#EndSARS: Uber driver manhandled by policemen (Guardian) An Uber driver, Adedotun was beaten, brutalized, pepper-sprayed and forcefully dragged into a black maria by operatives of the Nigeria Police Force during the #EndSARS memorial which took place at the Lekki tollgate…
Football world celebrate Nigerian legend Taribo West at 46
Inter Milan and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have sent heartfelt messages to Taribo West on his 46th birthday. The former Nigeria international is famous for his solid defensive performances and colourful hairstyles during his playing years. Taribo, now…
*COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu deploys disinfectant equipment to fumigate Lagos (DailyTrust) *Lagos State sets up temporary food markets in school (Guardian)
COVID-19: Sanwo-Olu deploys disinfectant equipment to fumigate Lagos (DailyTrust) Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has disclosed that the state is deploying disinfectant equipment to fumigate the entire state with a view to keeping the environment safe and curtailing the…
I can’t vouch for Eagles winning AFCON — Taribo (Punch)
Former Nigeria international Taribo West says he will not put his money on the Super Eagles winning the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. In an interview with The PUNCH, the former Auxerre and Inter Milan strong man insisted that based…
*You are motor-park analysts, BMO blasts The Economist (Punch) * Amnesty’s support for IPOB, militants suspicious, says Tsav (Guardian)
You are motor-park analysts, BMO blasts The Economist (Punch) The Buhari Media Organisation has accused “The Economist” magazine of engaging in specious and moribund analysis from an unabashed partisan point of view. The BMO in dismissing the latest of The…
Asisat Oshoala: First Nigerian woman to score at UEFA Champions League final
It’s a fact that the men get all the hype for their part in the UEFA Champions League final and football generally but did you know that a Nigerian woman played and scored at the UEFA Women’s Champions League final?…
Taribo laments plight of ex-footballers (Punch)
Former Nigeria defender Taribo West has lamented the plight of the country’s ex-footballers, saying they have been abandoned by the Nigeria Football Federation. Reacting to news on the health condition of former Nigeria captain and coach Christian Chukwu, the Atlanta…
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…
Moses, Iheanacho, Mikel key to Eagles success, says Taribo West (Vanguard)
Former Super Eagles defender, Taribo West says Victor Moses, Kelechi Iheanacho and John Obi Mikel must have to raise their game if the Super Eagles are to make any impact in Russia 2018. “Players like Victor, Iheanacho, Obi Mikel have…
I am delighted to be in Nigeria – Crespo (Vanguard)
Argentina ex-international Hernán Jorge Crespo, on Saturday in Lagos said that he was delighted to be in Nigeria for the first time as a guest of the Heineken Group. Crespo along with Nigeria’s ex-internationals — Taribo West, Augustine Eguavon, Mutiu…