Aston Villa ended a run of three successive Premier League defeats as they beat Newcastle United to ruin Steve Bruce’s return to Villa Park. Conor Hourihane’s curled free-kick gave Villa the lead before his enticing set-piece set up Anwar El…
*RNDI To relocate slum community residents in Lagos (Guardian) *We‘re committed to unlocking gridlock on road soon – LASG (Vanguard)
RNDI To relocate slum community residents in Lagos (Guardian) Considering the number of Nigerians living in the slums, Re-write Nigeria Development Initiative (RNDI), as a way of giving back to the society, will this festive season provide housing, education, other…
Jonny strikes to earn Wolves draw at Newcastle (Punch)
Wolverhampton Wanderers battled back from a below-par first-half display to draw 1-1 against Newcastle thanks to Jonny’s leveller at St James’ Park on Sunday. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are unbeaten in the Premier League since mid-September but will be disappointed…
Again, Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp wins Premier League Manager of the Month award (Vanguard)
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has scooped the Premier League’s Manager of the Month award for September after another perfect set of results. Liverpool beat Newcastle, Chelsea and Sheffield United, scoring six goals and conceding just two, to move to eight…
Ndidi leads Premier League tacklers (Independent)
The Guardian, in partnership with football statistics website Whoscored.com, has published 10 standout statistics from the 2019-2020 Premier League season so far with Leicester FC and Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi making more tackles than any other team and player respectively. Leicester…
Rashford wants to help Manchester United compete for title (Punch)
Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford has said his main motivation is to get the storied club back to fighting for the Premier League and Champions League titles. United said on Monday that the 21-year-old has signed a new four-year contract…
SuperSport launches ‘We are Sport’ campaign on DStv
As excitement reaches fever pitch ahead of the Champions League final, this weekend SuperSport unveils its “We are Sport” campaign, a sweeping series of tributes and tales around events and moments that SuperSport and DStv have broadcast throughout SuperSport’s 30-year…
*Lagos Assembly laments rift at Lagos Polytechnic (Leadership)*Lagos tackles gridlock with layby, slip road (Nation)
Lagos Assembly laments rift at Lagos Polytechnic (Leadership) The Majority Leader of Lagos State House of Assembly Hon. Sanai Agunbiade on Tuesday stated that the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH) had been embroiled in crisis which had paralyzed academic activities. Speaking…
Liverpool’s Van Dijk named EPL Player of the Season (Nation)
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has been named the Premier League Player of the Season for 2018-19. Van Dijk missed only 35 minutes of the Reds’ 37 matches before the campaign finale on Sunday, helping to register 20 clean sheets…
