Lionel Messi has sent a message of comfort to his fellow Barcelona icon Ronaldinho after the ex-Brazil international’s mother passed away due to complications arising from a Covid-19 infection at the age of 71. Ronaldinho’s mother, Miguelina Eloi Assis dos…
*COVID-19: Lagos gets 6,000 bags of rice, two truckloads of vegetable oil from FG (Tribune) *Lagos discharges seven more patients (Nation)
COVID-19: Lagos gets 6,000 bags of rice, two truckloads of vegetable oil from FG (Tribune) The Federal Government on Friday handed over 6,000 bags of rice and two truckloads of vegetable oil to the Lagos State government for distribution to…
Ronaldinho and brother under house arrest in Paraguay
Former Brazil forward Ronaldinho has been released from prison and placed under house arrest in Paraguay. The 2005 Ballon d’Or winner had spent time in jail along with his brother after being arrested on 6 March, accused of using fake…
*Lockdown: Youths storm tanker accident scene, scoop fuel (Punch) *Coronavirus: Despite lockdown, social distancing fails in Lagos (DailyTrust)
Lockdown: Youths storm tanker accident scene, scoop fuel (Punch) There was mild apprehension at the OPIC end of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway when a tanker fell by the main road on Wednesday. Shortly after the incident, however, many young persons around…
*NSCDC arrests eight for selling JAMB forms above official price (Nation) *19-year-old housewife kills husband in Katsina (DailyTrust)
NSCDC arrests eight for selling JAMB forms above official price (Nation) The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos Command, on Monday paraded eight men, allegedly involved in selling the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms above its…
Ronaldinho has passport seized as court finds just £5 in his bank account (Metro)
A Brazilian judge has ordered Ronaldinho’s passport to be confiscated as the former Barcelona forward has failed to pay off his £1.7 million debt. In 2015, Ronaldinho and his brother Roberto Assis were fined for environmental damage after they built…