French highest administrative court has rejected an effort to restart the Ligue 1 season – but ruled that Amiens and Toulouse should be reprieved from relegation. The French football league decided at the end of April to cancel the 2019-20…
Bring my husband’s killers to justice, wife of slain guard pleads
Mrs Maina Hassan, the widow of a slain security guard, Mallam Abu Hassan, has appealed to the Delta State government to ensure that justice is served and the killers of her husband are punished according to the law. On November…
Mother of 13 gives birth to quadruplets in Zaria
A 34-year-old housewife, Hauwa’u Sulaiman, of No. 70 Alfadarai in Zaria, also a mother of 13, gave birth to a set of quadruplets at the Gambo Sawaba General Hospital, Zaria, on Friday, June 5. Sulaiman told the News Agency of…
LASTMA to clamp down on Ladipo market traffic obstructers
The Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) has threatened to clamp down on traders who obstruct free flow of traffic at the Ladipo market, on the Oshodi-Apapa expressway corridor. The expressway is currently undergoing road reconstruction as the Oshodi-bound route…
Serena: I’m black and proud
Serena Williams sat down with husband Alexis Ohanian for an interview session on Instagram Live where they discussed the current climate surrounding race relations in the United States. The 23-time Grand Slam champion decided to speak out following the death…
Manchester United legend Dunne dies at 78
Former Manchester United defender Tony Dunne, who played in their first European Cup-winning side in 1968, has died at the age of 78. The Ireland left-back was part of the team that defeated Benfica 4-1 at Wembley in the 1968…
Pirates’ Motshwari recovers from Covid-19
Orlando Pirates have confirmed that midfielder Ben Motshwari has recovered from Covid-19 ad is ready to resume light training. Motshwari tested positive last month, the only Premier Soccer League player known to have contracted the virus, but has now had…
Venus Williams ‘brought to tears’ by Black Lives Matter protests
Venus Williams revealed she was ‘brought to tears’ by the ‘solidarity that has erupted across the USA’ during the Black Lives Matter protests. Williams, the American seven-time Grand Slam champion, believes the protests have merely ‘scratched the surface of the…
Chelsea’s Kante back in contact training
Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has returned to contact training ahead of the Premier League’s comeback next week, the Blues confirmed on Tuesday. The French World Cup winner had been allowed to continue training at home when his teammates returned to…
‘Ndidi not quitting Leicester for Real Madrid’
A close associate of the Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi has said for the umpteenth time that the former Nath Boys FC star will not quit Leicester City despite huge interest from top European clubs. Yesterday, Leicester City placed a…