Champions Paris Saint-Germain will play host to fierce rivals Marseille in their third game of the new Ligue 1 season in mid-September as the French fixture calendar was unveiled on Thursday. The match at the Parc des Princes is due…
*Lagos alerts residents to looming floods (Nation) *Road users lament neglect, police extortion at Jakande gate deathtrap (Guardian)
Lagos alerts residents to looming floods (Nation) Residents of four local government areas in Lagos State, especially those living on flood plains, were on Thursday told to vacate their homes immediately. Those in 15 other councils also got the warning.…
Neymar faces criminal complaint for homophobia
A Brazilian gay rights activist has filed a criminal complaint against Neymar for homophobia, after the football superstar called his mother’s boyfriend an anti-gay slur in comments leaked to the media. The Sao Paulo prosecutor’s office confirmed to AFP it…
Arsene Wenger believes Kylian Mbappe is in a position to dominate world football
Arsene Wenger has backed Kylian Mbappe to overtake Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo to become the best player in the world. Messi and Ronaldo have dominated the world stage for over a decade but both players are now heading towards…
PSG’s Al-Khelaifi in firing line as French clubs battle for TV revenue Health
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser al-Khelaifi has been accused of becoming embroiled in a conflict of interest in a dispute over television payments to French football clubs facing a financial crisis in the coronavirus pandemic. Al-Khelaifi, 46, is the public face…
*N1.23bn fraud: You’ll be tried in Lagos not Abuja, judge tells Maurice Iwu (Punch) *Fleeing man arrested after killing lover for allegedly cheating on him (Guardian)
N1.23bn fraud: You’ll be tried in Lagos not Abuja, judge tells Maurice Iwu (Punch) Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed an application by a former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Maurice…
*Coronavirus: Lagos, Ogun identify 100 people who had contact with patient (Punch) *FG reopens Kara bridge today (Nation)
Coronavirus: Lagos, Ogun identify 100 people who had contact with patient (Punch) In furtherance to the placing of the patient of the Coronavirus disease, a 44-year-old Italian, in a quarantine centre, Lagos and Ogun state governments have identified at least…
*Two butchered to death as cultists clashed at Mile 12 (Vanguard) *Synagogue collapsed building: Court fixes April 24 for adoption, final written addresses (Nation)
Two butchered to death as cultists clashed at Mile 12 (Vanguard) Two suspected cultists were butchered to death, Friday, during a clash between two rival cultists group within Mile 12, Lagos. The cause of the incident which occurred at about…
*S-West govs, IGP meet in Lagos over Amotekun (Vanguard) *Motorists stranded on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as gridlock persists (Nation)
S-West govs, IGP meet in Lagos over Amotekun (Vanguard) South-West states’ governor and the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Thursday, held a security summit on Community Policing, Operation Amotekun, in Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. The meeting is coming on the…