Vinicius hails Sevilla for ejecting fan for racism

Real Madrid winger, Vinicius Jr has commended Sevilla for acting swiftly to eject and report a fan to authorities for allegedly racially abusing him. An image posted by Vinicius on social media appeared to show a man making a racist…

FC Barcelona issues bonds for Camp Nou revamp

FC Barcelona issued bonds on Wednesday to finance the revamp of its Camp Nou stadium, agreeing to pay six percent to 7.22 percent interest depending on maturities, more than initially expected. The Spanish club said in April it had secured…

Brazilians protest before Spanish consulate over Vinicius abuse

Dozens of protesters demonstrated in front of the Spanish consulate in São Paulo in connection with the recent racist hostilities against Real Madrid football striker, Vinicius Junior. Participants in the demonstration in the Brazilian metropolis shouted “La Liga racista” –…

Barcelona title celebrations cut short by Espanyol pitch invaders

Barcelona players celebrating their LaLiga title win on Sunday had to leave in a hurry after Espanyol fans invaded the pitch and started running toward them. A large group of Espanyol supporters from the “ultra” fan section behind one of…

Madrid cut La Liga gap on Barca with Espanyol comeback

Vinicius Junior scored a fine solo goal as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Espanyol 3-1 and cut Barcelona’s lead to six points at the top of La Liga on Saturday. Joselu had sent the visitors ahead early on…

Sadiq Umar to undergo surgery Thursday

Spanish La Liga side, Real Sociedad has confirmed that injured Nigeria international, Sadiq Umar will begin surgery on Thursday. The lanky sustained a season-ending injury on Sunday when Real Sociedad played against Getafe in which they ended up losing 2-1.…

*DCP Abba Kyari arrested by police (Punch)*Police arrest FIRS staff who held his wife, children at gunpoint for 5 days (Guardian)

DCP Abba Kyari arrested by police (Punch) The suspended Head of the Intelligence Response Team, DCP Abba Kyari, has been arrested by the Nigerian police. The PUNCH exclusively gathered that he was arrested alongside four others on Monday. Kyari was…

*Archbishop Martins advises govt to tackle insecurity, inflation (Sun)*Tinubu condoles Makinde, Ibadan indigenes over Olubadan’s transition (Independent)

Archbishop Martins advises govt to tackle insecurity, inflation (Sun) The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Most Rev. (Dr) Alfred Adewale Martins has advised the government to tackle the challenges of insecurity and high inflation rate through policy reappraisal and other proactive…

*#EndSARS: Tension, fear in Lagos as Lekki shooting rally looms (Tribune)*Falz, Mr Macaroni, react as Landmark pulls out of #EndSARS summit (PMNews)

#EndSARS: Tension, fear in Lagos as Lekki shooting rally looms (Tribune) THE rally being planned by some Nigerian youths to commemorate the first anniversary of last year’s bloody #EndSARS nationwide protests is heightening tension and generating fear among residents of…

*Court jails Lagos prince, other for cybercrime (Punch)*Lagos diverts traffic at Yaba for Red Line railway for 3 months (Vanguard)

Court jails Lagos prince, other for cybercrime (Punch) Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of the Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin has imposed a six-month jail term on one Adedoyin Oyekan, who claimed to be a prince from the Kosofe Local…

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