Nigerians blow over N68b on UK visa applications in 1 year (Sun) The British government raked in over N68 billion from processing over 225,000 UK visa applications from Nigerians between June 2023 and June 2024. During the launch of Africa’s…
*Police nab father over alleged defilement of four daughters in Lagos (Punch)*Lagos police command gets new PRO (Vanguard)
Police nab father over alleged defilement of four daughters in Lagos (Punch) A father of six, Sunday Julius, is currently in police custody in Lagos over alleged defilement of four of his daughters aged seven, 10, 11 and 15. Julius,…
George Floyd: US Soccer overturns ban on players kneeling
US Soccer has overturned a ban on football players kneeling during the national anthem. The rule was introduced in 2016 after women’s star Megan Rapinoe kneeled in solidarity with ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick, who began kneeling during the anthem in…
*Family demands justice as rape victim fights for life (Punch) *N100b bond to boost infrastructure in Lagos (Nation)
Family demands justice as rape victim fights for life (Punch) The family of a rape victim, identified simply as Favour, has demanded justice even as she is currently fighting for her life at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos State.…
*One dies in Ikorodu cult clash (Punch) *Sanwo-Olu threatens to ban NURTW in Lagos (Guardian)
One dies in Ikorodu cult clash (Punch) One person was killed and several others sustained injuries when members of the Aiye and Eiye confraternities clashed on the Sagamu Road in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses told…
Rapinoe named but Modric, Neymar miss out on Ballon D’Or shortlist (Guardian)
While Megan Rapinoe is the leading candidate for the second-ever women’s Ballon D’Or, the holder of the men’s award, Luka Modric, and the world’s most expensive player, Neymar, missed out as France Football unveiled the nominees on Monday. Rapinoe dominated…
Megan Rapinoe: World Cup winners USA to snub White House invite (Metro)
Megan Rapinoe says the USA team do not want to visit the White House after their World Cup victory, but are yet to receive an official invitation from Donald Trump. The US President reacted furiously to Rapinoe’s pre-tournament comments and…
Megan Rapinoe backs booing of FIFA and Gianni Infantino by World Cup fans (Metro)
Megan Rapinoe has backed the booing of FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino after the USA secured back-to-back World Cups. Goals from Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle saw USA beat the Netherlands and become World Champions for the fourth time in…
*Gowon, Abdulsalami, others absent at maiden June 12 celebration (Punch) * PDP governors congratulate new NASS leadership (Guardian)
Gowon, Abdulsalami, others absent at maiden June 12 celebration (Punch) None of the former heads of state and presidents was present at the commemoration of the maiden edition of the newly recognised June 12 Democracy Day celebration on Wednesday. Following…