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Liverpool’s Salah left out of Egypt Olympics squad

Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah was omitted from the Egypt’s Olympic Games squad, the Egyptian Football Federation announced. According to AFP, the Reds had refused to release Salah and Galatasaray had also done so for Mostafa Mohamed for the tournament between…

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*Tanker accident causes gridlock on Oshodi-Isolo expressway (Guardian)*My husband died on Friday, not Saturday, says Okei-Odumakin (Tribune)

Tanker accident causes gridlock on Oshodi-Isolo expressway (Guardian) Tragedy was averted yesterday when a tanker with registration number MKA-663ZF conveying 44,000 litres of PMS crashed on a Toyota Camry at 5-Star Bus Stop, which led to heavy gridlock on Oshodi-Isolo…

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*Man held for ‘assault’ on Ikeja Electric’s employee (Nation)*Why we met with Sarkin Fulani of Lagos- US Mission (Tribune)

Man held for ‘assault’ on Ikeja Electric’s employee (Nation) A man identified as Saheed Olanrewaju aka Usama, has been arrested by the police in Lagos over alleged assault on an Ikeja Electric worker, Popoola Olakunle. Olanrewaju, a resident of 12,…

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*Lagos to open Agege-Pen Cinema bridge today (Punch)*NSCDC bursts illegal foreign SIM card dealer (Vanguard)

Lagos to open Agege-Pen Cinema bridge today (Punch) Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, will open the Agege-Pen Cinema Bridge to vehicular movement on Friday (today), The PUNCH has learnt. A top government official, who chose to remain anonymous, told our…

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*Goods worth millions, property razed in Iddo (Guardian)*Lagos to shut 3rd Mainland Bridge for 48 hrs from Friday (Vanguard)

Goods worth millions, property razed in Iddo (Guardian) Property and goods worth millions of naira, including cartons of batteries, candles, hand sanitisers, nails, face masks and others were burnt yesterday evening at the Iddo Terminal of the Nigeria Railway Corporation.…

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Mohamed Salah says Liverpool will fight like champions to the end

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah says they will “fight like champions until the very end” after dropping 13 points behind leaders Manchester City. The defending Premier League champions lost 3-1 to Leicester on Saturday, their third league defeat in a row.…

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*Lagos trader bathes apprentice in acid, victim detained for three months (Punch)*Non-physical post UTME: Comply with guidelines or be disqualified – UNILAG warns (Vanguard)

Lagos trader bathes apprentice in acid, victim detained for three months (Punch) An apprentice, identified simply as Ifeanyi, is in pain after his boss, identified simply as Anaayo, allegedly bathed him in acid and detained him for over three months…

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*FG directs schools to resume Jan 18 (Nation)*Fashola gives artisans at Airport Road flyover 2 weeks to vacate (DailyTrust)

FG directs schools to resume Jan 18 (Nation) The Federal Government has asked schools to resume on January 18, 2021 after “due consultation” with stakeholders. The decision was reached after a meeting with stakeholders, including Governors, Commissioners of Education, Proprietors…

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Salah breaks Liverpool scoring record in Midtjylland draw

Mohamed Salah became Liverpool’s record Champions League goalscorer as the Reds completed their group-stage campaign with a draw at Midtjylland. Jurgen Klopp’s side were already assured of top spot coming into the game and they began in perfect fashion as…

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*Gunmen invade Lagos community, kill businessmen (Punch)*Lagos holds Spelling Bee contest (Nation)

Gunmen invade Lagos community, kill businessmen (Punch) Two businessmen have been reportedly shot dead by hoodlums who invaded Igbe-Lara community, in the Igbogbo-Bayeku Local Council Development Area of Lagos State on Sunday. PUNCH Metro gathered that everyone was going about…

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