A superb solo goal by Christian Pulisic and a Willian penalty gave Chelsea a 2-1 win over Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. A result that handed Liverpool the Premier League title, their first league championship win in 30 years. Pulisic exploited a communication breakdown between Benjamin Mendy and Ilkay Guendogan after a City Read More…
World football governing body FIFA announced on Thursday it had agreed a 1.5 billion dollars relief plan to help deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global game. FIFA’s plan means world football’s governing body will dip into its reserves to provide national federations with a number of grants and interest-free loans Read More…
Arsenal claimed their first points since the Premier League restart with a 2-0 victory at Southampton on Thursday as a home goalkeeper, Alex McCarthy, gave the Gunners a helping hand. McCarthy’s casual pass in the 20th minute allowed 21-year-old Arsenal striker, Eddie Nketiah, to intercept and walk the ball into an empty net and the Read More…
The Podium: Our three favourite things from Liverpool’s emphatic 4-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace at Anfield. That felt absolutely great, didn’t it? After such a long and anxious wait to watch Liverpool finally play again, it’s fair to say Sunday’s Merseyside derby was a bit of a damp squib. Liverpool were back, but it wasn’t Read More…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer feels there are still areas for improvement despite a 3-0 win over Sheffield United. by Adam Marshall The Reds earned the points with a hat-trick from Anthony Martial but the boss felt his team should have been further than two goals ahead at the break and he wants them Read More…
The Brazilian defender signed a one-year contract, much to the disappointment of the former France star David Luiz should thank God after being given a contract extension at Arsenal, says Emmanuel Petit, who argued the defender has not played like a “proper footballer” for the last three years. The Gunners confirmed on Wednesday that the Read More…
Nigeria has recorded 649 new cases of COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total number of infections in the country, as at June 24, to 22,020. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Wednesday through its official Twitter handle. Lagos itself has 9,323 confirmed COVID-19 cases, of which 7,739 are still active with Read More…
The Lagos State Government has called for submission of position papers and comments from various stakeholders to review the State Power Sector Reform Law of 2018. Mr Olalere Odusote, Commissioner for Energy and Mineral Resources, in a statement on Wednesday, said that the law would be reviewed to drive investments into the energy sector in Read More…
Lagos State has conducted 34,734 COVID-19 sample tests since inception of the pandemic, according to data by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). NCDC made the disclosure on Wednesday in its COVID-19 Situation Report for June 23. It said that out of the 120,108 COVID-19 sample tests conducted in the country, Lagos has conducted Read More…
The Lagos State Government on Thursday urged the newly inaugurated Governing Council members of the State Cooperatives College to fulfill the aim of establishing the college by keeping to their oath of office. The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, made the remarks in his address to the 10th public office holders that Read More…