Sergeant kills inspector over gate closure in Lagos (Punch) An inspector of police, Adekunle Ilesanmi, has been killed by a sergeant, Okema Azuquo, in the Oke-Odo area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro gathered that Azuquo was quarrelling with some tenants…
Dembele agrees £90m Manchester United move
Manchester United have been linked with Moussa Dembele for a very long time and the latest reports seem positive for the Red Devils. According to Manchester Evening News, the French striker could leave Lyon in the summer transfer window and…
Lyon chief open to Houssem Aouar exit amid Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool links
Houssem Aouar will not be held against his will if he wants a summer transfer away to Lyon, although the French giants hope to keep him. Aouar has been linked with Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City in recent weeks…
Lyon fight back to continue resurgence under Garcia (Guardian)
Rudi Garcia’s Lyon battled back to claim a fourth Ligue 1 win in five games with a 2-1 victory at Strasbourg on Saturday, moving to fourth in the table. Lyon were only a point above the relegation zone when Sylvinho…
*Policemen shoot fun-seeker dead in Lagos club (Punch) *Sanwo-Olu, Sen Okonkwo, Jack-Rich, Others to be honoured at 2019 Nigeria Entrepreneurs Award (Vanguard)
Policemen shoot fun-seeker dead in Lagos club (Punch) Five policemen attached to the Akinpelu Police Division, have been detained for the murder of a 27-year-old fun-seeker, Maliki Mohammed, at a club on Balogun Street, Oshodi, Lagos. The cops are Inspectors…
Ten-man Lyon slip up with home draw against Bordeaux (Guardian)
Ten-man Lyon dropped points in Ligue 1 for the second straight match as Sylvinho’s side were held to a 1-1 draw at the Groupama Stadium by Bordeaux. A busy transfer window and thumping victories in their opening two games of…
French police arrest Lyon bomb suspects (BBC)
French police have arrested two men after a suspected parcel bomb exploded in Lyon last week, injuring 13 people. The device, packed with screws and ball bearings, detonated outside a bakery on Friday afternoon. One of the men arrested, a 24-year-old,…
Mother, child die in bakery fire (Guardian)
A woman and a child were killed in a fire in the eastern city of Lyon believed to have been sparked by a gas blast in a bakery, authorities said. The fire comes days after 10 people were killed in…
Chelsea fans sent into meltdown as Nabil Fekir gets left out of Lyon squad (Metro)
Many Chelsea fans are convinced the club are on the verge of their second January signing after Nabil Fekir was omitted from Lyon’s squad. Maurizio Sarri has made no secret of his desire to bring in attacking reinforcements this winter,…
