Lionel Messi breaks Xavi’s assist record in La Liga

Lionel Messi has set another new record with Barcelona as he has overtaken Xavi become the player with the most assists in a single La Liga season. Xavi has held the record since the 2008-09 campaign as the former Barcelona…

*Police nab leader of terror gang in Satellite Town (Guardian) *Man defiles 11-yr-old girl in Church, widower assaults 14-yr-old inside bathroom (Vanguard)

Police nab leader of terror gang in Satellite Town (Guardian) After several months of manhunt, detectives in Lagos State, at the weekend, arrested the suspected leader of a dreaded criminal gang terrorising Satellite Town and environs after they launched a…

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi reacts to Real Madrid being crowned La Liga champions

An irate Lionel Messi claimed that Barcelona had ‘helped Real Madrid a lot’ with their ‘erratic, weak and low-intensity’ performances across the season after Zinedine Zidane’s side were crowned La Liga champions. Los Blancos won their first title in three…

*Produce my husband’s killers, widow of Agege crime buster tells police boss (Guardian) *We don’t support school resumption – NUT Lagos (Punch)

Produce my husband’s killers, widow of Agege crime buster tells police boss (Guardian) Widow of Emmanuel Olufemi-Peters, Oluchi Ikpeka, has urged the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu and the state’s Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, to fish out the killers…

Messi scores 700th goal with Panenka penalty but Barcelona draw

Lionel Messi scored the 700th goal of his career with a Panenka penalty in Barcelona’s La Liga draw with Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. The Spanish giants’ all-time top scorer hit the landmark goal for club and country by gently chipping…

*Lagos: Conversion of school sports fields to bonded terminal continues despite order (Guardian) *Drama as Lagos lawmaker, Osun walks out on Speaker (Tribune)

Lagos: Conversion of school sports fields to bonded terminal continues despite order (Guardian) Months after Lagos State governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, condemned landowners in Ijegun, Amuwo-Odofin council area for selling plots of land used for bonded terminals and tank farms…

Lionel Messi set to extend Barcelona contract despite boardroom rows

Despite previous boardroom unrest behind the scenes at the Camp Nou, Lionel Messi looks set to extend his FC Barcelona contract this summer, according to reports from Catalonia. According to Mundo Deportivo, the six-time Ballon d’Or winner will agree terms…

Messi scores as Barcelona return with win

Barcelona scored 66 seconds into their return to action as Lionel Messi completed a comfortable 4-0 win at Mallorca in La Liga. Arturo Vidal headed the opener and former Middlesbrough striker Martin Braithwaite added his first for the club before…

*New Oniru not known in Abisogun royal family – Kabiawu, family member (Punch) *Redevelopment of Lagos’ N2.8b fruit market begins in July (Guardian)

New Oniru not known in Abisogun royal family – Kabiawu, family member (Punch) A senior member of the Omowumi Abisogun Ruling House of the Oniru royal family, Prince Babatunde Kabiawu, who lives in the United States, bemoans the alleged usurpation…

Messi’s Barcelona exit clause expires

Lionel Messi’s Barcelona exit clause, which could have seen him leave the Nou Camp for free this summer, has expired. The clause – part of the four-year deal that the Argentina star signed in 2017 – expired on Sunday May…

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