IN A MOVE THAT BRINGS HIM CLOSER TO ANOTHER TERM, LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR AMBODE LAUNCHES 21 ROADS IN ALIMOSHO

The people of Alimosho, especially residents of communities around the Lagos-Ogun border precincts, can now heave a sigh of relief after years of untold hardship caused by poor road infrastructure. Thanks to the leadership of Governor Ambode, the horrible condition of the roads in this area is now a thing of the past. The Lagosian brings you pictures of the inauguration of the roads as captured by the lens of ace photographer, AJAYI OYEBO.

CHELSEA FC LOSES TEAM LEGEND

Former Chelsea and England legend Ray Wilkins has died, aged 61.

Raymond Colin Wilkins  who was born on the 14th of September 1956,  passed away this morning at St George's Hospital where he was being treated for cardiac arrest since he was rushed there some days ago.  

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Wilkins,  a former Chelsea player from his academy days captained the team during the late 1970s. He was voted as Chelsea's player of the year in 1976 and 1977. Besides being an Assistant Manager at Chelsea under four different managers, he had two spells as caretaker manager in 2000 and 2009 respectively.

Wilkins made 84 appearances for the "Three Lions" and also captained his country ten times. He was considered by most English fans as one of their great English midfielders.

STORY AS FILED BY OUR SPORT CORRESPONDENT, SEGUN OLUWO.

LADY KILLER RONALDO STUNS JUVENTUS ON A MAGICAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE NIGHT

Last night, right in the very home of the Old Lady of Turin the reigning world's best footballer, Christiano Ronaldo added another epithet,  “Lady killer” to his many accolades.  On a night when Real Madrid and Juventus fans had expected a very close contest,  Ronaldo scored a brace, including an astonishing  overhead kick that virtually settled the tie in favour of the Madrid giants. The Los Blancos of Spain eventually defeated “the Old Lady” by 3-0 at the Turin  Stadium in this Champions League tie.

It took the Portuguese superstar just three minutes to score the opening goal of the game as he became the first player in Champions League history to score in 10 consecutive games in the competition.

However, he was far from done as he thumped a sensational scissors kick effort into the back of the net to double his side’s lead and put them in a commanding position to advance to the next round with a second crucial away goal.  The astonishing goal was his 119th in the Champions League, making him the highest goal scorer in the history of the competition.
Even the Juventus fans couldn’t help but appreciate what they saw. The home fans gave Ronaldo a standing ovation as he celebrated a well deserved cause celebre. In return, the Portuguese acknowledged the Italian generosity with a show of mutual respect as he gave them the thumbs up and bowed his head in appreciation.

At the early stage of the season, football fans all over the world felt that 33-year-old’s glory days were far behind him but he has proved us all wrong as he has  now scored 39 goals in 36 games this season, putting a lie to any talk of him being past his football apogee.

Hardworking Marcelo's goal made it 3-0 shortly after, with Ronaldo providing what most fans would call ‘an assist', helping the Spanish giants to put one foot firmly in the semi-finals.

To add salt to Juventus' injury, Paulo Dybala was sent off, further making it look impossible for Massimiliano Allegri’s men to go any further in the competition this year.

AS REPORTED BY SEGUN OLUWO,
SPORT CORRESPONDENT.