*Okonjo-Iweala’s son, Uchechi, breaks medical record in the US (Punch)*2023 election: CAN warns against Christian/Christian, Muslim/Muslim ticket (Tribune)

Okonjo-Iweala’s son, Uchechi, breaks medical record in the US (Punch) Dr. Uchechi Iweala, son of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonji-Iweala, has broken a medical record in Maryland, United States. On Thursday, the WTO boss announced that…

*#EndSARS: Tension, fear in Lagos as Lekki shooting rally looms (Tribune)*Falz, Mr Macaroni, react as Landmark pulls out of #EndSARS summit (PMNews)

#EndSARS: Tension, fear in Lagos as Lekki shooting rally looms (Tribune) THE rally being planned by some Nigerian youths to commemorate the first anniversary of last year’s bloody #EndSARS nationwide protests is heightening tension and generating fear among residents of…

Barca’s Coutinho out for three months

Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho has undergone left knee surgery and will be sidelined for “around three months,” the club revealed on Saturday. The 28-year-old Brazilian required the operation to mend a torn meniscus after he limped off the pitch late…

Messi is not difficult to manage – Koeman

Ronald Koeman has dismissed claims that Lionel Messi is difficult to manage before their Champions League Group G match against Dynamo Kyiv. Former Barca manager Quique Setien suggested that he found the forward hard to handle during his brief tenure.…

Koeman blames VAR for Clasico loss

Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman says the video assistant referee system seems to be “only used to make decisions against Barca” after Sergio Ramos’ penalty helped Real Madrid win El Clasico. Federico Valverde smashed Real, who had lost their previous two…

*229 suspected hoodlums face prosecution over arson, others in Lagos (Punch)*We need empathy not quit notice, Lagos tells residents (Guardian)

229 suspected hoodlums face prosecution over arson, others in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Government has said it will be prosecuting all suspected hoodlums arrested in connection with the mayhem unleashed on the state between Tuesday and Wednesday in the…

*Lagos directs closure of public, private schools (Punch)*Stranded Lagos residents hail anti-SARS protesters (Guardian)

Lagos directs closure of public, private schools (Punch) The Lagos State Government has directed all pupils/students in public and private schools to stay at home, following the tension generated by the anti- SARS protests. The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade…

New Barcelona boss Koeman credited with steadying ship at La Liga giants

Ronald Koeman is showing signs of ‘convincing’ Barcelona crop of superstars that he is the right man for the job amid a tumultuous period in the club’s history, according to reports from Spain. Koeman was installed as the Catalan club’s…

Luis Suarez wasn’t forced out of Barcelona – Koeman

Ronald Koeman felt Lionel Messi’s angry response to Luis Suarez’s Barcelona exit made “sense”, but insists the Uruguay striker left of his own accord. The turbulence at Barca became arguably the biggest saga of the pre-season anywhere in European football,…

*EFCC arrests ‘Yahoo boy’, pastor for alleged N12.7m fraud (Punch)*NSE President task engineers on Apapa gridlock, Nigeria’s rapid industrialisation (Vanguard)

EFCC arrests ‘Yahoo boy’, pastor for alleged N12.7m fraud (Punch) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission said it arrested a suspected cybercriminal (Yahoo boy), Adebayo Olawale; and his pastor, Gbenga Adesoju, a pastor in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The suspects were…

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