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Spanish train collision outside Barcelona injures scores

At least 155 people have been injured after two trains collided on the outskirts of Barcelona, emergency services have said. The crash, which occurred around 07:50 (06:50 GMT), took place at a station in Spain’s north-eastern Catalonia region. Local media…

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Barcelona legend Gerard Piqué announces retirement aged 35

Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué has announced he will retire and that this Saturday’s game against Almería at the Camp Nou will be his last. The 35-year-old Spaniard, who won the World Cup in 2010 and the Champions League on three…

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Neymar arrives in Barcelona to stand trial on charges of fraud and corruption over 2013 transfer to Nou Camp

Neymar has arrived in Barcelona to stand trial on fraud and corruption charges. Brazilian investment firm DIS has called for the Paris Saint-Germain forward to be sentenced to five years in prison and fined £130million. But Spanish prosecutors are reportedly…

Sports
Drake’s logo to replace Spotify on Barcelona shirt for el clasico with Real Madrid

Barcelona will sport the owl logo of Drake’s OVO Sound label on their jerseys instead of main sponsors Spotify when they take on Real Madrid in Sunday’s clasico to mark the Canadian rapper surpassing 50 billion streams on the music…

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*Ataga’s Murder: Court hears audio conversation between Chidinma, security guard (Channels)*Man slumps, dies playing football in Lagos (Vanguard)

Ataga’s Murder: Court hears audio conversation between Chidinma, security guard (Channels) The Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos Island on Tuesday listened to the audio recording of a phone conversation between Chidinma Ojukwu and a…

Sports
Hector Bellerin to join Barcelona on free transfer

Hector Bellerin will finally leave Arsenal before the deadline day transfer window closes. The right-back has not played since a 1-0 win over Chelsea in May 2021 and it is understood he will re-join Barcelona on a free transfer. Bellerin…

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Sergino Dest set to move to Serie A champions AC Milan from Barcelona

After being omitted from the Barcelona squad in all of their matches to begin the season, Sergino Dest looks to be on the verge of a move to Serie A. AC Milan are close to reaching a deal for a…

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: Barcelona star ‘robbed and beaten’ by thieves in his own home

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has reportedly been the victim of a violent robbery, according to Spanish outlet El Pais. Per the Daily Mail, at roughly 1am on Monday morning, at least four intruders climbed into the back garden of Aubameyang’s home in…

Sunrise News
*Police arrest woman during stolen baby’s christening (Punch)*FG records N3t deficit in 4 months, subsidy gulps N1.94t (Vanguard)

Police arrest woman during stolen baby’s christening (Punch) The Ondo State Police Command said it had arrested a woman identified as Funmi Mogbojuri for allegedly stealing a day-old baby. The police said the 35-year-old suspect stole the baby at the…

Sunset News
*Confusion as pastors, bishops attend Shettima’s unveiling (Punch)*Police launch manhunt for jealous wife who set husband ablaze (DailyTrust)

Confusion as pastors, bishops attend Shettima’s unveiling (Punch) Journalists assigned to cover the official presentation of former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima as the running mate of the presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, watched…

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