Lagos pastors arrested for conducting fake miracles (Punch) Personnel of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspects, including two pastors, for allegedly staging fake miracles to defraud unsuspecting members of…
Man City do not need to change approach – Pep Guardiola (BBC)
Pep Guardiola might well be facing the toughest challenge of his managerial career. In the top-flight seasons in which Guardiola has won titles across Europe’s major leagues, he has never had to overcome a gap as large as 11 points…
*Education, health lead in Sanwo-Olu’s N1.16tr 2020 budget (Guardian) *Lagos confirms 400 cases of gastroenteritis (Vanguard)
Education, health lead in Sanwo-Olu’s N1.16tr 2020 budget (Guardian) Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, presented the 2020 budget of N1.168 trillion to the House of Assembly, saying it is time to imagine a new Lagos, create and realise new…
*Lagos budget: Speaker tells Sanwo-Olu to prioritise rail projects (Sun) *Another fire guts building in Ebute-Metta (Vanguard)
Lagos budget: Speaker tells Sanwo-Olu to prioritise rail projects (Sun) Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa has urged Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to give priority to rail infrastructure to develop the state. Obasa gave the advice at the budget…
Jesus: I am not leaving Man City (NewTelegraph)
Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus has seemingly denied suggestions that he was offered to Bayern Munich during the summer transfer window. Bayern were strongly linked with a move for Leroy Sane ahead of the 2019-20 campaign before being forced to…
Manchester City set for trophy tour of Lagos (Guardian)
English football’s serial champions, Manchester City are set to begin a trophy tour of Lagos and its environs, the organisers have disclosed. Manchester City won the Carabao Cup, FA Cup, English Premiership and the Community Shield in the 2018/2019 season…
Ian Wright and Alan Shearer agree Liverpool will beat Manchester City to Premier League title (Metro)
Ian Wright and Alan Shearer have both predicted Liverpool will win the Premier League this season. The Reds began their league campaign with a 4-1 thrashing of Norwich on Friday night, before Manchester City went one better against West Ham.…
Leroy Sane: Man City boss Pep Guardiola expects winger to miss ‘six or seven months’ (BBC)
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola expects winger Leroy Sane to miss “six or seven months” with a knee injury. Sane, 23, tore his anterior cruciate ligament and went off after just 13 minutes of Sunday’s Community Shield win over Liverpool at Wembley.…
Bayern Munich offers Alaba to Man City for Sane (Guardian)
Manchester City is desperate to keep hold of Sane amid the interest from Bayern Munich. But the German side is keen to test their resolve as they look to replace the now-departed Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery. City would have…
This is how Nigeria has been colonised by European football – Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Millions of Nigerian ball fans are in tears now that the European football season is over. These madcap fans cannot just have enough of the English Premier League. Time was when Surulere, Lagos was known as the sports-city on account…
