Wilfried Zaha racist abuse: Boy, 12, ‘extremely remorseful’

A 12-year-old boy was “extremely remorseful” after sending racist messages to Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, police said. He has received education sessions “as part of the restorative justice process” following the incident. Ivory Coast winger Zaha, 27, had called…

Crystal Palace chairman rubbishes reports of £25m deal with Liverpool for Rhian Brewster

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish has taken the unusual step of publicly rubbishing speculation linking his club with a big-money move for Liverpool youngster Rhian Brewster. The 20-year-old striker, who enjoyed an excellent spell on loan at Swansea City last…

Zaha scores twice as Crystal Palace stun Manchester United

Wilfried Zaha scored twice against his former club as Crystal Palace condemned Manchester United to a miserable start to their Premier League campaign with victory at Old Trafford. After Andros Townsend squeezed a seventh-minute shot into the far corner from…

*Police arrest man for allegedly killing poly student for ritual (Punch)*Provide morgage for Lagos residents, Sanwo-Olu tells LBIC (Guardian)

Police arrest man for allegedly killing poly student for ritual (Punch) It’s sunset at dawn for 20-year-old Toluwalase Kembi, a polytechnic student awaiting industrial training. A visit to her friend in the Ikorodu area sadly led to her death allegedly…

Wolves win maintains Europa League hopes

Wolves eased past a hapless Crystal Palace side in the Premier League to maintain hopes of playing Europa League football next season. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side move back above Tottenham into sixth place and victory at Chelsea in their final…

Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha subjected to racist abuse online

Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha has been subjected to racist abuse on social media and the forward shared screenshots ahead of Sunday’s Premier League game at Aston Villa. The Ivory Coast international tweeted images of the messages he received from an…

Chelsea edge out Palace in five-goal thriller

Chelsea further strengthened their position in the Premier League’s top four with victory over Crystal Palace in an entertaining encounter at Selhurst Park, that included a stunning long-range strike from Wilfried Zaha and a rare goal from Christian Benteke. There…

Hodgson has no fears over Premier League return despite virus

Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson is ready to take part in the Premier League’s proposed restart during the coronavirus crisis despite being in the vulnerable age group. Hodgson is the oldest manager in Premier League history at 72, potentially putting…

*No new coronavirus case in 24 hours – Lagos health commissioner (Punch) *Lagos Ramadan makeshift food markets hold tomorrow (Guardian)

No new coronavirus case in 24 hours – Lagos health commissioner (Punch) No new case of coronavirus was recorded in Lagos State on Monday. The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, confirmed this in a tweet on Tuesday.…

*Some Uber drivers in Lagos may go on ‘strike’ on Monday (Guardian) *Woman in court for allegedly sprinkling ‘liquid’ on businessman’s premises (Vanguard)

Some Uber drivers in Lagos may go on ‘strike’ on Monday (Guardian) Some Uber drivers in Nigeria’s commercial capital may go on strike on Monday to protest the recent clampdown by the Lagos State Vehicle Inspection Services. Two officials of…

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