*8 Lagos cops detained for extorting social media influencer (Punch) *Group sensitises Lagos youths on dangers of drug abuse (Guardian)

8 Lagos cops detained for extorting social media influencer (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command has arrested eight police personnel for their alleged involvement in the assault and extortion of a social media influencer, Olumide Bakare. Confirming the arrest, the…

Oshoala queries Africans’ attitude to women football

Super Falcons Captain, Asisat Oshoala, is worried that despite the strides women football has made in recent times, Africans still do not accord the ladies the respect they deserve. The FC Barcelona Ladies top striker is particularly disturbed by the…

Izilien urges NFF to stop ‘wasting money’ on foreign coaches

Former Super Falcons Coach, Godwin Izilien, has urged the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to halt search for a foreign coach for the senior women national team. He believes that hiring an indigenous coach for the Falcons would reduce the financial…

*LAWMA highway sweepers dump uniforms, protest unpaid salaries (Guardian) *Lagos East youths mourn Osinowo (Nation)

LAWMA highway sweepers dump uniforms, protest unpaid salaries (Guardian) The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) highway sweepers have embarked on strike over non-payment of their three-month salaries. The sweepers also took to social media to protest the non-payment on…

Falcons win 2019 Women’s W’Cup best jersey poll

The Super Falcons home kit has been voted the best jersey of the 2019 Women’s World Cup in France, The PUNCH reports. The home kit designed by Nike and unveiled in 2018, earned numerous reviews during the tournament last summer.…

Six foreign coaches battle for Super Falcons’ job

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF)’s search for a foreign coach for the Super Falcons may have attracted no fewer that six managers, The Guardian has learnt. The NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, had declared recently that he would do everything possible to…

‘I won’t mind coming back to play in Nigerian league’

Super Falcons striker, Desire Oparanozie, is worried over the long delay in appointing a coach for the senior women national football team since Swede, Thomas Dennerby, left the job. Dennerby parted ways with the NFF shortly after leading the Falcons…

NFF throws Super Falcons’ job open to foreign, local coaches

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has declared its intention to get the best possible coach for the Super Falcons no matter where the person comes from. NFF President, Amaju Pinnick, disclosed at the weekend that Pricewaterhouse (PWC), which has been…

*My father’s been having intercourse with me for eight years – Teenager reveals (Vanguard) *LASG gives conditions to reopen churches, mosques, others (Punch)

My father’s been having intercourse with me for eight years – Teenager reveals (Vanguard) A 19-year-old girl has revealed how her father had allegedly been having carnal knowledge of her since she was 11, at their apartment in Ikotun area…

Osimhen, Oshoala confident ahead of CAF awards (Punch)

Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen and Super Falcons captain Asisat Oshoala, have both expressed their desire to win their categories at the CAF Awards. While Osimhen was nominated for the African Youth Player of the Year award alongside fellow Nigerian…

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