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Manchester United Star, Alexis Sanchez sentenced to 16 months in prison. Manchester United newly acquired star from Arsenal Football Club, Alexis Sanchez has been sentenced to 16 months in jail for tax fraud, but he will not be serving the prison time. He committed the tax fraud during his time at Barcelona. He defrauded the Spanish Treasury of €1million (£890,000), but he has reached an agreement with the Office of the Attorney General and the State Attorney having returned the money defrauded plus interest. The 29-year-old Chilean will not serve time in jail unless he commits a similar crime like this one in the next two years.

Pique starts as Barcelona look to book place in Copa del Rey final against Valencia Francis Coquelin pulled Barcelona forward Lionel Messi's shirt right off in a bizarre incident during the Copa del Rey clash at the Mestalla. It came in the 37th minute shortly after the Argentine received a knock following a collission with Valencia goalkeeper Jaume. Strangely, referee Undiano Mallenco, did not even signal a foul.

- Among seven bills signed into law by Akinwunmi Ambode is one to ensure steady power supply to residents of Lagos - Adeniji Kazeem says the law are parts of the vision of Governor Ambode to make Lagos a better place - The state government also believes that the laws would help to boost economic activities Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos has signed seven bills into law among which is the one to guarantee 24-hour power supply in line with the vision of his administration to boost the economy and make the state globally competitive. The bills include the "Lagos state electric power reform law, amended land use charge law, school of nursing law, cooperative college law, cancer research institute law, amended customary court law and the Yoruba language preservation and promotion law," a statement by the Habib Aruna, the governor's media aide, said. The attorney-general and justice commissioner, Adeniji Kazeem, who spoke on the importance of the laws, said the developm...

- The commander of a team of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Oyo state is dead - Sheu Magu was reportedly killed by armed herdsmen in Ogbooro community in Oyo state - Residents in the area say the herdsmen have been terrorising them for a long time The commander of a team of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), in Oyo state, Sheu Magu, has been killed by herdsmen, Vanguard reports. According to the report, the SARS commander was killed when he and his men tried disarming the herdsmen, who residents in the area say have been terrorising them. The team of policemen were said to have acted on a tip-off and moved to disarm the herdsmen, but they were resisted with gunshots which killed the commander. PAY ATTENTION: Read the news on Nigeria’s #1 news app A source told Vanguard: “The killing of Supol Sheu has made the issue a story. Before now, attacking women, especially in the evening and night, robbing and rapi*g them is not news around here. “The Bororo herdsmen have always be...