De Bruyne misses penalty as Man City and Liverpool draw

Liverpool’s hopes of returning to the Premier League summit were frustrated as they fought out a high-quality draw at Manchester City, who paid a heavy price for Kevin de Bruyne’s missed penalty. Reds manager Jurgen Klopp opted for an all-out…

Mourinho hails ‘special’ Kane after win

Manager Jose Mourinho hailed Harry Kane’s “special” qualities after the striker’s 150th Premier League goal earned Tottenham victory at West Brom. A third successive league victory temporarily lifted Spurs to the top of the table on Sunday before Leicester replaced…

*Lekki shootings: Sanwo-Olu has lost credibility, says FSD (Punch)*Be patient with government, Lagos lawmaker tells youths (Guardian)

Lekki shootings: Sanwo-Olu has lost credibility, says FSD (Punch) A group, the Federal Social Democrats, says the credibility and integrity of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, have been diminished by the alleged shooting of #EndSARS protesters by soldiers…

*Residents scoop fuel as petrol tanker falls in Lagos (Punch)*Lagos govt orders release of 253 #EndSARS protesters (Guardian)

‌Residents scoop fuel as petrol tanker falls in Lagos (Punch) A tanker laden with 33,000 litres of petrol overturned around the Festac Link Bridge while conveying the content to a destination in Lagos State on Sunday. After the accident, petrol…

*Lagosians groan over high transport fare, seek Sanwo-Olu’s intervention (Guardian)*Lekki shootings: Youth members boycott panel sitting over frozen accounts (Punch)

Lagosians groan over high transport fare, seek Sanwo-Olu’s intervention (Guardian) Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, strategic measures were taken to curtail its spread. Among these measures was the enforcement of social distancing in public transport. To this end, vehicles…

*Lagos denies signing executive order on environmental sanitation (Guardian)*Lagos APC kicks as PDP demands Sanwo-Olu’s resignation (Punch)

Lagos denies signing executive order on environmental sanitation (Guardian) Lagos State government has denied signing an executive order on environmental sanitation. “The information about a so-called “Executive Order” on Environmental Sanitation in Lagos State … This information is untrue and…

*Residents express relief as Sanwo-Olu flags off reconstruction of Ibeju Lekki-Epe highway (Guardian)*NDLEA intercepts 16.65kg cocaine at Lagos airport (Punch)

Residents express relief as Sanwo-Olu flags off reconstruction of Ibeju Lekki-Epe highway (Guardian) Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, rolled out a major infrastructural overhaul in the Epe division of the state, flagging off the reconstruction of the Eti-Osa-Lekki-Epe…

Liverpool fight back to beat Sheffield United

Defending champions Liverpool returned to winning ways in the Premier League with a hard-fought comeback victory over struggling Sheffield United at Anfield. Deputising at centre-back for the injured Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool midfielder Fabinho conceded a 13th-minute penalty for a…

Virgil van Dijk ‘set to miss the rest of the season’ after knee injury

The worst fears of Liverpool fans appear to have been confirmed after it was reported that star defender Virgil van Dijk is set to miss the remainder of this season’s Premier League campaign after injuring his ACL on Saturday. Van…

Said Benrahma: West Ham close in on signing Brentford winger

West Ham are set to complete the £30m signing of Brentford forward Said Benrahma before Friday’s transfer deadline. It is understood the Hammers have agreed to pay £25m up front, with another £5m in add-ons. The 25-year-old flew back from…

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