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…
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…
Juventus miss chance to seal title
Juventus missed out on the chance to wrap up the Serie A title as they fell to what boss Maurizio Sarri called a “messy” defeat at struggling Udinese. Juve, who have been Italian champions for exactly 3,000 days, need to…
*Lagos task force chair, Egbeyemi, others to be disciplined (Guardian) *COVID-19: Doctors, nurses flee as suspected cases hit Lagos hospital (Punch)
Lagos task force chair, Egbeyemi, others to be disciplined (Guardian) If the directive of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu on the excesses of officers enforcing the state-at-home order in Lagos State, is anything to go by, then the…
*Oko-Oloyun murder: Police vow to arrest culprits (Guardian) *Sanwo-Olu’s open-door policy commended (Nation)
Oko-Oloyun murder: Police vow to arrest culprits (Guardian) The Oyo State Police Command, yesterday, said a team of crack detectives from the Homicide Section of State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Iyaganku was questioning some staff and two police escorts…
Mikel unfazed by Lampard’s success (Punch)
Mikel Obi is unfazed by Frank Lampard’s success in management, according to 61 Saat. Mikel shared the dressing room with Lampard for all of his 11-year stay at Chelsea. Blues legend, Lampard, was appointed as Chelsea manager at the start…
