Okada ban: Newly deployed buses will ease pressure, says Lagos (Nation) Lagos State Bus Services Ltd. (LBSL) on Monday deployed additional 65 buses on Lagos roads. Its Managing Director, Idowu Oguntona, who reporters on Monday afternoon at its office in…
Relying on Abraham always for goals won’t help us, Lampard advises (Guardian)
Chelsea head coach, Frank Lampard, said the Blues cannot rely on striker, Tammy Abraham, after their shock 1-0 Premier League loss away to Newcastle United. Isaac Hayden snatched a last-gasp winner as Chelsea failed to make their dominance count in…
*Pipeline fire hits Lagos surburb (Guardian) *20 coaches arrive for Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna train services (Punch)
Pipeline fire hits Lagos surburb (Guardian) A pipeline suspected to have been vandalised by oil thieves burst into flames Sunday night at Abule Egba area of Lagos State. A resident of the area told The Guardian that the fuel from…
*Hate speech bill is dead, says Bishop Oyedepo (Punch) *EFCC arrests 27 ‘fraudsters’ in Lagos hotel raid (Nation)
Hate speech bill is dead, says Bishop Oyedepo (Punch) The Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, has said the controversial hate speech bill being considered by the Senate is dead. Oyedepo said the sponsor of the…
*Court remands father for raping 17-year-old daughter (Punch) *Gynaecologist urges women not to remove their pubic hair (Nation)
Court remands father for raping 17-year-old daughter (Punch) An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered that a 45-year-old man, Aderemi Adeleja, who allegedly defiled his 17-year-old daughter, be remanded in a correctional centre pending legal advice. The Chief Magistrate,…
Tammy Abraham: England will walk off if they hear racist abuse (BBC)
Tammy Abraham says England are prepared to walk off the pitch if they are targeted by racist abuse in their Euro 2020 qualifiers this week. England face the Czech Republic on Friday – then play Bulgaria on Monday in a…
Tammy Abraham praises Callum Hudson-Odoi for assist in Chelsea’s win over Southampton (Metro)
Tammy Abraham has hailed Callum Hudson-Odoi for providing him with a first-time assist during Chelsea’s emphatic 4-1 victory over Southampton at St Mary’s. Hudson-Odoi has slowly been re-integrated into the Chelsea side following a lengthy lay-off with an Achilles injury,…
Chelsea star Tammy Abraham has ‘taken the pressure off Frank Lampard’, says Sol Campbell (Metro)
Arsenal legend Sol Campbell has praised Tammy Abraham for taking the pressure off Frank Lampard and grabbing his opportunity with both hands at Chelsea. Abraham enjoyed a successful loan spell in the Championship last term, scoring 25 goals to help…
Tammy Abraham warns Liverpool that Chelsea are looking for payback (Metro)
Tammy Abraham says he and his Chelsea team-mates are on a revenge mission against Liverpool after UEFA Super Cup defeat earlier this season. The Blues and the Reds met in Istanbul in August after Liverpool won the Champions League and…
‘Angry’ Tammy Abraham fires warning to Liverpool after Valencia Champions League defeat (Metro)
Tammy Abraham warned Liverpool he and his Chelsea team-mates will take their ‘anger’ out on them this weekend after a disappointing home defeat to Valencia in the Champions League. It was the worst possible start for Frank Lampard on his…