Fashola has been ask to Quit by the Senate, IF

The Senate on Wednesday accused the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), of misleading the public and blackmailing it over the manipulations made by the lawmakers in the 2017 Appropriation Act.

The upper chamber asked Fashola to resign his appointment if he was overwhelmed by the volume of work at his ministry.

At the plenary, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senator Danjuma Goje said, “Fashola should know that he is dealing with the National Assembly of Nigeria, not of Lagos. If the job is too much for him – the ministry is too big; it comprises three ministries, which are works, housing and power; if he cannot adjust, then, he should do the honourable thing. He should so the needful.

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UNIOSUN Students Take Over Streets In Osogbo

There is pandemonium in Osun State as students of the state university have taken over the streets of Osogbo, the capital in a violent protest against the alleged ritual killing of their colleague.

The irate students had on Tuesday burnt down a house close to where the deceased body was discovered, and continued their demonstration on Wednesday morning.

Dressed in black, the obviously angry students marched from their school campus at Oke Baale, to the Palace of the Ataoja of Osogbo, and made a stop at the Olaiya roundabout where a bonfire was made. The students who came out in thousands were seen destroying everything they came across, chasing people with sticks and iron materials.

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Jonatha invited by Reps over Malabu deal

Ex-President has been invited to testify in the ongoing investigations into the Malabu Oil deal. The invitation was made by the committee of the House of Representatives.

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Lukas Podolski celebrates Japan move with his own Twitter emoji!

Germany international Lukas Podolski now has his own Twitter emoji to celebrate his move to the J-League.

Earlier this year, Paul Pogba became the first Premier League footballer to have his own emoji and now Poldi has joined the France International by being immortalised in pixel format.

The 32-year-old World Cup-winner completed his much-anticipated switch to Japanese football this week, joining Vissel Kobe.

And to mark his arrival in Asia, the social media platform will allow fans to mark his arrival with a bespoke emoji by using the hashtag #Poldi.

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Antonio Rudiger deal to Chelsea from Roma agree

Chelsea and Roma have agreed a deal for central defender Antonio Rudiger, Sky sources understand.

Rudiger helped Germany win the Confederations Cup in Russia earlier this month. It is thought the player will take a medical in Los Angeles this week, with the transfer figure potentially rising to £34m.

The 24-year-old moved to Roma from Stuttgart initially on a season-long loan deal in August 2015 before making the move permanent the following season for 7.6m.

Personal terms still have to be discussed but it appears that Rudiger will become a Chelsea player ahead of the new Premier League season.

Chelsea are in need of defensive reinforcements following the departures of Nathan Ake and John Terry to Bournemouth and Aston Villa respectively.

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Atletico's Antoine Griezmann unsure on future Man Utd move

Antoine Griezmann admits he is unsure of his long-term future, but says he felt like he had to stay at Atletico Madrid this summer because of their transfer ban.

Griezmann was widely linked with a move to Manchester United before signing a new deal with Atletico until 2021.

He said at the time that it would have been a "dirty move" to leave after Atletico's transfer ban was upheld, meaning they cannot sign new players until January.

And he has told FourFourTwo: "I have stayed mainly because of the transfer ban. Atletico needed me now more than ever and I felt I had to stay. It would be dirty to leave. I wouldn't have been myself, or the person that I feel I am today, if I had left this club in that way.

The France international denied that he had called United manager Jose Mourinho to let him know his decision, saying: "No, no, no. No, that's totally made up. False. It was my decision. I communicated it to the club. That's it."

While Griezmann is set to stay with Atletico this summer, he refused to be drawn on whether he will join United next year.

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Man Utd's pursuit for Morata rejected as Real Madrid demand €90m

Manchester United have failed in their latest attempt to sign Alvaro Morata with Real Madrid holding out for €90m (£79m) for the striker, as per reports.

The Red Devils have made the Spain international their number one target as they seek to strengthen their striking department ahead of the 2017/18 season.

United have been in lengthy talks with Real over a deal, with manager Jose Mourinho keen to land Morata, 24, for the beginning of the club's pre-season tour of the United States next week.

However, although United have increased their offer from €70m (£61.5m) to €80m (£70.2m), Real have rejected the bid as they look to make a significant profit on Morata.

Morata, who scored 20 goals in all competitions as Real lifted both La Liga and the Champions League last season, re-joined the club from Juventus last summer for €32m

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Coentrao joins Sporting CP on season-long loan

Real Madrid defender Fabio Coentrao has joined Sporting CP on a season-long loan.

The 29-year-old, formerly of Benfica, has secured a temporary switch to their great Portuguese rivals in a bid to get his career back on track.

Coentrao, who made just six appearances for Real last season, had revealed the move on Twitter on Tuesday before the two clubs followed up with official statements confirming the deal.

In a picture with his family taken from Sporting's Estadio Jose Alvalade stadium, he wrote: "Very happy to have the opportunity to play for this great club."

Real's statement read: "Real Madrid C.F. and Sporting Clube de Portugal have agreed the loan of the player Fabio Coentrao until 30 June 2018."

Coentrao won one Primeira Liga and two Taca da Liga titles during his time at Sporting's arch rivals Benfica before joining Real for €30m in 2011.

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OFFICIAL: Arsenal annonces the Signing of Alexandre Lacazette

Arsenal have announced the signing of French striker
Alexandre Lacazette for a club record fee of £46 million plus add-ons.

Lacazette is the second signing for the North London club this summer. They previously signed full back Sead Kolasinac on a free transfer.

The club confirmed the news on Wednesday, indicating that that the French striker has agreed a long-term contract with the north London outfit.

"Alexandre Lacazette has agreed to join us on a long-term contract, for an undisclosed fee," read a statement posted on the official Arsenal website.

Lacazette scored 37 goals in 45 games last season. He has scored at least 20 league goals in each of the last 3 seasons.

This is a seemingly good signing for Arsenal who need some cutting edge at the top end of the field and have managed to beat competition in getting the striker.

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A bus powered by formic acid could hit the road this year

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Students from the Eindhoven University of Technology, Team FAST, are now throwing their hats into the ring with a design for the first ever system that allows a bus to drive on formic acid. Their system, officially unveiled on 6 July, comprises an electric bus hooked up to a small trailer (nicknamed 'REX', for 'range-extender'), where formic acid is converted into electricity.

Team FAST uses a blend of 99% formic acid with a performance enhancing agent to create Hydrozine -- which has four times as much energy density as a battery -- to power the bus. The CO2 produced in splitting the hydrozine is used during the electricity-making process, so it's completely carbon neutral.

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