The Alaaye of Efon Alaaye, Oba Adesoye Aladejare, has urged security agencies in the country to enforce the laws against female genital mutilation to end the harmful traditional practice. The monarch also called on states where there was no law…
Court orders Rafinha to wear Adidas (Punch)
Barcelona midfielder Rafinha must honour his contract with Adidas and wear the German company’s sportswear or pay a fine of up to €1m, a Dutch court said on Tuesday. Adidas had sued the 25-year-old Brazilian after Rafinha had started to…
Impressive Oboh turns LET member (Punch)
Nigeria’s teenage golf sensation Georgia Oboh has joined the elite league member of Ladies European Tour as the first and youngest Nigerian to achieve such feat. In a field of 115 players competing at the Ladies European Tour Qualifying School…
German football boss blasts Infantino (Punch)
German Football Federation president Reinhard Grindel has launched a withering attack on FIFA president Gianni Infantino over a lack of transparency on proposals for new competitions in an interview with Sportbuzzer.de published on Wednesday. “With this lack of transparency on…
Bale’s hat-trick fires Madrid into Club World Cup final (Punch)
Gareth Bale hit an 11-minute hat-trick on Wednesday as Real Madrid strolled into the Club World Cup final by beating Kashima Antlers 3-1 in Abu Dhabi. Bale scored in the 44th, 53rd and 55th minutes at the Zayed Sports City…
Eaglets know AFCON foes today (Punch)
Nigeria’s U-17 side, the Golden Eaglets, will know their group opponents of the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday when the draw is staged in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, reports Completesportsnigeria.com. The draw ceremony will take place at…
I signed slave contracts at Auxerre, Inter –Taribo (Punch)
Former Super Eagles defender Taribo West has warned young footballers against signing slave contracts, which he revealed he was a victim of, during his early European career. Taribo joined French Ligue 1 side Auxerre from domestic league side Julius Berger…
Dele Alli hit by bottle as Spurs send Arsenal out of League Cup (Punch)
Mauricio Pochettino called for Arsenal to take “responsibility” after Tottenham star Dele Alli was hit by a bottle thrown from the crowd during his side’s 2-0 League Cup quarter-final win on Wednesday. South Korea forward Son Heung-Min put Tottenham ahead…
Man arrested over death of girlfriend (Punch)
The Police in Enugu State says it has started investigation into the incident involving one Chibuzor Okonkwo, who killed his lover, Nkemakonam Onovo. The Command’s spokesman, SP Ebere Amaraizu, said in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday that the incident happened on…
Robbers kill priest on his way to bank to deposit Sunday offering (Punch)
A reverend father, John Njoroge, has been murdered by armed robbers, on his way to the bank to deposit Sunday’s offering. Father Njoroge of Kinoo Parish in Kikuyu, Kenya was ambushed by four men who were riding two motorcycles, as…