Presidency: Obasanjo writes Nigerian youth, endorses Peter Obi (Vanguard) Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has endorsed the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi for the nation’s exalted seat during the February 25 Presidential election. Obasanjo, in a letter…
Liverpool beat Villarreal to reach Champions League final
Liverpool held off a stirring comeback from Villarreal to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday as second-half goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane secured a 5-2 aggregate victory. Trailing 2-0 from the first leg, Villarreal sparked hopes…
*Woman bathes 12-year-old girl with hot water in Cross River (Guardian)*FG halts N600b electricity subsidy, confirms power tariff hike (Punch)
Woman bathes 12-year-old girl with hot water in Cross River (Guardian) A 12 -year-old girl (name withheld) was bathed with a mixture of hot water and oil by her auntie, one Christiana Nfon Ipkebe, over missing N500 in Cross River…
*Painter impersonates Oba Elegushi, defrauds Facebook lover of N51m (Punch)*Traders, transporters take over walkways in Lagos (Nation)
Painter impersonates Oba Elegushi, defrauds Facebook lover of N51m (Punch) The Lagos State Police Command, on Thursday, paraded a painter, Moses Olaitan, and his accomplice, Segun Omoshola, for allegedly impersonating the Elegushi of Ikate land, Oba Saheed Elegushi, and using…
Messi scores but Fati shades him with two stunning goals as Barcelona run riot against Villarreal
Ansu Fati, the 17-year-old who was formally made a senior player at Barcelona last week, has shown why the club included a whopping $468 million release fee clause in his new contract by sending their Liga season off to a…
*Oshodi interchange: Lagos flags off inter-state commercial operation (Nation) *Truck loses control, crashes into shops in Lagos (Punch)
Oshodi interchange: Lagos flags off inter-state commercial operation (Nation) Commercial activities were flagged off by the Lagos State Government at the Terminal 1 of the Oshodi Transport Interchange (OTI) Tuesday. At a ceremony described as monumental, the State’s Commissioner for…
Unai Emery in talks to become Villarreal head coach
Unai Emery is in talks to become the new Villarreal head coach. Emery is very keen to get back into management and sees Villarreal as the perfect opportunity. The Spaniard has been out of work since being sacked by Arsenal…
Real Madrid beat Villarreal to win La Liga
Zinedine Zidane says sealing a first La Liga title with Real Madrid in three years has made him happier than winning the Champions League. Real wrapped up the title with a game to spare as they edged past Villarreal at…
Barcelona lose defender Umtiti to knee injury
Barcelona centre-back Samuel Umtiti will miss Sunday’s game at Villarreal with a knee problem, the latest setback in another injury-plagued season for the France international. Umtiti, 26, will undergo treatment on his left knee with no timeline given for his…
Chukwueze a complete player, says Villarreal coach
Villarreal manager, Javi Calleja, says Samuel Chukwueze is a complete player. Calleja said this in an interview with the club’s website on Friday. Chukwueze has been involved in both of Villarreal’s goals following the return of the Spanish LaLiga after…