Asisat Oshoala scored twice to help Barcelona claim her maiden Spanish Super Cup trophy after thrashing Real Sociedad 10-1 on Sunday. It’s the first title for the team this season and the 25-year old’s goals added spice to the team’s…
*Reverend’s wife burns nine-year-old with iron over bedwetting (Punch) *Shocking: Man, 27, breaks into church, drinks holy communion wine at altar, lands in court (Vanguard)
Reverend’s wife burns nine-year-old with iron over bedwetting (Punch) The wife of a reverend in the Oko-Oba area of Lagos State, Mrs Olusola Adeleke, has been arrested by the police for allegedly burning the skin of her home help with…
*Soldier’s wife car crushes Lagos street sweeper (Punch) *Lagos begins hajj medical screening (Nation)
Soldier’s wife car crushes Lagos street sweeper (Punch) A street sweeper with the Lagos Waste Management Authority narrowly escaped death on Thursday after being crushed to a stationary petrol tanker by a motorist conveying a woman said to be the…
Nchout salutes Oshoala ahead of CAF awards (Nation)
Cameroon’s Valerenga striker Ajara Nchout has described Asisat Oshoala as a shining example for African women’s players ahead of tomorrow’s CAF Awards Gala in the Egyptian city of Hurghada, reports goal.com. The Cameroon’s international is in the race to clinch…
*Police nab suspected robber on motorcycle (Punch) *Security man arraigned (Nation)
Police nab suspected robber on motorcycle (Punch) Personnel of the New Oko-Oba Police Division in the Agege area of Lagos State have arrested one Afeez Mohammed, 22, of No. 1 Church Street, off Olowu Street, Ikeja, for armed robbery. Mohammed,…
Osimhen, Oshoala confident ahead of CAF awards (Punch)
Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen and Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala, have both expressed their desire to win their categories at the CAF Awards. While Osimhen was nominated for the African Youth Player of the Year award alongside fellow Nigerian…
Lagos task force demolishes 2,500 illegal structures in Lekki (Guardian)
Lagos woman arrested for maltreating stepchildren (Punch) The Lagos State Government has handed over a woman, Funmilayo Samson, to the police for allegedly maltreating her stepchildren on Ebuwawa Road in the Ikorodu area of the state. Officials of the…
Oshoala, Osimhen, Chukwueze make final list of 2019 CAF Awards (Channels)
Asisat Oshoala has made the top three lists of contenders for the 2019 Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s Player of the Year award. For the African Youth Player of the Year category, Victor Osimhen and Samuel Chukwueze made the…
Falcons Tokyo 2020 Olympic Exit Heart-breaking, Says Oshoala (ThisDay)
Nigeria’s women’s captain Asisat Oshoala has described the Super Falcons’ early exit from the 2020 Olympic Games as “heart-breaking”. The African champions were knocked out on the away goals rule after drawing 1-1 with Ivory Coast in Lagos on Monday.…
Oshoala silent on Falcons captaincy controversy (Punch)
Barcelona striker, Asisat Oshoala, has kept mum over her new appointment as the captain of Super Falcons, which generated controversy among the country’s football faithful. Oshoala was named as a replacement for Desire Oparanozie by acting Falcons coach, Christopher Danjuma,…