20-year-old sells newborn for N130,000 (Nation) A 20-YEAR-old woman arrested by the police for selling her newborn for N130,000 to suspected traffickers yesterday said the money she took was for her upkeep and that she gave the child away because…
Project Restart: Premier League facing decisive week over season resumption
The Premier League is set for a decisive few days in establishing whether it is possible to resume and complete the current season. Club officials will meet on Monday to continue talks on Project Restart. Prime minister Boris Johnson did…
*Woman dies in Lagos church during childbirth, prophetess arrested (Punch) *Imminent building collapse: LASEMA seals off building, evacuates residents in Lagos Island (Vanguard)
Woman dies in Lagos church during childbirth, prophetess arrested (Punch) A prophetess, Evelyn Owoleke, has been arrested in connection with the death of one Seun Olorunto during childbirth at the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Bayo Ajao Street, in the Aboru…
Newcastle takeover: Moral values should prevail, Khashoggi’s fiancee says
Newcastle United and the Premier League must put moral values ahead of financial gains, says the fiancee of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund looks set to finance 80% of a £300m takeover of the club. Khashoggi…
*Lagos may record 120,000 positive cases – Commissioner (Nation) *COVID-19: Lagos hospital inaugurates 5-man response team (Guardian)
Lagos may record 120,000 positive cases – Commissioner (Nation) Lagos Commissioner for Health Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Friday said the State may record between 90,000 and 120,000 cases of coronavirus by July or August when it reaches the peak. Abayomi…
Project Restart: TV broadcasters draw up epic football schedule with almost 200 games to be shown live
Almost all of the remainder of the Premier League and Championship season will be televised, according to reports. Football chiefs are pushing to receive the green light from the British government to resume action behind closed doors amid the coronavirus…
Premier League: More clubs open to using neutral venues if relegation removed
A growing number of Premier League clubs are open to playing the remaining fixtures at neutral venues but with the threat of relegation removed. Top-flight clubs have been told that using up to 10 neutral stadiums will be the only…
Premier League: Brighton ‘not in favour’ of finishing season at neutral venues
Playing the remaining Premier League fixtures at neutral venues has the “potential to have a material effect on the integrity of the competition”, says Brighton’s chief executive Paul Barber. On Friday, top-flight clubs were told on a video conference call…
Premier League clubs told neutral venues essential to plans to complete season
Neutral venues will be the only way to complete the season, Premier League clubs were told during a video conference on Friday. “Up to 10 stadiums” would be used to resume the 2019-20 campaign. The Premier League would also need…