Chelsea sack manager Frank Lampard with Thomas Tuchel expected to replace him

Chelsea have sacked manager Frank Lampard after 18 months in charge, with former Paris St-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel expected to replace him. Lampard, 42, leaves with the club ninth in the Premier League after last week’s defeat at Leicester City,…

*Four police inspectors arrested for alleged extortion (Guardian)*Court remands man, 38, over alleged defilement (Guardian)

Four police inspectors arrested for alleged extortion (Guardian) The Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested four police officers who allegedly harassed and extorted N70,000 from a 16-year-old student on Wednesday at NGAB Junction, Isheri Area of Lagos…

*Cairo-bound girls nabbed in Lagos with tampered passports (Punch)*Community alerts Sanwo-Olu to alleged illegal construction works (Guardian)

Cairo-bound girls nabbed in Lagos with tampered passports (Punch) Officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, have apprehended two girls with tampered passports. The suspects, Adebayo Kazeem and Babalola Kehinde, were about to board a Cairo-bound…

*Lagos sample tests near 264, 000, says Abayomi (Nation)*2 remanded for engine oil adulteration (Punch)

Lagos sample tests near 264, 000, says Abayomi (Nation) Lagos State Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi said yesterday that the state government had conducted 263,358 valid COVID-19 sample tests since inception of the pandemic. Abayomi stated this on his…

*Woman attacked on Lekki/Ikoyi link bridge (Guardian)*2 Lagos cultists nabbed during gun battle with police (Punch)

Woman attacked on Lekki/Ikoyi link bridge (Guardian) A woman was attacked, yesterday, along Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge in Lagos while passersby watched. She was left with bruised face, a broken finger and a gash on her thigh. Her sister, whose name…

*#EndSARS: How clergyman lost fiancee, tooth to police brutality (Nation)*Resumption date for civil servants now February 1 – Sanwo-Olu (Guardian)

#EndSARS: How clergyman lost fiancee, tooth to police brutality (Nation) There were shocking revelations at the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS and Related Abuses on Saturday. A deacon with the Apostolic Church, David…

Islam Slimani: Striker leaves Leicester to join Lyon on free transfer

Striker Islam Slimani’s four-year stint at Leicester is over after the former club record signing agreed a free transfer to French side Lyon. The 32-year-old, who joined the Foxes for £29m in August 2016, would have been out contract in…

*Lagos club owner ordered to provide COVID-19 result in seven days (Punch)*How policeman shot me, petitioner tells Lagos judicial panel (DailyTrust)

Lagos club owner ordered to provide COVID-19 result in seven days (Punch) A club owner, Bruno Owede, who was arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly opening his facility to fun seekers in violation of safety…

*Lagos impounds 100 commercial motorcycles for violations (Guardian)*COVID-19 not a hoax, cases rising – Sanwo-Olu (Punch)

Lagos impounds 100 commercial motorcycles for violations (Guardian) Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Taskforce) has impounded over 100 commercial motorcycles as part of efforts in ensuring sanity on the roads in the state. The Chairman of the…

COVID-19: Premier League introduces stricter restrictions

The Premier League are bringing in stricter COVID-19 regulations with immediate effect and are threatening action against players and clubs who flout the rules. Coronavirus rates in the UK are currently higher than they were when the lockdown was initially…

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