Woman defrauds job seeker of N3m (Punch) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a businesswoman, Hajiya Hadiza Umar, for allegedly defrauding a job seeker. The EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, in a statement, said the…
Juventus appoint Andrea Pirlo to replace Maurizio Sarri
Juventus have appointed Andrea Pirlo as manager to replace the sacked Maurizio Sarri, a week after hiring the former midfielder as Under-23 boss. The Italian giants sacked Sarri after just one season despite winning Serie A following the club’s Champions…
*Home teacher arrested for defiling six-year-old pupil in Lagos (Punch) *Low turnout as Lagos mosques reopen (Nation)
Home teacher arrested for defiling six-year-old pupil in Lagos (Punch) A 50-year-old old teacher, Uzor Anthony, has been apprehended by the police for allegedly defiling a six-year-old girl he was teaching at her parents’ home in the Olodi Apapa area…
Juventus sack Sarri, contact Pochettino about replacing him
Maurizio Sarri has been sacked by Juventus with Mauricio Pochettino lined up as a potential replacement. The Italian, 61, was given his marching orders the day after his side crashed out of the Champions League to Lyon. Sarri won the…
Ronaldo scores twice but Juventus knocked out by Lyon
Lyon survived a Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired comeback from Juventus to hang on and book a Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City. Leading 1-0 from February’s first leg, the French side were handed a soft early penalty which Memphis Depay converted in…
Ciro wins European Golden Boot ahead of Ronaldo
Ciro Immobile was able to secure the European Golden Boot on Saturday without even having to play after Maurizio Sarri opted to leave Cristiano Ronaldo out of Juventus’ squad for the final match of the Serie A season. This is…
*COVID-19: Lagos shuts Eti-Osa Isolation Centre (Punch) *School Resumption: Lagos govt rolls out guidelines (Vanguard)
COVID-19: Lagos shuts Eti-Osa Isolation Centre (Punch) Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says the Eti-Osa Isolation Centre has been closed down, with effect from Friday night. Sanwo-Olu announced the closure at Lagos House, Marina, during the 17th update on…
Juve lose to Roma – their first home defeat since April 2018
Champions Juventus suffered a first Serie A home defeat in 40 matches, losing to Roma as they finished only one point clear of Inter Milan. Juve secured a ninth consecutive title with two games to go, but end the domestic…
Ronaldo helps Juventus to ninth straight Serie A title
Cristiano Ronaldo dedicated Juventus’ record-extending ninth successive Serie A title ‘to the fans’ as they defeated Sampdoria in Turin. The forward scored his 31st league goal of the season from Miralem Pjanic’s short free-kick and Federico Bernardeschi sealed the victory.…
Lukaku, Sanchez score as Inter go second
Inter Milan moved into second place in Serie A, four points behind leaders Juventus, with a 3-0 win over Genoa thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez. Juve will win the league with two games to spare if…