Chelsea have finally sacked Antonio Conte and paved the way for Maurizio Sarri to replace him as the club’s new head coach. Owner Roman Abramovich has risked paying Conte his full £9million compensation bill with the Italian ready to take…
Roy Keane and Ian Wright involved in aggressive on-air spat after World Cup semi-final (Independent)
Roy Keane and Ian Wright were involved in an aggressive on-air spat after England’s 2-1 defeat by Croatia, with the former Republic of Ireland captain accusing the ex-England striker of “embarrassing himself” after he made jest of his accent. Keane initially criticised…
Trump calls U.S. ties to alliance ‘Very Strong’ (Nytimes)
Mr. Trump said that the allies at the NATO summit meeting had agreed to his demand for a significant increase in military spending. But he offered no specifics, and President Emmanuel Macron of France refuted the claim. • Mr. Trump…
Senate receives Bill on State Police (SUN)
The Senate is set to receive for first reading, a Bill to alter the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and create state police. According to the order paper of the upper legislative chambers for Thursday, the bill is…
PDP NWC, leaders storm National Assembly, protest attack on Fayose (Punch)
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Uche Secondus, has led the National Working Committee of the party to the National Assembly to protest against the alleged assault by men of the Nigeria Police on the Governor of Ekiti…
Fayose’s ‘police beat me’ claim, comedy of the year –APC (Punch)
The Ekiti State chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Jide Awe, has said what transpired between the governor and the Police during a campaign rally of the People’s Democratic Party could be described as the “comedy of the year.” Governor…
3 people killed Ondo ex-deputy governor’s daughter – Police (Punch)
The Ondo State Police Command has said two men joined Alao Adeyemi to allegedly kill Khadijat, the daughter of a former deputy governor of the state, Alhaji Lasisi Oluboyo. Adeyemi, Khadijat’s boyfriend, was arrested by the police on Sunday following…
Court voids forfeiture of properties wrongly linked to Diezani (Punch)
The Federal High Court in Abuja has vacated its order of interim forfeiture made in respect of two London properties that were wrongly linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke. The two properties are Flat 5,…
Yoruba Elders Laud Omoluabi Principles, call for rebirth
Only a return to time tested Omoluabi principles of probity, honesty, temperance and commitment to community goals rather than that of self will make Nigeria great again. This was the conclusion as prominent southwestern leaders recently gathered at at the…
Why FIFA may not ban Nigeria –Dalung (Independent)
As the impasse in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) continues, Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Barrister Solomon Dalung has ruled out any FIFA ban against Nigeria, saying there is no reason for that. He said the country is also…