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Suspected arson at Japan anime studio kills 26 (BBC)

At least 26 people are dead and dozens injured after a suspected arson attack at an animation studio in Kyoto, Japan, local emergency officials have said. Local media quoted police as saying a man broke into the Kyoto Animation Co…

AFCON 2019: Rohr satisfied over Super Eagles’ third place finish (Guardian)

Super Eagles Coach Gernot Rohr has expressed satisfaction over Nigeria’s third-place finish at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Egypt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Odion Ighalo’s early goal in the third minute gave…

Wearing Mikel’s No 10 jersey not a priority, says Iwobi (Guardian)

Super Eagles attacker, Alex Iwobi is looking beyond the struggle for the No 10 jersey, which team captain, John Obi Mikel is likely to drop any time from now. There were insinuations yesterday that Mikel might announce his retirement from…

Mikel will earn N607m yearly at Trabzonspor (Punch)

Super Eagles captain Mikel Obi will earn €1.5m (N607m) per season at his new club Trabzonspor, Sports Extra has reliably scooped. Mikel, 32, signed a two-year deal with the option of an additional 12 months joined the Turkish club this summer in a…

Forget Ruga, address desert encroachment —Ortom (Punch)

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State on Wednesday called on the Soil  Science Society of Nigeria to  collaborate with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture to put a complete halt to the issues of herdsmen migration from the North to the…

Instagram has started hiding likes to stop it ‘feeling like a competition’ (Metro)

Instagram has started hiding the number of likes a post gets as part of a trial aimed at removing ‘the pressure’ of the ‘gram. The idea has been gaining traction for a while and it seems that the photo-sharing social…

Robin Williams’ son felt ‘helpless’ watching dad struggle: ‘Sharing him with the world was hard’ (Metro)

Robin Williams’s son Zak revealed he felt ‘helpless’ seeing the Mrs Doubtfire star struggle. The actor died by suicide in 2014, aged 63, after suffering from depression and mental health issues. And speaking about his death, his eldest son explained…

What Frank Lampard has told Callum Hudson-Odoi amid renewed Bayern Munich transfer interest (Metro)

Frank Lampard has told Callum Hudson-Odoi he intends to make the teenager an integral part of his Chelsea side in an attempt to convince the England winger to sign a new contract. The 18-year-old submitted a transfer request in January…

Swimmers unite to save beached whale pod by pushing them into sea (Metro)

Swimmers, lifeguards and wildlife crews battled to save a pod of disoriented pilot whales after they got into trouble off the Georgia coast. Footage showed them desperately trying to save the mammals by splashing water on to them and pushing…

Brazil star Everton drops Arsenal transfer hint ahead of potential £36m move (Metro)

Brazil winger Everton has fuelled speculation surrounding his potential move to Arsenal by following Gabriel Martinelli on Instagram. On Sunday, reports in Brazil claimed that Arsenal’s new technical director Edu has already spoken with Everton’s agent to discuss a transfer…

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