Drake has taken a lead role in helping a venerable Venice soccer team stay alive. According to an article in GQ Italia (spotted in turn by Billboard), the 6 God received notice that the nearly 120-year-old Venezia club needed 10…
Real Madrid’s Vinícius Junior nears new Nike deal
Real Madrid forward Vinícius Junior is near to an agreeing a new deal with Nike, sources have told ESPN Brasil. The agreement could be reached this month, sources said, and the new contract could transform the Brazil international into one…
*Lagos suspends NURTW from operating in parks, garages (Guardian)*Lagos to divert traffic on Awolowo Way Ikeja, Simbiat Abiola Way from Saturday (Independent)
Lagos suspends NURTW from operating in parks, garages (Guardian) Lagos State government Thursday night said it has suspended the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union (NURTW) from operating at motor parks and garages in the state. The announcement came…
*How Remi Tinubu ordered security operatives to throw me out of constitutional review hearing –Arinola Oloko (Punch)*National Day of Mourning: CSOs, labour storm Lagos Assembly, demand emergency session on insecurity (Vanguard)
How Remi Tinubu ordered security operatives to throw me out of constitutional review hearing –Arinola Oloko (Punch) Arinola Oloko, an educationist and politician, has narrated how Mrs. Remi Tinubu, wife of All Progressives Congress chieftain, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, called her…
“Satan Shoes” to be recalled as Nike agrees to settle lawsuit
Nike says the art collective which made “Satan Shoes” that purportedly contain a drop of human blood in the soles has agreed to issue a voluntary recall as part of a legal settlement. The $1,018 (£740) trainers are modified Nike…
Lyon Star Ada Hederberg inks landmark 10-year deal with Nike
Lyon star Ada Hederberg has signed a groundbreaking 10-year deal endorsement deal with Nike, in a first for women’s football. Hederberg is widely regarded as one of the finest players in the world, winning the inaugural Ballon d’Or Femin in…
*Sergeant kills inspector over gate closure in Lagos (Punch) *Alleged Fraud: Court orders interim forfeiture of businessman’s N827m to FG (Vanguard)
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…
Nike just did new kits for Nigerian national football teams Nike
American Sportswear giants, Nike has revealed new 2020 kits for Nigeria. Heidi Burnett, Nike’s Senior Director for Global Communications made the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday evening. New 2020 kits for Nigeria: Home kit’s hand drawn design fuses the traditional…
Nike’s 1972 Running Shoes Auctioned at Record-Breaking $437,500 (Guardian)
A pair of 1972 running shoes, one of the first pairs made by Nike Inc, sold for $437,500 on Tuesday, July 23, which broke the record for a pair of sneakers at public auction. Sotheby’s head of eCommerce, Noah Wunsch,…
Nike ‘pulls Betsy Ross flag trainer after Kaepernick complaint’ (BBC)
US sportswear giant Nike has pulled trainers emblazoned with an early version of the US flag after a complaint from former NFL star Colin Kaepernick, according to reports. The Betsy Ross flag was used by the American Nazi Party as…