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Don’t compare me with Okocha – Aribo (Punch)

Rangers midfielder, Joe Aribo, says watching Austin Okocha and Nwankwo Kanu play for Super Eagles influenced his decision to abandon England for Nigeria. Aribo, who scored on his debut for Eagles in a 2-2 friendly draw against Ukraine in Dnipro last…

Politicians, unemployment, causes of fake news, hate speech —Kogi REC (Punch)

Professor James Apam, Resident Electoral Commissioner, Kogi State, on Wednesday, attributed the preponderance of fake news and hate speech in the country to the political class and high rate of unemployment. Apam, who stated this in Lokoja, during a meeting…

NAF destroy insurgents’ logistics base, training camp in Borno (Punch)

The Nigerian Air Force has destroyed a major Islamic State of West Africa Province Logistics Base and Training Camp at Kusuma on the fringes of Lake Chad in Borno. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola,…

$157.5bn left Nigeria between 2003 and 2012 —Buhari (Punch)

President Muhammadu Buhari has disclosed that Nigeria lost an estimated 157.5 billion dollars to illicit financial flows between 2003 and 2012. The president’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, said Buhari disclosed this in an address to the High-Level National Side-Event organised…

Security guard begs for his life as armed man threatens him for empty cash box (Metro)

This is the terrifying moment a cash courier looked down the barrel of a loaded gun during an armed robbery. The security guard was filmed begging for his life as the gun was pointed at him. Seconds later the gun…

Rochdale’s Luke Matheson voluntarily back in school the day after scoring against Manchester United (Metro)

16-year-old Luke Matheson is in school today, even though he has been offered a day off, after scoring for Rochdale against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night. The teenager cancelled out Mason Greenwood’s opener with 14 minutes…

Joaquin Phoenix is all smiles at Joker premiere as he shrugs off controversy (Metro)

Joaquin Phoenix bought his Joker to London on Wednesday but despite the ongoing controversy he was all smiles. Joined by director Todd Philips, the pair smiled for the cameras, with Joaquin wearing a pin-stripe suit and Todd, the director of…

Frank Lampard reacts to Chelsea drawing Manchester United in the Carabao Cup (Metro)

Frank Lampard was relieved to get a home tie against wounded Manchester United in the Carabao Cup, after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team narrowly squirmed through to face Chelsea in the fourth round. While Lampard’s men thumped League 2 Grimsby Town 7-1 courtesy of goals from Ross…

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reacts to drawing Chelsea in Carabao Cup fourth round (Metro)

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has joked he’s looking forward to ‘loads of travelling’ at the end of next month after Manchester United were handed an away tie against Chelsea in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. Manchester United narrowly avoided…

Cesc Fabregas singles out Billy Gilmour after Chelsea’s Carabao Cup win against Grimsby Town (Metro)

Cesc Fabregas has praised Billy Gilmour for his ‘amazing’ performance in Chelsea’s 7-1 win over Grimsby Town in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening. Frank Lampard’s side comfortably beat their League Two opponents at Stamford Bridge with two goals from…

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