereby declare that Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, having satisfied the requirements of the law by having 25 per cent of the total of the LGAs of the states and also having the highest number of votes cast and meeting the requirements of the law, is hereby…

A consultant neurologist at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Kwara State, Dr Abiodun Bello, speaks with LARA ADEJORO on how individuals can achieve good sleep without affecting their daily activities What do quality and good sleep mean? Quality and good sleep mean when an individual sleeps very well and, by the next morning, is satisfied with the sleep and doesn’t feel any effect the next day attributable to not sleeping well. It involves the ability to sleep for almost some minutes when you are ready to go to bed; it means that you can initiate sleep, maintain that…

Fulham boss Marco Silva said that Aleksandar Mitrovic should “control his emotions” after the Serbian forward was dismissed after appearing to shove referee Chris Kavanagh. However, Silva added that he wanted to check similar situations to see if “they did the same with other players this season.”Mitrovic was sent off alongside Willian and Cottagers boss Silva as the match concluded in feisty fashion. FootballMan Utd through to semi-finals of Women’s FA Cup, Villa dump out Man City2 HOURS AGOThe flashpoint happened after referee Chris Kavanagh elected to award Manchester United a penalty after a VAR review. Having been asked to…

A music producer and singer, Samuel Oguachuba, aka Samklef, is of the opinion that not all songs have to address issues. In an interview with Sunday Scoop, he said, “Music is a universal language, and I believe that not all songs can be evergreen. Some songs are made to address situations, while some are solely for entertainment purposes. Once in a while, some artistes would ‘catch a vibe’ and make music that would last, even after they are no longer alive. However, I do not believe that the days of good music and evergreen songs are gone. Artistes just need…

FOR Nigerians, another tantalising opportunity to change the country’s trajectory beckons with the rescheduled state governorship and houses of assembly elections holding tomorrow nationwide. Although many voters were disappointed by the chaotic incidents and malpractices that marred the Presidential/National Assembly elections on February 25, they should not give up. Democracy thrives on mass participation and the ultimate triumph of the will of the people expressed through regular elections. Nigerians should not be deterred by the poor showing of the electoral umpire and the security agencies in the first round of balloting, but turn out tomorrow to elect candidates of their…

The UK government this week took measures to curb the alleged threat posed by TikTok. According to Telecoms.com, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Oliver Dowden recently introduced what he called a precautionary ban on the use of the social video app on government devices. He highlighted that TikTok requires permission to access data stored on the user’s device, including contacts, user content, and geolocation data. With TikTok being owned by China-based ByteDance, there are concerns that the app risks exposing potentially sensitive data to the Chinese government. “The security of sensitive government information must come first, so today we…

Fireboy DML’s ‘Peru’ went global off the back of a remix featuring Ed Sheeran, Oxlade’s ‘Ku Lo Sa’ became a viral international hit after it was featured on the hugely popular music platform COLORS, and Rema rocked the world with ‘Calm Down’. Already a huge hit across the US and Europe, ‘Calm Down’ took off after Selena Gomez jumped on the remix and helped propel it into one of the top streaming African songs of all-time. Already, Nigerian afropop and R&B sensation Tems made history when she became the first Nigerian woman to win a Grammy when she took home…

For the past few months, I’ve been cheating on my Apple Pencil. Instead of using Apple’s $129 stylus with my iPad Mini for notetaking, I’ve been using an alternative I purchased off of Amazon for about $25. It looks nearly identical, works nearly as well, and even snaps onto and charges from your iPad. And while this $25 stylus doesn’t quite match all of the Apple Pencil’s features, it comes awfully close to providing a similar experience for a fraction of the price.The stylus I’ve been using is from a random brand called “StylusHome,” but there are many similar ones…