Liverpool are still set to be crowned Premier League champions even if coronavirus causes the season to be abandoned, with rival clubs content for Jurgen Klopp’s side to be awarded the title. The Reds, bidding to winning the English top-flight…
Klopp, Guardiola voice concerns over matches behind closed doors
Jurgen Klopp said Tuesday he was unsure whether closing stadiums would help tackle the coronavirus as Pep Guardiola admitted he did not like the idea of matches being played in empty stadiums. No restrictions have yet been placed on games…
*LUTH discharges Lassa fever index patient (Guardian) *Tanker driver slumps, dies in lover’s Lagos apartment (Punch)
LUTH discharges Lassa fever index patient (Guardian) Prof. Wasiu Adeyemo, Chairman, Medical Advisory Committee (CMAC), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, says the Lassa fever index patient has been discharged from the isolation ward. Adeyemo said on Tuesday in…
*Banker forges customer’s cheque, steals N22.3m (Punch) *Judge’s ex-house help arraigned for ‘stealing’ $38,000 jewellery (Nation)
Banker forges customer’s cheque, steals N22.3m (Punch) A banker with the Polaris Bank, Babatunde Keshinro, was on Monday arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for allegedly forging a customer’s cheque and stealing the sum of N22.3m. Keshinro was…
*3 men held for ‘removing’ human skull from public cemetery (Nation) *Stakeholders lament poor utilisation of UBE Fund in Lagos (Guardian)
3 men held for ‘removing’ human skull from public cemetery (Nation) The police in Lagos have arrested three men for alleged vandalism on a public cemetery and removal of a human skull. The suspects Dauda Tijani, 42, Olawale Shodolamu, 70,…
Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp’s side qualify for Champions League next season
The knockout stage of this season’s Champions League hasn’t even started yet – but holders Liverpool have already qualified for next year’s competition. Chelsea’s failure to beat Manchester United on Monday night means the Premier League leaders have guaranteed a…
Liverpool: ‘I am pinching myself’ says chairman Tom Werner
Liverpool chairman Tom Werner says he is having to “pinch himself” to believe the standards being set by Jurgen Klopp’s team this season. The Reds have surged into a 22-point lead at the top of the Premier League, dropping only…
Jose Mourinho reacts to Jurgen Klopp’s decision to miss Liverpool’s FA Cup replay
Jose Mourinho claims Jurgen Klopp ‘does what he wants’ as the Liverpool manager has opted to miss his side’s FA Cup replay against Shrewsbury Town. The Premier League leaders were held to a 2-2 draw against their League One opponents…
*Three bag jail term for $215,084.75 Internet scam (Guardian) *Sanwo-Olu inaugurates ferries, says okada, Marwa ban irreversible (Punch)
Three bag jail term for $215,084.75 Internet scam (Guardian) Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced Obaro James Omemi, Ehizojie Slyvanus Omokhuale and Eghosa Atekha Osunde to one year in prison each for an offence…
Firmino ‘worldie’ secures another late Liverpool win at Wolves (Guardian)
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed another moment of magic from Roberto Firmino as the Brazilian’s late winner opened up a 16-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Wolves on Thursday. The European champions’…