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1 . TRIBUNAL JUDGMENT : Presidency fumes at media report, says Buhari did not retract anything The Presidency on Saturday condemned what it said was “a twisted story with malicious intent” which was published in a Nigerian Media platform on Saturday with the headline; “Tribunal: Buhari retracts, confesses he was under tension.” The report was taken from what the President said when he received the All Progressives Congress (APC) governors, who had come to felicitate with him at State House, Abuja on Friday. According to a statement on Saturday in Abuja, by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, the newspaper was being mischievous by trying to link up what the president said in an earlier statement (on the judgment) with his remarks during the Friday visit. 2 . Buhari’s ex-minister, Alhassan decamps to PDP Jummai Alhassan, a former Minister of Women Affairs has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from United Democratic Party (U...

Chelsea manager, Frank Lampard, has issued warning to striker, Tammy Abraham following his hat-trick in the Blues’ 5-2 victory over Wolves in the Premier League on Saturday. Lampard warned Abraham that he will be tougher on him going forward because the 21-year-old has shown what he can do. “Abraham needed to show it in pre-season and at the start of the season, hence he started at Manchester United,” Lampard was quoted by Goal as saying. “I have competition up there. I definitely don’t want to down-talk Giroud and Batshuayi because we need them as well and Batshuayi looked sharp when he came on and Oli always gives something of a high level, so it was up to Tammy to show it. “I’ve got confidence in him and I’m prepared to give him chances, but even more now I’ll be tougher on him because he’s shown what he can do. So the moment he wants to come off that and think that goals will just drop at his feet will be a moment when maybe he will be rested, so it’s important he makes ...

The first batch of 187 Nigerians in South Africa returned to Nigeria after the xenophobic attacks Wednesday night. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the returnees were aided by the Federal Government with the assistance of a Nigerian carrier, Air Peace. The B777 aircraft, with registration number 5N-BWI, which departed Thambo International Airport, Johannesburg, landed at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, at 9.37 p.m. The returnees included adults, children and infants, who expressed joy on returning home safely and sang the Nigerian National Anthem. They were received by the Chairman of Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Air Peace Chairman, Mr Allen Onyema, and the representatives of government which included the National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA), Nigeria Immigration Service and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. Dabiri-Erewa told newsmen that over 600 Nigerians had indicated interest ...

Once again, negotiations between the Federal Government and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) on the new minimum wage has been rescheduled for September 16. Government and the JNPSNC were initially billed to meet on September 4th, but the meeting was suspended. Mr Alade Lawal, JNPSNC Secretary-General said the meeting was rescheduled at the instance of the officials. The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress have been in conflict over the implementation of the new minimum wage which was signed into law by President Buhari on April 18. Negotiation between the government and the JNPSNC, representing labour in the technical committee set up to negotiate the consequential adjustment of workers’ salaries as a result of the new minimum wage, had broken down due to unresolved differences in their proposals. While the Federal Government proposed 9.5 per cent salary increase for employees on grade levels 07 to 14 and five per cent for th...

Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has said Neymar’s exit from Paris Saint-Germain this summer, would have sparked an exodus from the French club. The 27-year-old had been strongly linked with a move away from the Ligue 1 club, with both Real Madrid and former club Barcelona coming close to signing him. But after a drawn-out saga involving the player, Neymar will now stay with the French champions. Speaking to BeIN Sports, Wenger said: “I think that he is one of the best players in the world and I am happy that he is staying at PSG. “Because when you lose one of your two or three best players in the world, the law in our world is that the following year you lose the other. “It is very difficult to have players who make a difference, even when you have a lot of money. “When you have them, you must keep them,” added the former Arsenal manager. “When you want to keep a player, it is better to convince him how important you are to him, rather than to give him zero chance ...

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Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for PDP, speaks on the recent Xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. Via his instagram handle... Follow me on Istagram/Twitter @chukwumanwaise

Liverpool's flawless start to the Premier League season continued against Burnley as they clinched a record-setting 3-0 victory at Turf Moor. An own goal from Chris Wood and strikes from Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino - his 50th for the Reds - delivered a 13th successive league win, a new club all-time high. Jurgen Klopp's side have been victorious in all four of their opening league fixtures and are two points clear of defending champions Manchester City at the top of the table. Editors' Picks Why Tammy Abraham deserves to start at Chelsea – Lampard Barcelona star Messi is better than Pele and Maradona – Diouf Dele-Bashiru on leaving mentor Guardiola and his next step at Watford Kelechi Iheanacho: Why is Leicester City striker still sticking around? The Champions League holders took the lead when Trent Alexander-Arnold's cross deflected in off Wood, and Mane added a second before the break with a clinical finish. Firmino rounded off the scoring in the 8...

Earlier this year, hairdresser Mazen Kamal was stopped by paramilitary forces on a street in Khartoum for having long hair and was shaved on the spot. Now the barbershop he works in is seeing an influx of young men coming for modern hairstyles that would have incurred the same punishment under the now ousted and jailed Sudanese leader Omar al-Bashir. The Islamist general is on trial for corruption and his conservative regime came crashing down after a wave of protests that started last year over the economic situation in the country. The democratic transition is nascent, but many young people are wasting no time in taking advantage of the regime change to exercise personal freedoms. "How I wished at that moment that we could topple (Bashir's) regime," Kamal says. "I didn't think it was possible. I gave up that day. They beat me on the street as people watched." The sense of freedom sweeping Sudan's capital since the protests has broken dec...

Police shutdown venue of Bobrisky's 28th birthday party in Lekki Bobrisky's 28th birthday party might not hold again today August 31st as policemen have shutdown the venue of the party scheduled to hold at an event center in Lekki. Police officers in various operational vehicles, stormed the venue and cordonned off the area this evening as the much talked about party was about to kick off. This development comes two days after Bobrisky dragged Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, the Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture, who last week, said he is a National disgrace and will soon be dealt with by the government if caught on the street. Read here.

These 10 top stories from Nigerian newspapers will make your Saturday morning. 1. Buhari appeals to traditional, religious leaders to help stop Tiv/Junkun killings President Muhammadu Buhari appealed to traditional and religious leaders to intervene in the protracted fighting between Junkun and Tiv tribes in Taraba State. The President also called on the government and people of Benue and Taraba States to exercise restraint in the wake of the gruesome killing of Rev. Fr. David Tanko in Kpankufu Village, Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State. 2. BAYELSA GUBER: APC reschedules primary again The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the postponement of the governorship primary in Bayelsa State to Tuesday and Wednesday next week. The party had earlier fixed Saturday, August 30, for the primary after the initial postponement from August 29. 4. CBN directs Nigerians to deposit ‘overused, mutilated’ naira notes in banks before Sept...

Apprehends 20 yahoo boys in Imo as Magu laments cybercrime denting nation’s image Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja and Hammed Shittuin Ilorin The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested Joseph Oyediran, the most wanted internet fraudster on the list of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Seventy-seven Nigerians were indicted by the FBI for internet fraud, a product of two years of joint operation with the EFCC designed to contain cybercrime. The operation also involves Canada, Malaysia and Indonesia. This is coming as the commission arrested 20 Yahoo Boys in Owerri, Imo State barely six days after apprehending the same number of suspects in the state. The arrests prompted the Chairman of the Commission, Ibrahim Magu, to raise the alarm on the negative impact of cybercrime on the nation’s image, saying cybercrime deserved national attention. Addressing newsmen in Ilorin, Magu, who was represented by the Zonal Head of the EFCC in Ilorin, Isyaku Sharu, sai...

Christiano Ronaldo and Messi happy about the UEFA Men's player of the Year 2018-2019 award going to Virgil van Dijk. The Liverpool defender was crowned at the ceremony for the Champions League group stage draw on Thursday.

The draw for the group stage of the UEFA Champions League have been conducted today. Holders Liverpool will play Napoli, Salzburg and Genk. Last year’s finalists Tottenham Hotspur, are in Group B along with Bayern Munich, Olympiakos and Red Star Belgrade. Group A has Paris Saint-Germain, Real Madrid, Club Brugge and Galatasaray FULL DRAW: Group A: PSG, Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Galatasaray Group B: Bayern, Tottenham Hotspur, Olympiakos, Red Star Belgrade Group C: Manchester City, Shaktar Donetsk, GNK Dinamo, Atalanta Group D: Juventus, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lokomotiv Moscow Group E: Liverpool, Napoli, Salzburg, Genk Group F: Barcelona, Dortmund, Inter Milan, Slavia Prague Group G: Zenit, Benfica, Lyon, RB Leipzig Group H: Chelsea, Ajax, Valencia, Lille Follow me on Instagram/twitter- @chukwumanwaise

Virgil van Dijk has been named the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2018-19, seeing off competition from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Liverpool defender was crowned at the ceremony for the Champions League group stage draw on Thursday. Liverpool also scooped two of the four positional awards, with van Dijk named best defender ahead of teammate Trent Alexander-Arnold and new Juventus signing Matthijs de Ligt. Alisson Becker won the goalkeeper award, beating Tottenham’s Hugo Lloris and Marc-Andre ter Stegen of Barcelona. The Brazilian kept six clean sheets during Liverpool’s Champions League run, including in the final where he made eight saves in the Reds’ 2-0 win over Tottenham.

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The National Examination Council (NECO) has released results of the June/July 2019 examination. 829,787 candidates representing 71.59 per cent made five credits and above including English language and Mathematics, according to The Nation. It represents an increase of 0.11 per cent when compared to the June/July 2018 examination results. Details later…

Premier League referees have been warned, not to consult on-pitch Video Assistant Referee (VAR) screens during matches, SportsMail reports. It is understood that refereeing chiefs will resist calls for officials to start using their pitch-side monitors for VAR checks, as they feel it will slow the game down too much. The video referees came under fire on Sunday, over controversial penalty decisions against Manchester City and Tottenham. VAR neither overturned the referees’ decisions, nor advised them to review the incident on their monitors. But English refereeing organisation, PGMOL, are determined not to rush into any knee-jerk reaction. They will stand by their current version of VAR, which is based on minimum interference. PGMOL would prefer to be criticised for using the technology too little than too much. But they are open to making changes to the system, after they speak with top-flight clubs at a shareholders’ meeting in September. It is understood that many c...

Nigerian striker, Aloy Ihenacho, has signed for German club Hertha Walheim. The Landesliga Mittelrhein 2 side have announced that he is one of the 11 new players, that will bolster their depleted squad in the 2019/2020 season, after 13 players left. Ihenacho was born in Nigeria, but also has German citizenship and was on the books of Ingolstadt three years ago. He was an unused substitute in a Bundesliga match between Ingolstadt and VfB Stuttgart in March 2016. The forward began his career in Germany with the youth team of TSV 1860 Rosenheim, before joining FC Ingolstadt 04 in the summer of 2010.

The UEFA Champions League group stage draw will take place in Monaco on Thursday, August 29 at 6pm, Central African time. The event will be happening at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco and will be streamed live on UEFA.com. The teams involved in the draw are as follows: Spain: Barcelona Real Madrid Atlético Madrid Valencia England: Liverpool Chelsea Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur Italy: Juventus Napoli Internazionale Milano Atalanta Germany: Bayern München Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen RB Leipzig France: PSG Lyon LOSC Lille Russia: Zen it Lokomotiv Moskva Portugal: Benfica UKR Shakhtar Donetsk Belgium: Genk Turkey: Galatasaray Austria Salzburg Plus the six winning teams from the play-offs. What are the draw pots? Only Pot 1 is known in its entirety; the other pots will be confirmed once the final six teams have qualified via the play-offs. Pot 1 Liverpool (holders) Chelsea (UEFA Europa League winners) Barcelona Manchester City ...

Donald Trump, the United State of America president increases visa fees on all Nigerians, due to the 80 Nigerians indicted for fraud. These is unacceptable, for not all Nigerians are criminals.  What do you think? Share your comment below...

Steven Gerrard’s former Liverpool team-mate, Jerzy Dudek, expects him to return to Anfield as Klopp’s successor. The former Reds talisman, is currently in charge of Scottish side Rangers and has guided them to three consecutive wins this season. With Klopp hinting at quitting after his deal expires in 2022, Dudek has tipped Gerrard to step in. “When I was in Liverpool recently, it was no secret that Steven is the man and indeed, only candidate for replacing Klopp when he decides his time at Anfield is over. “Everyone knows that sooner or later the great captain will return,” Dudek told Przeglad Sportowy. Dudek, however, admits he would have “laughed” at the thought of Gerrard becoming Liverpool manager during their playing days together. “I was with Steven in the Liverpool dressing room for many years. I must admit I was amazed he became a manager so quickly after finishing playing. “I spent a lot of time with him in private too and not once did he ever mention to me h...

Forbes's ranking of the world's highest-paid women for music for 2019 is out, and Taylor Swift secured the top spot The “Me!” singer takes the top spot on Forbes‘ list after earning a whopping $185 million pretax over the past year, which puts her ahead of runner-up Beyoncé and Rihanna. According to People, most of Swift’s earnings came from her Reputation stadium tour. Running from May to November 2018 worldwide, the tour grossed a U.S.-record $266 million, and was easily her most successful tour to date. Runner-up Beyoncé’s $81 million mostly comes from last year’s On The Run II stadium tour, as well her live album and Netflix film, both named Homecoming. Rihanna comes in third on the list with $62 million. The majority of her recent earnings come from Fenty Beauty, the popular cosmetics line she launched in 2017. See all of this year's highest-paid women in music below: 1. Taylor Swift - $185 million 2. Beyoncé - $81 million 3. Rihanna - $6...

The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has described reports that the state government demolished a mosque as a concoction by mischief makers bent on causing disaffection in the state. The governor, who said there was no mosque built on the site in question, stated this when he visited the location of the alleged mosque demolition at Biambo street, off School Road, Rainbow Estate, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, on Monday, in the company of reporters. According to him, there was no mosque on the location, hence nothing was demolished. He said: “I received calls from several prominent Nigerians on the fake news being circulated online. I have come here with reporters and you can see there was no mosque here. “It is most unfortunate that fickle-minded persons will claim that a mosque was demolished at this place when no mosque existed here. The story was concocted by mischief makers to score cheap points.” Wike further stated that some persons embarked on...

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Arsenal manager, Unai Emery has hinted that Nacho Monreal will leave the club in the coming days. Monreal started for the Gunners as they lost 3-1 to Liverpool in Saturday’s late kick-off in the Premier League. However, he might be gone by the time Emery picks his squad for next week’s North London Derby at the Emirates. “He made a very big match, he’s a big professional for us. We need to speak in the next days. “In Europe, the transfer window isn’t finished. “We are going to speak about all the possibilities,” Emery told reporters after the game at Anfield. Monreal has been linked with a return to Spain to sign for Real Sociedad. It is believed that he will sign a two-year contract with the option of a third season with the Spanish club.

Magu: We are collaborating with FBI, suspects to face full force of the law. Turn yourself in, FG tells accused persons Alex Enumah, Adedayo Akinwale and Kingsley Nweze in Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to commence manhunt for the home-based Nigerians indicted by the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Thursday for a variety of scams and online fraud cases in the US. The fraudsters, majority based in Nigeria, were involved in a series of coordinated internet scam running into billions of dollars fraudulently obtained from victims in the United States and other parts of the world. Already, the masterminds, Valentine Iro, 31, and Chukwudi Christogunus Igbokwe, 38, both Nigerian citizens, have been arrested by the FBI in the US. Sources told THISDAY last night that following the release of the list of 78 Nigerians involved in the scam by the FBI, the EFCC Chairman Ibrahim Magu and a select team at the headquarters in Abu...

Everton boss, Marco Silva has provided an update on the fitness of Super Eagles forward, Alex Iwobi, ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash away at Aston Villa. The manager suggested that Iwobi is not in tiptop condition because he did not take part in pre-season training before his move to The Toffees on deadline day. Iwobi was a non-playing substitute as Everton registered their first win of the new season against Watford and Silva. Asked if the Super Eagles star is looking forward to making his debut, Silva told pre-match press conference, ”Yes of course! For sure he’s looking forward to it, and we all are. “But he started really late, just now it’s his second week working with the team and he didn’t have a pre-season. “We have to take care of the situation giving him enough time to get fitter. “Of course if we need him during the games he is available to help us. Not for 90 minutes, but he’s getting better. If I decide, he’ll be ready to help.”

Sacked Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has reacted to his loss at the Tribunal. He vowed to reclaim his ‘mandate’ at the Appeal Court. Melaye reacted via his twitter handle. He said: “On Tribunal judgement. No cause 4 alarm at all. Even if it went my way they will still go to the Appeal Court. Our mandate can not be taken. “We will get judgment at the Appeal Court. There will be fresh election in Kogi West bc I will be Governor. For my Senate mandate no shaking,” he twitted.

United States authorities on Thursday unsealed a 252-count grand jury indictment charging 80 people, mostly Nigerians, in a massive international fraud and money laundering conspiracy. Below are the names of the Nigerians on the list.  1. VALENTINE IRO, aka “Iro Enterprises,” aka “Valentine Obinna Iro ,” aka ” Obinna Iro ,” 16 aka ” Obinna Nassa,” 2. CHUKWUDI CHRI STOGUNUS IGBOKWE, aka ” Christogunus C. Igbokwe,” aka ” Chris Kudon ,” aka “Atete ,” aka “Still Kudon ,” 3. JERRY ELO IKOGHO , aka “J Man,” 4. IZUCHUKWU KINGSLEY UMEJESI, aka ” Kingsley Umejesi, ” aka “Armeni an Man,” aka “Kingsley LA,” aka “I zuking Aka Aku ,” 5. ADEGOKE MOSES OGUNGBE , aka “P & P Motors,” aka “Pp, ” 6. ALBERT LEWIS CATHEY, aka “Alb, ” aka “Abert Jag,” aka “Al,” 7. TITYAYE MARINA MANSBANGURA, aka “Tityaye Igbokwe ,” aka “Marina Mansour,” aka “Marina Mansaray,” aka “Marina Tityaye Mans Bangura,” 8. CHUKWUDI COLLINS AJAEZE, aka “Thank You Jesus” 9. EKENE AUGUSTINE EKECHUKWU, aka ...

Morocco v Nigeria @ASFAR Sports Center @5:30 p.m. on Aug.23 The football event in Group A at the 12th All Africa Games is delicately poised with no team guaranteed passage to the second round. The Nigerian team, led by Paul Aigbogun, acknowledged it will be tough against the hosts but a point should ensure passage into the semi-final. After the draw against Burkina Faso in their opening encounter, the U-23 team beat South Africa 2-1 to put a foot in the next round. They must ensure they don’t lose as the Moroccans with three points from two games need a win to guarantee their own passage. Current Form: Morocco [W-L]; Nigeria [W-D] Prediction: Morocco 2-2 Nigeria Liverpool v Arsenal @Anfield @5:30 p.m. on Aug.24 The only teams left with a perfect record after two weeks in the English Premiership lock horns on Sunday at Anfield where Arsenal have conceded 12 goals in their last three visits. Liverpool have won three out of four matches this season – losing on penaltie...