*NLC members picket LP headquarters, demands Abure’s sack (Leadership)*US govt announces three new initiatives for Nigeria’s creative sector (Vanguard)

NLC members picket LP headquarters, demands Abure’s sack (Leadership) Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, stormed the national headquarters of the Labour Party (LP) in Abuja, to express their displeasure with current party leadership and the perceived…

Hardship: Lagos civil servants to work from office 3 days a week, says Sanwo-Olu (Channels)*Prophet drowns during Valentine’s Day beach party (Channels)

Economic Hardship: Lagos civil servants to work 3 days a week (Tribune) As Nigerians lament the high cost of living crisis in the country, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that Lagos State civil servants from Level 1 to 14 will…

Dani Alves arrested by Barcelona police over sexual assault allegation

Brazil international Dani Alves was arrested by police in Barcelona on Friday morning for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in a nightclub last month. A spokesperson on behalf of Alves has already clarified that he “vehemently denies” the allegation. Alves…

*2 killed, 15 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident (Punch)*Passport Office introduces Saturday, Sunday services in Ikeja (Sun)

2 killed, 15 injured in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway accident (Punch) Two persons lost their lives on Saturday, while 15 others sustained injuries when a speeding DAF truck overturned at a diversion point along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Our correspondent gathered that the…

Alves joins boyhood club Sao Paulo (BBC)

Brazil captain and right-back Dani Alves has joined Sao Paulo on a free transfer. Alves, 36, left Paris St-Germain during the summer and joins the club he supports on a deal until December 2022. Sao Paulo referred to signing “the…

Arsenal join race to sign Dani Alves (SkySports)

Huge deals have already happened this summer but there are even more to follow in the coming weeks, with some of world football’s biggest names itching for moves away from their current clubs. So we have asked our friends at…

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