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A senior civil servant in Taraba state, Alhaji Yahaya Lau, who was abducted three days ago, has reportedly been freed. Daily Trust reports that N5million ransom was paid to Lau's abductors before he was released. The newspaper adds that a family source said that the ransom was deposited at a forest, near kwando village in Ardo-Kola local government area before he was released at about 10.30pm on Sunday, March 31. READ ALSO: Court frees Wabara of corruption charges after 14 years of legal battle Thee kidnappers had allegedly earlier carted away N5million in Alhaji Yahaya’s house before they abducted him. Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that gunmen on Wednesday, March 27, attacked Suleiman Abubakar, chairman of correspondents’ chapel of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Nasarawa state and abducted his wife, Yahanasu Abubakar. Suleiman said the incident happened at about 7pm along Gudi-Garaku road in Akwanga Local Government Area of the state. PAY ATTENTION: Down...

- Tottenham have been mocked on social media after losing against Liverpool - An own goal at the death condemned Spurs to a 2-1 defeat on Sunday, March 31 - Spurs fans were not happy with the result of the encounter at Anfield Tottenham have been mocked for their performance against Liverpool on Sunday, March 31, as they were beating by Jurgen Klopp's men in tough Premier League battle. Spurs' defeat against Liverpool now seems to have ended their Premier League title hopes although they are on course to qualify for next season's Champions League. Fans were of the thoughts that the encounter will end 1-1 at Anfield, but an own goal at the death by Toby Alderweireld gave Liverpool the three maximum points. The 30-year-old Belgian football star failed to clear Mohamed Salah's shot thereby turning the ball into his own net. Aggrieved football fans however took to social media to express their disappointment towards Tottenham's defeat against Liverpool. PAY AT...

Luciano Spalletti, Inter Milan manager, and Mauro Icardi's agent and wife Wanda Nara have been involved in hot exchange of words as hobby sat out of Serie A action. According to as.com Icardi has not been included in Inter matchday squad by Spalletti since stripping him of the captain’s armband six weeks ago And on Sunday, Icardi was kissing again as Lazio claimed a 1-0 win at San Siro. READ ALSO: Real Madrid ready to splash £73m on Sadio Mane Reacting after the match, Spalletti insists ongoing discussions between Icardi and Inter over a possible to the team is disgraceful. "It's obvious for everyone to see what happened. It's obvious," he told Sky Sport Italia, amid reports of a training ground row this week. "The way he has behaved, he needs to stay away and others have to play. "Negotiating with someone just to get him to pull on the Inter shirt. What, do I need to email 20 lawyers and ask them if I can call someone up?" Interestingly, ...

Premier League table took a dramatic twist over the weekend as Liverpool, Man City, Man United and Chelsea all secured important victories. Tottenham who were at some point in December nine points above Manchester United on the table are now level with the Manchester based club. Hugo Lloris' last minute blunder gave Liverpool a 2-1 win at Anfield as the Reds were on the brink of slipping further away from the title race with Manchester City. READ ALSO: Pope Francis says Messi is a good footballer but nothing compared to God Man United had recorded a slim 2-1 win over Watford at Old Trafford before the match between Mauricio Pochettino's side and Jurgen Klopp's men. Chelsea were also lucky to have ran away with a last minute winner from Ruben Loftus-Cheek that gave the Blues a 2-1 win away to Cardiff City. Now, the Blues are just a point behind Spurs and Man United who both occupy third and fourth positions respectively. But the most interesting part is that Arse...

-A student has reportedly lost his life after falling off from a mango tree -The incident occurred while he was trying to help his teacher pluck some fruits -Some family members have confirmed the death of the young man Reports making the rounds have it that a senior student and head prefect of Ijo Mimo High School in Akure, Ondo State, identified as Temitayo Oluwole, met his untimely demise after he tripped and fell off a mango tree within the premises of his school. According to reports by Nigerian Tribune, the young man had attended a tutorial class which was put together for senior students. Upon the completion of the day’s session, one of the teachers had called on Oluwole to pluck some mangoes from the tree; unfortunately, he fell off in the process. The report further revealed that an undisclosed source made it known that Oluwole was the fourth student who had mysteriously lost his life after climbing the tree. READ ALSO: Boy dies after allegedly being stoned by fellow st...